Designed by Alex Tremulis and Ralph Roberts of LeBaron, the Newport was one of the first concept cars, highlighting the latest styling and engineering advancements of its era. This example is one of five originally built and paced the 1941 Indianapolis 500 before being owned by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. RM Auctions is pleased to present this car along with over 100 others at Automobiles of Amelia Island on March 14, 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. More info available at http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=AM09&CarID=r119
The car has a feauturist style. Aperently people of those time liked that kind of stuf.
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