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Plymouth Valiant dealer at 392 Sunrise Highway, Rockville Center, NY. In May 1957, Chrysler president Lester Lum "Tex" Colbert established a committee to develop a competitor in the burgeoning compact car market which included the popular VW Beetle, the new American Motors Rambler and upcoming entries from GM, Ford and Studebaker.
The first 245 cu in (4.0 L) variant was released for the 1970 model year in the VG-model Valiant. In a major coup for the company, Chrysler Australia's ad agency, the Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency in Adelaide , South Australia , secured the services of British racing driver Stirling Moss to promote the new Hemi-6 4.0 L (245 cu in) in 1969.
The model range of the VH Valiant was quite extensive, starting with the new entry-level Valiant Ranger, and progressing to Valiant Ranger XL, Valiant Pacer, Valiant Regal, and Valiant Regal 770. Carried over from the VG range, the basic Hemi-6 245ci engine was standard equipment for Ranger XL and Regal, but a new 265 cu in (4.3 L) version ...
Valiant: 1960 1976 Chrysler A platform: 3 Compact car Barracuda: 1964 1974 Chrysler A platform Chrysler E platform: 3 Two-door muscle car Satellite: 1965 1974 Chrysler B platform: 3 Mid-size car, upper trim model of Belvedere GTX: 1966 1971 Chrysler B platform: 3 Upper-trim mid-size muscle car Roadrunner: 1968 1980 Chrysler B platform: 3 Basic ...
The Chrysler Slant-Six is the popular name for an overhead valve inline-6 engine produced by Chrysler Motors between 1959 and 2000. Featuring a reverse-flow cylinder head and cylinder bank inclined at a 30-degree angle from vertical, it was introduced in 170 cu in (2.8 L) and 225 cu in (3.7 L) displacements for the 1960 model year.
Consequently, the "Valiant" chrome script that appeared on the 1964 + 1 ⁄ 2 model's trunk lid was phased out at the end of the 1965 model year in the U.S. market, and the large stylized "V" trim above the deck lid was changed to a unique Barracuda fish logo for 1966, [4] though in markets such as Canada and South Africa, where Valiant was a ...
Chrysler VF VIP. The VF series Chrysler VIP was introduced in May 1969 and was marketed as the “VIP by Chrysler”, [3] without the Valiant name. It was intended to fill a gap in Chrysler Australia’s lineup between the Chrysler Valiant and the Dodge Phoenix and it would compete directly against two other Australian designed luxury vehicles, the Ford Fairlane and the Holden Brougham. [3]
The model was introduced when Chrysler officially assigned the Valiant to the Plymouth division for 1961, leaving Dodge dealers without a compact car to sell. All body styles of the Valiant were also available on the Lancer: two- and four-door sedans, two-door hardtop, and a four-door wagon. After 1962, the line was renamed the Dodge Dart.