Historiography: Chrysler at 100
Chrysler soldiered on as the child of its namesake – Walter P. Chrysler.
The automotive retailing process spawns one of the most time consuming and difficult consumer transactions known to the universe.
Yet, we soldier on with our smart phones, our broadband and our brand allegiances towards semi-dehumanization.
From there, a legacy was forged through innovations in safety and a loyal fanbase of owners and enthusiasts.
That year saw Chrysler gaining the world's attention. It came up with something that took our breath away and almost made us lose it in the process.
One brand emerged from war-torn Britain that would be the talk of the new class. A lineup of automobiles so beautiful that were coveted by the well-to-do.
That vehicle was the International Harvester Scout. And, now, that legacy has been resurrected in the name of Scout Motors.
Born from the merger of the Hudson Motor Car Company and the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation in 1954, AMC's history had its share of twists and turns.
[I}t is a "turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an engine's efficiency and power by forcing air into the combustion chamber."
Although, one should reflect back on its roots to see how these four mid-sized models emerged to the iconography of the muscle car movement in the 1960s.