Chrysler introduced the name 'New Yorker' as a trim on the 1938 Chrysler C-23 Imperial model, but for 1939 became a model name on its own. Power was provided by a 5,301cc inline eight, and the New Yorker was built as a 4-door sedan on the same 125-inch platform as the Saratoga and the Imperial. For 1940 the restyled C-23 became the C-26 with two 2-door coupes and a 2-door sedan added. 1940 saw a convertible to the range. New Chrysler bodies were created for the 1941 model year as the C-36 and introduced in the Fall of 1945. However, Chryslers still used L-head engines against their competitors more modern overhead valve engines. Chrysler designed its bodies jointly with Briggs Manufacturing who built them, and whilst nor being very exciting they were strong and practical. The basis of the postwar Chryslers were the C38 models, sold as Royal, Windsor and Town & Country which shared the same body as did the Desoto S11 models, all built on a 121.5-inch wheelbase compared to the Plymouth P15 on a 117-inch wheelbase. The Chrysler C39 Saratoga was built on a 127.5inch wheelbase. The cheaper Chryslers got a 4.1-litre sixer, whilst the larger C39 and C40 got a 5.3-litre ohv straight eight. Approximately 320,000 of the Chrysler C38, C39, and C40 were sold in the 1946-48 model years.