The Freewheelers Car Club

Marque of the Month

Chrysler
March

	was established in 1925 by Walter P. Chrysler.
	was the maker of the first mass-produced streamlined car, the Airflow, in 1934.
	was the maker of the famous "hemi" V8 engines from 1951-1958.
	was the first to reintroduced the factory-made American convertible in 1982.
	was the purchaser of American Motors Corporation in 1987.
	was merged with Daimler-Benz in 1998.
	was sold by Daimler-Benz in 2007.
	became the Chrysler Group, LLC in 2007


1936 Airflow	1941 Saratoga	1942 Town & Country	1954 GS-1	1955 C-300	1956 New Yorker

1957 300-C	1958 Saratoga	1960 300F	1964 300-K	1966 Town & Country	1968 300

1969 Newport	1977 Town & Country	1985 Executive Limousine	1989 Maseratti TC	1999 Sebring	2000 PT Cruiser

The radical styling of the 1934-1936 Airflow was not accepted by the buying public, and cost Chrysler market share. Chrysler styling was, as a reaction, conservative for the next 18 years. The "Forward Look" of 1955-1960 brought tailfins to new heights. From 1964 on, Chrysler styling again followed the trends rather than set them, until the mid-1990s.

Did You Know?

The first 8-cylinder Chryslers were made in 1931.

The first ever use of rubber engine mounts was on the 1931 Chryslers.

The 1955-1975 Imperials were not Chryslers (Imperial was a separate division).

The 1963 Turbine Car program had 50 cars driven by 203 people (each for 3 months).