Monk
August 18, 2020
Art deco Airflow failed to fire imaginations
The air flowed but sales failed to follow when Chrysler introduced its ground-breaking, aerodynamic Airflow range soon after the Great Depression, reports MIKE MONK.
Tag: Chrysler
Monk
August 18, 2020
Riley
December 20, 2019
Renault’s loss, Peugeot’s gain in French mega merger
Remember how Fiat-Chrysler wanted a merger with Renault earlier this year, but the deal fell through? Well, the French connection has been rekindled, this time with the PSA Group which produces Peugeot…
Burrell
December 19, 2019
Chrysler’s letter perfect cars spelled dollars
In the early 1950s Chrysler in the USA decided to do something about its dowdy image, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Riley
November 21, 2019
Chrysler puts Pacer back on the boot
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1969 Valiant Pacer, Chrysler has created a one of a kind 300 SRT Pacer tribute, reports CHRIS RILEY.
Riley
October 7, 2019
Wham, bam thankyou Ram
Ram Trucks is celebrating its 10th birthday as a standalone brand, reports CHRIS RILEY.
Riley
September 9, 2019
Orville helped the Airflow to fly
Betcha didn’t know the first Toyota ever built was a knock off? That was way back in 1936 and it was a slightly smaller version of the Chrysler Airflow, regarded as the first…
Burrell
August 22, 2019
First Falcon was a Chrysler
Back in the early 1950s, Chrysler’s executives were worried about declining sales. Market research had told them very bluntly that the company’s offerings were boring and stodgy. Meanwhile, the head of design…
Burrell
July 18, 2019
Cool TurboFlite consigned to crushers
The Chrysler TurboFlite was developed to convey to the public the company’s styling and engineering themes for the 1960s. It was constructed by Ghia, in Italy, and was the last dream car,…
Riley
June 12, 2019
Nissan says Renault decision regrettable . . .
THE two-decade-old partnership between Renault and Nissan was plunged into fresh crisis this week as the French carmaker’s demand for a greater say in Nissan’s new governance system drew rare public censure…
Buys
June 7, 2019
Fiat pulls plug on Renault merger
FIAT Chrysler has abandoned its offer to merge with Renault, blaming French politics for scuttling what would have been a landmark deal to create the world’s third largest car company. A source…