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1958 Imperial Crown convertible. Styling changes for 1958 were limited to the front grille and bumper. Quad headlights became standard. The 1958 Imperial is credited with the introduction of cruise control, which was called "Auto-Pilot", and was available on the Imperial, and on Chrysler New Yorker, 300, Saratoga and Windsor models. [25]
1992 Chrysler Imperial The 1990s Chrysler Imperial featured full-width taillights. 1990 saw a revival of the Imperial as a high-end sedan in Chrysler's lineup to replace the dated Fifth Avenue. [1] Unlike the 1955–1983 Imperial, this car was a model of Chrysler, not its own marque.
Selling today for $50,000 to $100,000 or more (according to Hemmings.com listings), the Chevy Nomad was a 2-door sports station wagon that is highly collectible due to its short three-year run. By ...
Chrysler introduced the first commercially available passenger car power-steering system on the 1951 Chrysler Imperial, marketed under the name of Hydraguide. The option was available for less than $200. [53] General Motors followed suit the next year, offering it as an option for the 1952 Cadillac. Two years later, Cadillac was the first ...
[1] [3] Chrysler had a history of producing race car products going back to the Chrysler Six that was entered in the 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans. [1] In 1940, Chrysler updated the Series C-23 with the Series C-26 and all came with a 128.5 in (3,264 mm) wheelbase and the 323.5 cu in (5.3 L) Chrysler Straight-8. The Saratoga became a sports luxury ...
Dual-Ghia is a rare, short-lived, automobile make produced in the United States between 1956 and 1958. The idea for a sporty limited production car came from Eugene Casaroll, who controlled specialized vehicle builder Dual-Motors Corporation based in Detroit, Michigan; the name Dual-Ghia is representative of the collaborative efforts between the builder and Carrozzeria Ghia. 117 examples were ...
Crosley's all-steel Wagons were their best sellers (1947–1952) The Crosley Hotshot, introduced in 1949, was America's first post-war sportscar Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of economy cars or subcompact cars, bordering on microcars.
Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.