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CHRYSLER (US) 1924- PRESENT
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DaWeber	Jan 23 2010, 07:26 PM Post #1
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	This firm developed out of the Maxwell-Chalmers Company. The President, Walter Chrysler opted to change the corprorate and marque name to his last name when he purchased the above firm in 1923. From he beginning, the top of the line model was the Imperial which was used by some independent coachbuilders to produce expensive custom cars. In 1955, the Imperial became a separate marque for about 20 years. Also in 1955, Chrysler Corporation introduced their limited production 300 "letter car series" . A new letter was assigned each year. The last letter used in this sequence was "L" . About this time the 300 cars became a designated model series without the letter nomenclature being used. In 1987 Chrysler Corporation acquired AMC. In 2000 Chrysler assumed production of the previous Plymouth Prowler for that one year. Then in the apprximate very early 2000s, Chrysler merged with Daimler-Benz in Germany. The new corporate name was DaimlerChrysler . But the union disolved a few years later. In 2009 Chrysler was financially bailed out by new owner FIAT of Italy. Over the years Chrysler is recognized to have also produced cars in Australia, Austria, Great Britain, France and Spain. Models in small scale of American replicas have been made by Road Champs, Ertl, Johnny Lightning , Columbia Telecom, Maisto, Greenlight, Jada, Yat Ming, Hot Wheels, M2 Auto-Thentics and Racing Champions. In addition, the European 180 sedan was made by Guiloy , Mira and Guisval of Spain and Majorette in France. The Chrysler Voyager Minivan by Matchbox represented the vehicle made in Austria. Edited by DaWeber, Jan 24 2010, 05:25 PM.



Swifty	Jan 23 2010, 07:51 PM Post #2
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	Yat Ming 300C: Hot Wheels Firepower concept: Johnny Lightning PT Cruiser (wheelswap): Johnny Lightning C-300: And a Spanish Chrysler made by Mira:



juantoo3	Jan 27 2010, 03:46 AM Post #3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	VERY detailed account of the history of Chrysler and how it intertwined with Buick, Dodge, Ford and others: source: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/chrysler1960-1971.html 1955 Chrysler 300A source: http://www.pbase.com/xl1ken/image/77585514 1956 Chrysler 300B source: http://naraaca.org/pics/rays56_c.html 1957 Chrysler 300C source: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/enlarge-image.htm?terms=Torque+Converters&page=4 1958 Chrysler 300D Quote: This 1958 Chrysler 300D Convertible is 1 of 191 built. There are less than 30 known to exist today. source: http://www.musclecarrestorations.com/awards/nats_97.html 1959 Chrysler Windsor, New Yorker and 300E source: http://www.carhobby.com/page1959.htm 1960 Chrysler 300F source: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/chrysler1960-1971.html 1960 Chrysler 400 hp 413 with dual 4bbl source: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/chrysler1960-1971.html 1961 Chrysler 300G source: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/chrysler1960-1971.html 1961 Chrysler 300G source: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/09/20/on-deck-300-g/ The decklid is amazing, and I had to show it off, but the '61 was also the first year of the canted headlites on the Chryslers. I owned and drove a '62 New Yorker with a 413 4bbl, and I really miss that old boat. With the added charm of the '61 tailfins, in combination with a droptop, those canted headlites, the detailed decklid, and a 413 with not just one, but two 4bbl carbs from the factory makes the 1961 Chrysler 300 my absolute favorite of all of the Chrysler 300 letter cars. 1962 Chrysler 300H convertible source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chrysler/300/943465.html 1963 Chrysler 300J convertible pace car source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chrysler/300/943461.html?refer=rss 1964 Chrysler 300K source: http://americandreamcars.com/1964chrysler300cp082106.htm 1965 Chrysler 300L convertible source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/chrysler/300/716714.html 1966 Chrysler 300 convertible source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/chrysler/300/531094.html 1967 Chrysler 300 convertible source: http://www.adclassix.com/ads/67chrysler300.htm 1968 Chrysler 300 convertible source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chrysler/300/943458.html?refer=rss 1969 Chrysler 300 convertible source: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/chrysler/300/939449.html 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst Quote: The 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst is the rarest of all of Chryslers, built in association with the legendary Hurst performance company, to give Chrysler the only luxury "Muscle Car" during the muscle car era of the 60's and 70's, and a throwback to the legendary 300 letter cars, between 485 & 500 of those conversion were ever made. source: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/chrysler1960-1971.html 1979 Chrysler 300 source: http://www.americandreamcars.com/1979chrysler300112009.htm Edited by juantoo3*, Jan 27 2010, 04:03 AM.



juantoo3	Jan 27 2010, 04:13 AM Post #4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	Virgil Exner, the renowned designer for Chrysler, had his hand on the designs from '57 through '62, and I think the similarities across those years are pretty apparent. Edited by juantoo3, Jan 27 2010, 04:14 AM.



Dean-o-mite	Jan 28 2010, 11:36 PM Post #5
Muscle Car Posts: 20,241 Group: Admin Member #1,575 Joined: February 10, 2009 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Location California & Arizona	PT Cruiser - AutoArt Thunderbolt Concept - Irwin Toys 180 Sedan - Majorette 150 Sedan - Pilen PT Cruiser - Suntoys Crossfire - Racing Champions Crossfire Convertible - Norev LeBaron Convertible - Road Champs 300 C - Maisto (Players) PT Cruiser Woody - Jada Dean



Dean-o-mite	Jan 29 2010, 12:27 AM Post #6
Muscle Car Posts: 20,241 Group: Admin Member #1,575 Joined: February 10, 2009 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Location California & Arizona	Three 1-24 scale models, not done in small-scale. Concorde LHS Concorde (plastic snap-together model kit) Dean



Swifty	Jan 29 2010, 02:28 AM Post #7
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	A pity the first generation Concorde wasn't replicated in 1/64. The Cab-Forward cars were quite remarkable and deserved to be done when new.



juantoo3	Jan 30 2010, 09:30 AM Post #8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	Swifty Jan 29 2010, 02:28 AM A pity the first generation Concorde wasn't replicated in 1/64. The Cab-Forward cars were quite remarkable and deserved to be done when new. I agree, but I would add the Dodge Shadow and its Plymouth counterpart (quite beautiful designs in their simplicity) and the Dodge Stealth / Mitsubishi 2000 that featured so prominently on HW packaging in the late '90's but didn't make into production, at least not in any American standard release I am aware of. Perhaps Tomica? I realize these are not "Chrysler" as such, but falling under the Chrysler umbrella I think they deserve mention here to maintain the train of thought... Edited by juantoo3, Jan 30 2010, 09:31 AM.



craftymore	Jan 30 2010, 08:34 PM Post #9
Support your local demo derby. Posts: 24,244 Group: Moderators Member #50 Joined: August 7, 2006 Gender Male Location Charleston, IL Favorite Car Panther Fords	'35 Airflow Imperial



DaWeber	Feb 1 2010, 08:00 PM Post #10
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	These postings are by Marque/ brand names. I have just started covering the 'still in production " American brands . Dodge will be separately forthcoming as will many others ( in time!)!



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