1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati . No accidents! Garaged since new!
This Chrysler TC is possibly the oldest surviving example and has the distinction of being a documented Pre-production Prototype. VIN # ZC2FP1106KB200229, finished in Royal Cabernet Pearl Coat & matching leather interior, finished construction in Italy, June of 1988 in Torino & Sparone with final finishing at Maserati’s Milan Innocenti complex. Stamping date on rack & pinion shroud show October 1987. Original 160bhp Chrysler 2.2 Turbo II with intercooler and A-413 3 speed automatic transmission.
Assigned as a Chrysler Training Center vehicle to the Orlando, Florida Chrysler Training Center Facility and utilized to train Chrysler Dealership Personnel on the vehicle.
Purchased by the Chrysler Training Center Manager when retired from service in 1991, he registered his wife as the first owner, Chrysler Customer Relations providing the gold plaque with her name , which is attached on the center console still. She was the former Regional Director of the TC Club of America. Modifications by the Robinsons included the changing to a Mopar Performance turbocharger and a Mopar Performance cam timing gear. (The originals are included with the parts that go with the car.)
The second, (current) owner is the wife of a former Chrysler Training Instructor and has cared for the car since 2012.
Documentation consists of: Original Invoice showing ship to dealership in Florida with Chrysler Motors as the owner, Certificate of Origin copy, Company Owned vehicle receipt, Invoice showing purchase by Smith Stokes CPD at the direction of D. Robinson, Warranty transfer & Pre-production Prototype letter(s), Vehicle sales code printout, checklist items validated to permit service, All TC America newsletters from when Wanda, (charter member #883), was Regional Chrysler TC Club Director, Road Ready procedure booklet, numerous receipts for service & parts
76,740 original miles. Correct factory maintenance has been followed. Including the specified timing belt replacement @ 60k miles with head gasket replaced concurrently. BF Goodrich 215/50 R-15 tires show DOT date code of May 2014. 7/32nds on the front and 8/32nds on the rear. Oil & filter change completed in preparation for sale. Prior oil changes every 3000k miles or 6 months, with Mobil1 10-30. Mopar oil filter 05281090AB used exclusively by current owner. A/C converted to R-134a when evaporator and receiver/dryer replaced. Drives & shifts well, with no squeaks or rattles.
Clear North Carolina title in the 2nd owner’s name. Vehicle resides in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
Deficiencies: Stitching has failed on center console, and is beginning to fail on the top corner of the driver’s seat. (photos). Radio cassette plays but am/fm produces no sound. Electric antenna works sporadically. Intermittent wiper switch has failed, replacement switches are included. Original paint but the clear coat finish has begun to fail on the top of the front bumper. The vehicle wears a replacement hood as there is no “Paintless Dent Doctor” in our area to repair the ding in it from a plastic cooler. The original hood is included in the sale along with voluminous parts & technical tools & components:
Special Tools included:
• Miller C-4687 cam tool holder
• Miller (MST) 6400 Teves Anti-lock brake service testing module. (exclusive to the TC)
• DRB II diagnostic tool with cables, cartridges and case.
• 2 Service Manuals, 2 Dealer training packages, (VHS + Beta), 4 class “Confidential Info” booklets
Extra Parts Included.
• Hard top roll around caddy and “TC by Maserati" cloth roof cover for the hardtop.
• Stock Camshaft sprocket
• Original used Turbocharger & Vacuum pull off.
• Extra Complete folding top assembly, glass & headliner.
• Original hood with unrepaired dent.
• Extra Full-size wheel
• NOS Radiator/Intercooler
• Original dash/ center console/ door trim car was shipped with. (Pre-production cars had no “woodgrain” interior trim.)
• NOS windshield vertical trim L+R pn 04454976
• NOS L+R door to window seal inner pn 04480622
• NOS L+R door to window seal outer pn 04507289
• NOS oil & coolant return lines for turbo
• NOS pull down motor pn5253193
• Modified SBEC controller used in training classes
• Two Stock SBEC controllers
• NOS Mopar Performance “Super 60 Turbo “SBEC controller P5249528 labeled “off road use only”
• NOS Mopar Performance muffler P4529938.
• NOS pneumatic engine harness and diagrams in notebook.
• Two TEVES 4464001ACC brake accumulators
• TEVES Antilock brake pump/motor assembly, (package opened appears used in class.)
• Very rare extra left and right glass Carello headlights