---
title: "Frank Sinatra Actually Owned This 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Wagon That’s Headed to Auction"
description: "This unassuming wagon was Sinatra's daily for the last 10 years of his life."
date: "2018-12-15"
modified: "2018-12-16"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/25511/frank-sinatra-actually-owned-this-1985-chrysler-lebaron-wagon-thats-headed-to-auction"
categories:
  - "Chrysler News"
  - "Culture"
  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "People"
tags:
  - "Auction"
  - "Chrysler"
  - "chrysler lebaron"
  - "chrysler town & country"
  - "classic"
  - "frank sinatra"
  - "vintage"
  - "Wagon"
---

# Frank Sinatra Actually Owned This 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Wagon That’s Headed to Auction

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/12/sinatra-lebaron-4-2.jpg>)
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When you think of Frank Sinatra, perhaps the coolest cat of the 20th century, you probably don’t associate with him Chrysler K cars. However, the 1985 [Chrysler LeBaron](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10290/1994-chrysler-lebaron-convertible-the-drives-daily-mileage-champion>) wagon with faux wood paneling you see here was owned by none other than the Sultan of Swoon himself and it's about to be sold off by [H&H Auctions](<https://www.handh.co.uk/news-videos/frank-sinatra-s-chrysler-le-baron-leads-hhs-first-live-auction-online-feb-2019/>).

![message-editor%2F1544898607958-sinatralebaron1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898607958-sinatralebaron1.jpg>)
*H&H*

![message-editor%2F1544898618855-sinatralebaron2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898618855-sinatralebaron2.jpg>)
*H&H*

![message-editor%2F1544898626852-sinatralebaron3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898626852-sinatralebaron3.jpg>)
*H&H*

This was the nicest LeBaron you could buy in 1985. It was a Town & Country Turbo which *technically* means it’s not actually a LeBaron. Town & Country was the name given to the wagon variant of the LeBaron, but other than the body, it was the same car. Under the hood was Chrysler’s first-ever turbocharged engine—a 2.2-liter inline-four with a Garrett T03 turbo producing 7.2 psi of boost. It was rated at 142 horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque which was a big improvement over the naturally-aspirated K engine it was based on. This “Turbo I” engine also saw duty in a couple of [Carroll Shelby-tuned Chrysler products](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/15039/the-shelby-lancer-one-of-carrolls-forgotten-children>) like the Dodge Omni GLH-T, the Dodge Charger Shelby, and the Shelby CSX-T.

It's easy to wonder if Chrysler gave Sinatra this car for some reason because why else would the legendary singer drive a LeBaron Wagon? It turns out the guy just really liked Chryslers and woody [estates](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19826/station-wagon-love-they-may-not-be-popular-but-theyre-still-great>), making this the perfect car for him in his twilight years until his death in 1998. According to the H&H listing, this was the regular car he was driven around in for the last 10 years of his life and he liked it because it helped him keep a low profile. If he was going to cruise around in a mid-8'0s Chrysler, why not spring for a [New Yorker](<https://youtu.be/EEjq8ZoyXuQ>)?

![message-editor%2F1544898643188-sinatralebaron5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898643188-sinatralebaron5.jpg>)
*H&H*

![message-editor%2F1544898650069-sinatralebaron6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898650069-sinatralebaron6.jpg>)
*H&H*

![message-editor%2F1544898657142-sinatralebaron7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1544898657142-sinatralebaron7.jpg>)
*H&H*

You would imagine someone with such a massively successful career and famous mafia connections would be able to get himself a cooler car than a LeBaron ([and he did](<https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-the-cars-of-frank-sinatra/>)), but there’s documentation and everything proving Sinatra’s ownership of this fabulously normal car. The man’s voice was a staple of American culture and so was the wood-panel station wagon, so when you think about it, it’s not a bad fit. This will be up for sale in the first ever H&H auction happening completely online in February so you won't even need to leave your house to [come fly away](<https://youtu.be/HfQnc08dNng>) in this retro wagon.

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