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Chrysler cars, 1924-1966 - J.P. Joans @allpar.com

Chrysler cars, 1924-1966 – J.P. Joans @allpar.com

The first Chrysler cars were introduced on January 5, 1924, at the New York Automobile Show — one year before Chrysler Corporation itself was created. These cars, launched by Maxwell Motors, had a revolutionary new six-cylinder, high-compression engine, a seven-bearing crankshaft, carburetor aircleaner, replaceable oil filter — and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Features like this had never been…

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Bill Watson’s Chronological History of Chrysler Corporation: Part II, 1912 – 1919 – @allpar.com Excellent chronological history of The Chrysler Corporation from allpar.com

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1955: Chrysler’s All-Transistor Mopar Car Radio - Rick Hirsh @AllPar.com

1955: Chrysler’s All-Transistor Mopar Car Radio – Rick Hirsh @AllPar.com

Chrysler and Philco announced that they had developed and produced the world’s first all-transistor car radio in the April 28, 1955, edition of the Wall Street Journal. Chrysler made the all-transistor car radio, Mopar model 914HR, available as an option in Fall 1955 for its new line of 1956 Chrysler and Imperial cars, which hit the showroom floor on October 21, 1955. The all-transistor radio was…

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