Though the Chrysler brochure listed five Town & Country body styles, only two were widely available: the convertible and the four-door sedan. The first 1949 models were carry-overs from 1948 year. Ads were quick to point out the company's 25th anniversary and its totally redesigned 'Second Series' which arrived in the spring of 1949. Limited Minivan 4D. $40,035. $6,997. For reference, the 2011 Chrysler Town & Country originally had a starting sticker price of $31,330, with the range-topping Town & Country Limited Minivan 4D Reliability ratings are below average. Models from 2005 – 2007 all are good, with a spike in problems on the 2008 model. Performance is poor from the base engine, but the largest engine offers good power. The Town & Country is a safe van getting a perfect 5-star rating in government crash tests. Fuel economy is okay, at up to 19 MPG combined. The Town & Country was the brainchild of Chrysler president David Wallace, who also happened to be president of Pekin Wood Products in Helena, Arkansas. In 1940, he put company designers and engineers to work building a wood-bodied station wagon. In 1941, Chrysler created a sensation with the Town & Country, a stylish barrel-backed four-door wood-bodied station wagon. It was based upon the six-cylinder Windsor line and was available in either six- or eight-passenger form and had swing-open clamshell doors at the rear. A 2003 Chrysler Town and Country uses ATF+4 ,transmission fluid. What type of transmission fluid is used in a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country van? A 2004 Chrysler Town and Country uses ATF +4 Chrysler added a minivan to its namesake brand early in the 1990 year, shifting the Chrysler Town & Country from its traditional station wagon usage to a minivan; sold exclusively in a long-wheelbase version, the Town & Country became the highest-trim Chrysler minivan. The 1947 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country was the flagship model for the company and, at a cost of $3,420 or just shy of $40,000 accounting for inflation, it was the most expensive Chrysler of its time. This beautiful car was also one of the last real wood-bodied autos that were ever produced. We will get to that later. i54C.