A Picture Review of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960 to 1971

Chrysler Corporation

A number of years ago I saw a one page calendar that showed all the Ford
pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought, what a nice idea.
I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected.
I have been collecting pictures of Studebakers, Packard's Nash, Hudson
and Jeeps and many more for some time now and I first wrote a web page on the Studebaker.
Then one on Jeeps and Packard followed.
Since then I have many page on old cars and pickup trucks.
These pictures came for a number of sources including
web pages of the manufacture, news groups and my own.
Since most of these pictures came from news groups there may
be a chance that your car is shown here.

I would like to invite any one that has a favorite
picture or a Web Page that they would like added to this page to E mail me a copy.

John MacDonald

A Brief History of the Chrysler Corporation

His name was Walter P Chrysler and he formed one of the worlds largest automobile manufacturing companies.
He was born in Wamego, KS on April 2 1875.
The other people involved in The Chrysler Corporation were John Francis Dodge and his brother Horace Elgin.
In 1892: Walter P. Chrysler was working as a mechanic in a railroad roundhouse in Ellis, KS. While working there he learned how to make his own tools.
In 1901 the Dodge brothers move to Detroit, MI and open a shop on Beaubien Street making bicycles and parts for the auto industry and in 1902 got a contract to build 3,000 transmissions for Olds Motor Works.
At the same time Walter P. Chrysler accepts job as manager of the Colorado and Southern shops in Trinidad, CO.
In 1903 Dodge brothers equip their plant to build engines for Ford in return for 10% interest in Ford Motor Company. Cancel contract with Olds Motor Works.
By 1907 Walter P. Chrysler has become superintendent of the shops of the Chicago & Great Western Railroad at Oelwein, IA
In 1908 Walter P. Chrysler attended the Chicago Auto Show and purchases a Locomobile.
By 1910 the Dodge brothers business had increased enough so that they had to build a
new plant in Hamtramck, MI
In 1912 Charles W. Nash, president of Buick Motor Company, hired Walter P. Chrysler, as works manager.
In July 17 Dodge Brothers Inc. was formed and begin working on bringing out the Dodge Brothers car.
By November 14, the First Dodge Brothers car rolls off the line.
When asked why the Dodge Brothers wanted to build their own car, John Dodge replied, "Just think of all the Ford owners who will someday want an automobile."
In the same year Ford started to build it's own engines.
In 1916 Charles W. Nash resigns as president of Buick Motor Company and General Motors Company and is succeeded as president of Buick Motor Company by Walter P. Chrysler.
In 1919 Henry Ford purchased the stock of minority stockholders of Ford Motor Company, including the holdings of John and Horace Dodge.
They suddenly became $19,000,000 richer.
That same year Walter P. Chrysler resigned as president of the Buick Motor Company
and vice-president of General Motors Corporation.
1920 was a year for Walter P. Chrysler to remember.
He hired Zeder-Skelton-Breer Engineering Co. to design a new car to be produced in the Elizabeth, NJ, plant of the Willys Corporation. That car was the first Chrysler.
Willys-Overland is having financial problems and in order to raise cash to cover debts, the Willys-Overland plant in Elizabeth, NJ is put on the auction block. It, and the prototype Chrysler (considered by the Chrysler group later as the model A), is auctioned off. William C. Durant used the plant for production of his low-priced Star car while the Chrysler is used as a basis for his Flint line. The Zeder-Skelton-Breer Engineering Co. worked for a time for Durant Motors Inc. transforming the Chrysler car into the Flint.
In 1921 bankers approach Walter P. Chrysler to save Maxwell and Chalmers.
The Maxwell Reorganization Committee is forced to put the company on the auction block and a new Maxwell Motor Corporation is incorporated in West Virginia, and Walter P. Chrysler becomes chairman of the board.
At the same time the Dodge Brothers and Graham Brothers sign an agreement whereby Graham Brothers will use Dodge Brothers engines and sell their trucks through Dodge Brothers dealers.
Fred M. Zeder, Owen R. Skelton, and Carl Breer head a team to design a new car, the soon-to-be Chrysler Model B. The car is introduced to the public at the 1923 New York Auto Show.
The year 1923 saw a few more things starting to come together.
The 1924 Chalmers is introduced in the fall of 1923, with 4-wheel hydraulic brakes, a test bed for the brakes on the new Chrysler. Chalmers ceases production and is replaced by the Chrysler and the Dodge Brothers introduced an all-steel sedan body.
The banking firm, Dillon, Read & Co. purchased Dodge Brothers Inc. from the widows of the Dodge brothers.
On June 26’ 1925 after two years of stock acquisition by Walter Chrysler and Harry Bronner, the Chrysler Corporation is incorporated in Delaware and takes over the Maxwell Motor Corporation and ends production of the Maxwell in May. Walter P. Chrysler is president and chairman of the board.
In May 1928 May - The Plymouth Motor Corporation and the DeSoto Motor Corporation are formed. Walter P. Chrysler is president of Plymouth Motor Corporation and Joseph E. Fields is president
of DeSoto Motor Corporation.
On July 31 1928 Chrysler purchases Dodge Brothers Inc., manufacturers of Dodge Brothers cars and trucks, and Graham Brothers trucks. Main plants and forge facilities in Hamtramck, MI. Walter P. Chrysler became president of Dodge Brothers.
In September of the same year The Fargo Motor Corporation was formed again with
Walter P. Chrysler as president.
In 1930 Graham Brothers Truck and Dodge Brothers Truck become Dodge Truck and the
Dodge Brothers car becomes Dodge.
1934 saw the introduction of Airflows, the DeSoto Six, Chrysler Eight, Chrysler Imperial Eight,
Chrysler Custom Imperial Eight.
1935 saw Chrysler set up different divisions.
Plymouth Motor Corporation became Plymouth Division, Dodge Brothers Corporation became Dodge Division, DeSoto Motor Corporation became DeSoto Division and Chrysler Motor Corporation became Chrysler Sales Division.
That was the beginning of what we now know as the Chrysler Corporation.

For a more detailed history please visit

This page was last updated on March 22 2007

1960 to 1971


1960 Chrysler 300F	1960 Chrysler 300F

Please click on this image for a larger view in a new window	The Chrysler is owned by Wayne Graefen of Kerrville, TX Wayne has a a page on the Chrysler 300 Club International's web site with a interesting story on how he came to own this car. http://www.chrysler300club.com/stories/graefen/GT300F.html
1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo


1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo with 400hp motor and Pont-a-Mousson 4-speed transmission package	1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo with 400hp motor and Pont-a-Mousson 4-speed transmission package


1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo	1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo with Andy Granatelli


1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo Dash	1960 Chrysler 300F Special Gran Tourismo 400 HP Engine


1960 Chrysler 300F Convertible	1960 DeSoto Adventurer 4 Door Hardtop

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1960 Chrysler New Yorker 2 Door Hardtop	1960 Chrysler New Yorker 2 Door Hardtop
This car is owned by Gary Runkel, Canton, MI	This car is owned by Gary Runkel, Canton, MI

1960 Chrysler Wayfarer V8	1960 DeSoto Fireflite 4 Door Hardtop


1960 Dodge Phoenix Convertible	1960 DeSoto Fireflite 4 Door Hardtop


1960 Dodge Phoenix 2 Door Hardtop	1960 Plymouth Fury Convertible


1960 Plymouth Fury 2 Door Hardtop	1960 Chrysler 300F Hardtop at Daytona Beach Flying Mile Al Eckstrand Driving with Bill France Jr Whiter


1960 Plymouth Valiant Sedan	1960 Plymouth Valiant Sedan


1960 DeSoto Adventurer 2 Door Hardtop	1960 DeSoto Fire Flite 2 Door Hardtop


1960 Imperial Crown Convertible	1960 Imperial LeBaron 4 Door Hardtop


1960 Chrysler 300 F	1960 Chrysler 300 F


1961 DeSoto 4 Door Hardtop	1961 DeSoto


1961 Dodge Phoenix	1961 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop


1961 Chrysler Windsor Hardtop Coupe	1961 Chrysler Windsor Hardtop Coupe


1961 Chrysler 300G	1961 Imperial Crown Convertible Shriner Edition

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1961 Plymouth Fury Convertible	1961 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop
This car is owned by Ronald Versteeg from The Netherlands Ronald found this 32 years ago in a building next to where he worked. It had been there for 16 years. However the owner was unwilling to sell the car at that time. Ronald kept checking every month and was told if they sold it he would be given first chance to buy it. Recently they decided to sell the car. The car is all original except for the brakes and tires. It has 49,000 KM on it. One hours cleaning got it looking like you see it. Now that is a find even of it took 32 years.	This picture was submitted by Eric Gorden and was taken at the Time Machine Car Show, Durham, CT, July 2007
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1961 Plymouth Fury Convertible	1961 Plymouth Fury Convertible Dash


1961 Chrysler 300G	1961 Chrysler 300G


1961 Chrysler 300G	1961 Chrysler 300G


1961 Chrysler Station Wagon	1962 Imperial Convertible


1962 Imperial Crown Southampton 4 Door Hardtop	1962 Imperial 4 Door Southampton


1962 Chrysler	1962 Dodge Custom 800 Convertible


1962 Chrysler 300	1962 Chrysler 300 Hot Rod Magazine 413 Long Ram Dual 4 Barrel 405hp Drag Race Car


1962 Dodge 413 Short Ram 2 Door Sedan Drag Race Car Stamford Brothers Dodge	1962 Plymouth Fury Hardtop 413 Super Stock Milne Brothers Drag Car


1962 Dodge Dart Bonneville Salt Flats Race Car Driven By Norman Thatcher	1962 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible


1962 Dodge Custom 880 Station Wagon	1962 Dodge Custom 880 Station Wagon


1962 Dodge Dart 2 Door Sedan	1962 Dodge Dart 2 Door Sedan


1962 Dodge Dart 440 Convertible	1962 Dodge Dart 440 4 Door Sedan


1962 Dodge Dart 440 Convertible	1962 Dodge Dart 440 Hardtop


1962 Dodge Dart 440 Hardtop	1962 Dodge Dart 440 Hardtop


1962 Dodge Dart Police rusier	1962 Dodge Dart 440 Hardtop


1962 Dodge Lancer 170 2 Door Sedan	1962 Dodge Lancer 170 2 Door Sedan


1962 Dodge Lancer 170 2 Door Sedan	1962 Dodge Lancer 170 2 Door Sedan


1962 Dodge Lancer GT 2 Door Hardtop	1962 Dodge Lancer GT 2 Door Hardtop


1962 Dodge Lancer GT Sport Coupe	1962 Dodge Polara 500 2 Door Hardtop


1962 Dodge Polara 500 2 Door Hardtop	1962 Dodge Polara 500 4 Door Hardtop


1962 Dodge Polara 500 4 Door Hardtop	1962 Dodge Polara 500 4 Door Hardtop


1962 Dodge Polara 500 4 Door Hardtop	1962 Dodge Polara 500 Sport Coupe


1962 Dodge Phoenix 4 Door Sedan	1962 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop


1962 Imperial LeBaron 4 Door Southampton	1962 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop


1962 Plymouth 2 Door Sedan	1962 Valiant


1962 DeSoto prototype created in 1959	1963 Plymouth Fury 426 Max Wedge Convertible


1963 Dodge 330 Station Wagon	1963 Dodge 330 Station Wagon


1963 Imperial Crown Coupe	1963 Chrysler New Yorker Sedan


1963 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop	1963 Plymouth Sport Fury 2 Door Hardtop


1963 Dodge Dart Station Wagon	1963 Chrysler Imperial


1963 Imperial Crown Coupe	1963 Dodge Phoenix


1963 Dodge 2 Door Hardtop	1963 DeSoto Rebel (Australia)


1963 Plymouth	1963 Valiant Signet Convertible


1963 Valiant Signet Convertible	1963 Valiant Signet Convertible


1963 Valiant Base Model	1963 Valiant Base Model


1963 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible

1956 to 1963
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1956 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan Chrysler Turbine Special	1959 Plymouth Turbine Special

1960 Plymouth Turbine Special	1960 Plymouth Turbine Special


1963 Chrysler Turbine Engine	1963 Chrysler Turbine Engine
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1962 Dodge Turbine Dart and Plymouth Turbine Fury Research Cars	1963 Chrysler Turbine Car Engine Schematic Drawing

1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)	1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)

1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)	1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)

1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)	1963 Chrysler Turbine Car (WPC Museum)


1964 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop	1964 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop


1964 Chrysler 300 Convertible	1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible


1964 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible	1964 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible


1964 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible	1964 Valiant Sedan


1964 Valiant V200 Convertible	1964 Dodge Phoenix


1964 Chrysler 300J Convertible	1964 Chrysler 300K


1964 Imperial Custom 2 Door Hardtop Pre Production Version	1964 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop


1964 Dodge Polara Convetible	1964 Dodge Polara 2 Door Super Stock


1965 Chrysler 300 Convertible	1965 Chrysler 300 Convertible


1965 Dodge Dart	1965 Dodge Dart

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1965 Chrysler Newyorker 4 Door Hardtop This car is owned by kevin and you can view more pictures of this car at http://home.comcast.net/~kevinandkaren-65-ny/	1965 Chrysler Newyorker 4 Door Hardtop


1965 Dodge Dart GT


1965 Dodge Dart GT	1965 Valiant Signet 2 Door Hardtop


1965 Imperial Crown Convertible	1965 Valiant


1965 Valiant	1965 Valiant


1965 Valiant	1965 Plymouth Belvedere


1965 Chrysler New Yorker 2 Door Hardtop	1965 Chrysler New Yorker 2 Door Hardtop


1965 Chrysler 300 Hardtop Coupe	1965 Chrysler 300 Covertible


1965 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop	1965 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop


1965 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop	1965 Chrysler 300L

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1965 Chrysler New Yorker	1965 Chrysler New Yorker
This car is owned by Leif Eriksson from Sweden	This car is owned by Leif Eriksson from Sweden
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1965 Chrysler New Yorker	1965 Chrysler New Yorker


1965 Plymouth Belvedere Factory Hemi 2 Door Hardtop	1966 Chrysler 300 Hardtop Coupe


1966 Barracuda	1966 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop


1966 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop	1966 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop


1966 Chrysler Windsor 4 Door Hardtop	1966 Plymouth


1966 Plymouth Barracuda	1966 Valiant V-100


1966 Chrysler 300	1966 Imperial Crown Southampton 4 Door Hardtop


1966 Chrysler 300 Convertible	1966 Dodge Polara 440 2 Door hardtop


1967 Barracuda	1967 Dodge Charger


1967 Chrysler Barracuda Convertible This car is owned by Larry & Regina Burchett of Austin Texas


1967 Dodge Charger	1967 Dodge Charger

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1967 Dodge Polara Convertible	1967 Dodge Polara Convertible
This car is owned by Doug Christensen, used car manager of Hinckley Dodge, Salt Lake City, Utah, which is one of the oldest Dodge Dealer in The United States
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1967 Dodge Polara Convertible	1967 Dodge Polara Convertible
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1967 Dodge Polara Convertible	1967 Dodge Polara Convertible
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1967 Dodge Polara Convertible	1967 Dodge Polara Convertible


1967 Dodge Daroo II	1967 Plymouth Fury


1967 Plymouth Barracuda	1967 Plymouth Barracuda


1967 Chrysler Newport Custom Hardtop Coupe	1967 Chrysler Newport Custom Hardtop Coupe


1967 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop	1967 Chrysler New Yorker 2 Door Hardtop


1967 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop Ad


1967 Valiant V8	1967 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop


1968 Imperial Convertible	1968 Plymouth Road Runner


1968 Dodge Charger Hardtop Coupe	1968 Chrysler 300 Convertible


1968 Chrysler 300 Convertible	1968 Imperial 4 Door hardtop


1968 Imperial Sedan	1968 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hard Top


1968 Imperial Crown Convertible	1968 Imperial Crown 4 Door Hardtop


1968 Plymouth Fury Convertible	1968 Plymouth Fury Convertible


1968 Chrysler Newport 2 Door Hardtop	1968 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop


1968 Chrysler Town and Country Station Wagon	1968 Dodge Charger


1968 Plymouth Belvedere GTX	1968 Plymouth Belvedere GTX


1968 Plymouth Belvedere GTX	1969 Dodge Dart GTS


1969 Chrysler 300	1969 Plymouth Hemi Convertible


1969 Chrysler 300 Convertible	1969 Chrysler X Seventy Concept Car


1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition	1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition
This 1969 R/T Special is owned by David M Finkelstein of San Francisco CA, USA

1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition	1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition


1969 Dodge Dart GTS 340	1970 Dodge Challenger RT 440


1970 Plymouth HEMI Road Runner	1970 Plymouth Superbird


1970 Dodge Challenger R-T Hardtop Coupe	1970 Dodge Challenger R-T Hardtop Coupe


1970 Dodge Charger	1971 Valiant VG 360 V8


1970 Plymouth Hemicuda 426	1970 Plymouth Superbird 440


1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst This car is owned by Joe Gross of Cleveland, Ohio Joe owned a 1948 Chrysler Royal 3 Windows Coupe when he was 16. This car is shown on the first Chrysler page	1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst


1970 Cuda 440 6 barrel This car was owned by Ward Morrill of McAllen, TX USA. The picture was taken in 1971 As you can see, it was after I had it repainted in metal flake, with the sides paneled, and the roof laced in silver, so it is no longer a stock paint job, but due the rarity of the car and the fact they are so good looking!	1970 Plymouth GTX Hardtop


1971 Dodge Phoenix	1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible This picture was posted on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by KENMO


1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible This picture was posted on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by KENMO	1971 Plymouth Road Runner

	These carsa re owned by David M Finkelstein of San Francisco CA, USA. David also ownes the 1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition which is shown above in the 1969 section of this page. David had the following to say about his cars. "1971 Plymouth Road Runner, 78K miles all original except for the tires and shocks... and a 1999 Chrysler 300 M i use as a daily driver,.. My first car was a 1966 Dodge 880 Four door hard top,.. I owned it in 1978 but couldn't afford to keep it,.. I've also had two Dodge B-vans a 1974 Dodge Trades man and a 1989 Dodge Ram Van, both were the short wheelbase models with 318s and were designed by most of the guys who designed the B-body cars BTW: and a 1989 Chysler New Yawker Mark Cross edition, which I bought for a song and was a 14K mile one owner vehicle (a church transport literally) which I proceeded to drive into the ground in one year... I replaced it with the M, literally ten times the car, the K car was... I long for a white 300 F convert... sigh,.. someday.."
1971 Plymouth Road Runner

1971 Plymouth Road Runner Actual mileage	1969 Dodge Charger R/T Special Edition, 1971 Plymouth Road Runner and 1999 Chrysler 300 M used as his daily driver.

1972 Plymouth 340 Duster

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	The Jeep from 1940 to the present
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	The cars of IKA Argentina Kaiser's Jeeps and American Motors that were built in Argentina in the 1950's and 60's and 70's
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