Bahram stood at stud at Vanderbilt's Sagamore Farm in Maryland then was brought to Chrysler's North Wales Stud.

McLaughlin, then vice president of Chrysler's Automotive sales division, " It enjoys a strong owner loyalty and is a car that has established a reputation for reliability and value ... these are reasons why we will continue to market the Dart while introducing the new compact Aspen.

As a result of the acquisition of Chrysler's European car division by Peugeot in 1978, both the Chrysler and Simca brands were dropped and the car was then sold under the Talbot brand in all its European markets.

Although they appeared to share the same external panelwork as the European Horizon ( the panels were in fact not interchangeable ), they were vastly different mechanically — using a larger engine ( of VW, then PSA origins on the early versions, replaced by Chrysler's own 2. 2L OHC " Trenton " I-4 later ) and MacPherson strut suspension at the front instead of the more complex torsion bar arrangement.

In addition to its in-house team, he was one of three designers under contract with American Motors Corporation ( AMC ) to create and build clay models of a vehicle then known as XJC, which later became the Jeep ZJ ( Jeep Grand Cherokee ) after Chrysler's buyout of AMC in 1987.

The assembly plant was opened in October 1964, with Chrysler's previous plant at Keswick then shut down and sold to a furniture retailer.

Chrysler's automotive career began in 1911 when he received a summons to meet with James J. Storrow, a banker who was a director of ALCO and also an executive at General Motors.

In developing the ULTRA AP, GTRI's scientists and engineers assembled a team of industry professionals that included GTRI employee Scott Badenoch, who is now an advanced development and racing professional ; Tom Moore, former vice president of Liberty Operations, Chrysler's advanced engineering center ; Walt Wynbelt, former program executive officer with the U. S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command, and Dave McLellan, former Corvette chief engineer for General Motors.

Then Chrysler's president overheard and misunderstood Chevrolet chief Ed Cole saying Chevrolet would not have true full-size cars for 1962.

* Pentastar: From 1982 to 1995, Dodge used Chrysler's Pentastar logo on its cars and trucks to replace the Dodge crest, although it had been used for corporate recognition since late 1962.

In the mid-1970s, 3-point belt systems such as Chrysler's " Uni-Belt " began to supplant the separate lap and shoulder belts in American-made cars, though such 3-point belts had already been supplied in European vehicles such as Volvos, Mercedes, and Saabs for some years.

Ford's following years ' earnings confirmed that its success was not a fluke, for its earnings continued to exceed GM and Chrysler's.

DeLorean's uncle Earl Pribak, a foreman at Chrysler's engineering garage, recommended that he apply for work at Chrysler and DeLorean agreed.

The merger may have helped the individual dealerships that signed on, but it caused the nascent Eagle division and its largely derivative models to compete unfavorably for attention with Chrysler's and Plymouth's often similar, but longer-established and better-recognized, lines of passenger cars.

These were close-knit cross-functional groups responsible for the whole vehicle, as contrasted with Chrysler's highly functional structure.

In summary, Chrysler's purchase of AMC laid the critical foundation to help re-establish a strategy for its revival in the 1990s.

During Chrysler's occupancy of the complex, it was known Jeep and ( Dodge ) Truck Engineering ( JTE ), including facilities for Body on Frame ( BoF ) work as well as testing facilities and labs.

The grounds fell into disuse after Chrysler's takeover of AMC in 1987 and subsequently became the engineering and test facility for MGA Research.

( The name Chrysler's Farm is sometimes used for the engagement, but Crysler is in fact the proper spelling.

The base engine for the 1973-74 models had dropped down to Chrysler's workaday 318 CID V8 ; however, dual exhaust ( which bumped the power up to 170 hp ) was still standard.

On October 23, 2009 the University of Delaware signed an agreement with Chrysler to purchase a closed vehicle assembly plant adjacent to the University for expansion for $ 24. 25 million as part of Chrysler's bankruptcy restructuring plan.

Look and Company were trend setters during the 1980s creating music for Chrysler's comeback with " Pride Is Back " and Goodyear's " Goodyear Take Me Home " among others.

Sales figures for the quarter revealed to Chevrolet management that the Corvair was much more of a specialty car than a competitor to the conventionally designed Ford Falcon or Chrysler's Valiant.

Unlike the first series, the second does not have engines, except for Chrysler's current top-line 300C models.

The C-300 was really a racecar aimed at the NASCAR circuits that was sold for the road for homologation purposes, with Chrysler's most powerful engine, the

The most famous American passenger car application was the Chrysler system used beginning with the 1957 model year, although Chrysler's " Torsion-Aire " suspension was only for the front ; the same basic system ( longitudinal mounting ) was maintained until the 1981 introduction of the K-car.

Buyers, faced with GM's spate of stubby new choices across the board, chose instead to " buy big " in 1986, with cars like the Lincoln Town Car and Chrysler's long-in-the-tooth, V8-powered Fifth Avenue setting sales records for the ' 86 model year.

When the Cloud Cars were redesigned, the Cirrus name was dropped in the U. S., ( the Chrysler Sebring sedan was its replacement ) but in Mexico the name continued ( Sebring was already registered for a product name there, and Chrysler's usage would constitute trademark infringement.

In 1987, the Chrysler LeBaron was restyled as a more proper sports car, removing Chrysler's need for the Laser.

Reportedly, one condition of the government bailout of Chrysler's British operations in 1976 was a commitment to upgrade the Spacevan, which was praised for its brakes, cornering, and price, but criticized for its power, comforts, and top speed.

The St. Regis two-door hardtop gave a unique three-tone paint job for a higher price and the Town and Country Wagon model was Chrysler's most expensive vehicle of 1956 at US $ 4, 523.

* February 23 Chrysler's Second Generation HEMI racing engine ( 426 Cubic Inches with Hemispherical Head design ) debuts at the Daytona 500.

The Mustang created the " pony car " class of American automobiles — sports car-like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks — and gave rise to competitors such as GM's Chevrolet Camaro, AMC's Javelin, and Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Challengers.

Despite Chrysler's departure, the city remains associated with Chrysler in the minds of auto enthusiasts.

In 1952, DeLorean graduated from the Chrysler Institute with a masters degree in automotive engineering and joined Chrysler's engineering team.

Mostly though, the Eagle brand was never able to find a place in Chrysler's lineup, as Eagle's cars competed more with Chrysler's other divisions than with the competition from other automakers.

At that time, Chrysler's management was attempting to find a model to improve structure and operations, " something that would help get our minds unstuck and thinking beyond the old paradigms that we were so familiar with ".

* Kenosha " Main " Plant – Portions of the Kenosha Main Plant, now Chrysler's Kenosha Engine plant, with some new additions, at 52nd Street and 30th Avenue, continued to be run by Chrysler as an engine-production factory.

In July 2005, Iacocca returned to the airwaves as Chrysler's pitchman, along with stars such as Jason Alexander and Snoop Dogg, to promote Chrysler's " Employee Pricing Plus " program ; the ads reprise the " If you can find a better car, buy it " line, Iacocca's trademark of the 1980s.

The 190 cu in version of Chrysler's flathead-6 engine was equipped with a downdraft carburetor and installed in the new 1933 Plymouth PC, introduced on 17 November 1932.

The 1939 convertible coupe was prominently featured at Chrysler's exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, advertised as the first mass-production convertible with a power folding top.

The standard equipment transmission was a four-speed manual with floor shifter and Chrysler's three-speed TorqueFlite automatic was optional.

A reengineered torsion bar suspension, introduced with the 1976 Dodge Aspen, introduced transverse-mounted torsion bars ( possibly based on the Volkswagen Type 3 passenger car ) until production ended in 1989 ( with Chrysler's M platform ).

The trucks were part of a short run at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario and were fitted with numerous appearance upgrades from Chrysler's Direct Connection parts catalog.