Most Plymouth models offered from the late 1970s onward, such as the Volaré, Acclaim, Laser, Neon, and Breeze, were badge-engineered versions of Chrysler, Dodge, or Mitsubishi models.

By the late 1990s, only four vehicles were sold under the Plymouth name: the Voyager / Grand Voyager minivans, the Breeze mid-size sedan, the Neon compact car, and the Prowler sports car, which was to be the last model unique to Plymouth, though the Chrysler PT Cruiser was conceived as a concept unique to Plymouth before production commenced as a Chrysler model.

The Plymouth Breeze was dropped after 2000, before Chrysler introduced their redesigned 2001 Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Sebring sedan.

* 1996: Chrysler announces the new Plymouth Breeze six months after sister Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Cirrus models.

* Plymouth Breeze ( 1996 – 2000 )

A third JA variant, the Plymouth Breeze arrived the following year.

The LX model was dropped for the 1998 model year, but returned in 2000 to compensate for the Plymouth Breeze which was discontinued early in the 2000 model year.

* Plymouth Breeze

* Dodge Stratus / Plymouth Breeze ( 1995 – 2000 )

* 1996 – 2000 Plymouth Breeze

All three variants of the platform were available with most of the same standard features and available options, such as the following: a four-speed automatic transmission and an optional semi-automatic dubbed " Autostick " ( not available on the Plymouth Breeze ), anti-lock brakes, four wheel independent suspension ( double wishbone in the front with a multilink rear ), tilt steering wheel, cruise control, power windows, power door locks, power driver's seat, leather seats, power antenna, a six CD changer, sunroof, remote keyless entry, anti-theft system, etc.

Its styling was similar to that of Chrysler's Cirrus ( which featured chrome accent moldings along the doors and bumpers ), with the exception of the rear taillights, which were the same as Dodge's Stratus, and a Dodge grille, which differed from that of the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze.

The Plymouth Breeze is a mid-sized 4-door sedan introduced in 1996 as a badge-engineered Plymouth version of the Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge Stratus released in late 1995.

The Breeze was discontinued early in the 2000 model year, as part of the Chrysler's phaseout of the Plymouth brand ; it was Plymouth's last mid-size model.

Though the Breeze was similar in appearance to the Cirrus and Stratus, there were two distinct features that made it stand out: ridged taillights which incorporated the reverse and turn signals into it instead of a separate strip and an eggcrate grille ( a Plymouth staple of that era ).

Plymouth Breeze interior ( 1996 model )

1996 Plymouth Breeze

The Plymouth Breeze came only as one basic model.

1999 Plymouth Breeze

* 1996: Plymouth Breeze sedan is released.

* 2000: Breeze production was halted early in 2000, due to the phaseout of the Plymouth brand name.

" Newspaper writers of the time used other nicknames for the club, including " Somersets " ( for owner Charles Somers ), " Plymouth Rocks ," " Beaneaters ," the " Collinsites " ( for manager Jimmy Collins )", and " Pilgrims.

British developments for Shermans included the fascine ( used by 79th Armoured Division ), Crib, Twaby Ark, Octopus, Plymouth ( Bailey Bridge ), and AVRE ( SBG bridge ).

Another version of the story is that he canvassed with Nancy, Lady Astor, MP for Plymouth Sutton, and received an embarrassingly friendly welcome at boarding houses who were used to renting rooms by the hour to sailors and their lady companions.

Millbridge is a small neighbourhood of Plymouth, on the boundary of what used to be the towns of Plymouth and Devonport, in the English county of Devon.

The Hoe also includes a long broad tarmacked promenade ( currently a disabled motorists car park ) which serves as a spectacular military parade ground and which is often used for displays by Plymouth based Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the Army garrison, as well as for funfairs and open-air concerts.

For over a century and a half after Bradford wrote this passage, there is no record of Pilgrims being used to describe Plymouth ’ s founders, except when quoting Bradford.

Even though Plymouth celebrated Forefathers ' Day several times between 1769 and 1798, and used a variety of terms to honor Plymouth's founders, Pilgrims was not mentioned, other than in Robbins ' 1793 recitation.

In 2003, lecturers and students from the University of Plymouth MediaLab Arts course used a £ 2, 000 grant from the Arts Council to study the literary output of real monkeys.

ITV Digital had call centres located in Pembroke Dock, Plymouth and used outsourced BT call centres in Cork, Republic of Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Likewise, although never mentioned, Smeaton's Tower on the seafront at Plymouth Hoe, was used for the honeymoon of " Shorty " Blake ( Mills ) and his wife Freda ( Kay Walsh ).

In 1851, the ironwork was sold and used to build the Brunel-designed Royal Albert Bridge on the railway between Plymouth and Saltash.

The term " Pilgrims " is now used primarily to refer to the Separatist congregation, although it is often applied to all the original settlers of Plymouth Colony ( both Separatist and Anglican ).

The name " Whalers " was selected after the Hartford Whalers of the NHL, with the Marlton team's jersey featuring the NHL team's logo but turned upside down to make the W an M. The team was restarted in 1998 as a roller hockey team, abandoning the upside down W for a sharper angrier whale logo similar to that used by the OHL Plymouth Whalers.

" Anthracite coal had been used before 1807, in this valley and elsewhere, in small quantities in furnaces, with an air blast ; but the traffic in coal as an article of general use, was commenced by Abijah Smith, of Plymouth.

Anthracite coal had been used before 1807, in this valley and elsewhere, in small quantities in furnaces, with an air blast ; but the traffic in coal as an article of general use, was commenced by Abijah Smith, of Plymouth.

Before the Tamar Bridge was opened, most car drivers wishing to travel between Saltash ( on the Cornish side ) and the Devon city of Plymouth used car ferries.

Cookworthy's factory at Plymouth, established in 1768, used kaolin clay and china stone to make porcelain with a body composition similar to that of the Chinese porcelains of the early eighteenth century.

While the K platform was also used for the Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries station wagon models, the minivan would soon eclipse them in popularity.

* In the 2001 TV Drama Back Home, Sharpthorne tunnel was used as part of the journey from Benwood School to Plymouth and Horsted Keynes station was made to look like Guildford Station.

" In 1972, AMC won the tender for Los Angeles Police Department cruisers, and Matadors were used by the department from 1972 to 1975, replacing the Plymouth Satellite.

After some re-engineering and a re-designation to Chrysler code LH, the Eagle Premier went on to form the backbone of Chrysler's passenger car lineup during the 1990s as the Chrysler Concorde ( a revived model name that was briefly used by Plymouth in 1951 and 1952 ), Chrysler New Yorker, Chrysler LHS, Dodge Intrepid, and Eagle Vision.

There is a regular passenger ferry from the tidal landing Admiral's Hard to Cremyll in Cornwall which is used for visitors to the Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, and commuters to Plymouth.

Though the car was carefully chosen – a red Plymouth Valiant – there were three cars used in the filming.

The original release featured a 1970 model with a 318 V-8 engine and " Plymouth " spelled out in block letters across the hood, as well as trunk lid treatment characteristic of the 1970 model ; a 1971 with a 225 Slant Six was also used.