An insider's view of Chrysler Corporation: the postwar cars and running without leaders (part one of a series).

The history of Chrysler Corporation, Chrysler Motors, and Chrysler LLC, as well as the Plymouth, Dodge, and other brands.

The disastrous 1954 model year and the launch of the 1955s. The semi-automatic Hy-Drive transmission. The superior PowerGlide automatic. Plymouth's independence.

The 1967 version of the base two-barrel 383 had a longer-duration cam and smaller carburetor venturies (1 1/8 inch) than the 1966 383, for better gas mileage and quicker low-end response at the cost of some wide-open-throttle power. This engine used regular gasoline and was essentially an economy engine for larger cars, with the torque needed to carry a big and fully loaded …

Nov 16, 2020 · Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Jeep Concept Cars Chrysler concepts Chrysler ME-412: Supercar prototype, killed by its own success? (2004) Chrysler Patriot: Turbine-Powered Hybrid Racing Car The outrageous Chrysler Phaeton (1997) - dual cowl luxury with a V12 engine Chrysler Firepower...

Nov 16, 2020 · 1977 Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge: cars and tech The period between 1974 and 2004 tends to be dismissed by Mopar fans, being free of high-power rear-drive muscle cars, but it wasn't just an empty space between the 340 and the 5.7 Hemi.

The latter cumbersome title, with the demise of DeSoto and the Valiant becoming a Plymouth, would be simplified within a year to "Chrysler-Plymouth." Dodge dealers, stripped of their low priced Plymouth line, sold what, for two years, were considered two separate makes - …

Chrysler's president, William Newberg, had overheard a GM executive talking about a smaller Chevrolet for 1962, and had demanded that a downsized Plymouth and Dodge be created. I was assigned to John Schwartz' Dodge Studio, and we worked in shifts around the clock to produce a smaller Dodge clay.

Chrysler’s slogan was “The competition is good, we had to be better;” Plymouth’s was “born in America,” and Dodge’s was “setting new standards of performance” for cars and “Ram tough” for trucks.

Nov 16, 2020 · 1988 Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge body details [Only the Plymouth names are used for convenience; details on Diplomat, Gran Fury, and Fifth Avenue are on the M-body page.] Body quietness was aided with computers; Chrysler pioneered this technique even if cost issues tended to obscure their approach.