A Philippine president rode in one of these as his official state car, later restored and shown in Manila's Presidential Car Museum.
Lead trim: Airflow Custom Imperial CW (LeBaron, 146.5 in wheelbase)
Chrysler Airflow Custom Imperial CWAIRFLOW-CW · 1934–1937
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FactA Philippine president rode in one of these as his official state car, later restored and shown in Manila's Presidential Car Museum.
At the very top of the Airflow range was the model CW Airflow Custom Imperial with a body built by LeBaron on a 146.5 in (3,720 mm) wheelbase; the CW had the industry's first one-piece curved windshield on a production automobile. A 1937 Imperial Custom Airflow Series CW limousine became the official car of Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon (restored in 1978 and again in 2009, now in the National Historical Commission's Presidential Car Museum), and another was owned by radio personality Major Edward Bowes. The page gives no engine figures for the CW.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airflow Custom Imperial CW (LeBaron, 146.5 in wheelbase) | 1934–1937 | — | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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A Philippine president rode in one of these as his official state car, later restored and shown in Manila's Presidential Car Museum.
Chrysler wind-tunnel tested this shape and found the standard 1930s car was more aerodynamic backwards.
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