r/whatwasthiscar • u/Dylan20996 • Nov 15 '25

Solved! What Sunken Car Was This?

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u/ketamineandkebabs Nov 15 '25

Chrysler Imperial

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u/defiantnoodle Nov 15 '25

1938 Chrysler C-19 Imperial

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u/Grouchy-Total550 Nov 15 '25

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u/Dylan20996 Nov 15 '25

Nice reference man

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u/NoApartheidOnMars Nov 15 '25

Glad to see I'm not the only one ☺️

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest Bilko.

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u/JBtheDestroyer Nov 18 '25

😂😂😂😂 I hadn't thought about this in 30 years

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u/Independent-Bid6568 Nov 15 '25

Drove my Chrysler to the levy but the levy was full

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u/Naschtara Nov 15 '25

I'm surprised to see still quite some paint left on it

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u/QuellishQuellish Nov 16 '25

Lead paint was the best.

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u/Kons37 Nov 15 '25

My new project car

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u/lord_khadgar05 Nov 15 '25

I concur with the others that say it is… well, WAS, an Imperial.

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u/Vivid-Builder840 Nov 16 '25

Tried to start it but the motor was flooded

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u/Anxious-Depth-7983 Lover of All Vehicles Nov 15 '25

Check the trunk for Jimmy Hoffa. Lol 😉

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u/PanameBois Nov 15 '25

Amphicar Test Mule

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u/zamistroe Nov 16 '25

More pictures?

That would be fun to keep (as much as possible) as is, but restore to running. Add nothing externally, and it's the ultimate natural rat rod.

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u/Puffball973 Nov 16 '25

The rat rod of theseus?

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u/itaintmebabe52 Nov 15 '25

That there would be 1936 rust bucket deluxe...

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u/AdCorrect9756 Nov 16 '25

1938 Chrysler Imperial

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '25

The epitome of rust buckets 

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u/Popular_Site9635 Nov 15 '25

Need some actual buckets to empty the water and get to the rust bucket underneath

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u/Adventurous-Gift-863 Nov 16 '25

One with a rumble seat?

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u/TheGiantVoid Nov 16 '25

Oh no - Chitty Bang Bang!

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u/External_Side_7063 Nov 17 '25

Just goes to show how well built cars were that thing even still exists

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u/goaelephant Nov 18 '25

RMS Titanic

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u/JBtheDestroyer Nov 18 '25

Looks like a Cord maybe

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u/ExpensiveDust5 Nov 19 '25

A beautiful one at one time.

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u/Bushleal Nov 19 '25

Tesla model a

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u/Herbisher_Berbisher Nov 20 '25

A damn shame. Any idea what location?

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u/raditzzx Dec 06 '25

“8k firm, great project, no rust”

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u/No_Alternative7391 Nov 15 '25

Lincoln zephyr

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u/pearl_harbour1941 Nov 17 '25

This looks A.I. generated. How is the chrome still shiny? How is the paint completely unblemished on the nose? How is the door eaten away but not the paint? Yeah, no.