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Retro Road Test ..1982 Chrysler LeBaron. Driving Uncle Lee's K-Car Drop Top
Despite your feelings on the Chrysler K-Car it was a milestone vehicle. Its saved Chrysler from almost certain bankruptcy. It also saved Lee Iacocca and aging Chysler from itself. By the late 1970′s all of Chryslers offerings were dinosaurs. When the K-Car came out in 1981 it was a fresh sheet of paper for sinking Chrysler. Small by standards of the day it offerd front wheel drive in tidy but roomy platform. The 1982 LeBaron Convertibles were also milestone cars due to the f


What’s It Worth? 1986 Dodge Omni GLH ..80′s Style Econo-Car That “Goes Like Hell”
By the mid 1980′s Chrysler figured out once again speed sells. Gone were the days of Hemi Cuda’s and 340 Demon’s. The new Chrysler products were mostly based on small front wheel drive cars that were based on either the K-Car platform or the Omni platform. That speed was not done the old fashioned way with raw horsepower but with lightweight and turbo charging Chrysler’s workhorse engine the 2.2 liter four cylinder. Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca called on his Ole Texas buddy Carr


What's It Worth? 1956 Chrysler 300B ..Was This Hemi Luxury Liner The First Muscle Car?
Driven by victories in NASCAR and the influx of stylish cars from Europe Chrysler wanted to boost its image America’s performance car brand. After World War II Chrysler was known for its engineering but was considered frumpy and old fashioned. For model year 1955 they introduced the C300. The “C” standing for “Coupe” and the “300″standing for its horsepower. Powered by a soon to be famous 5.4 liter “HEMI” it sported dual 4 barrel carbs and solid lifters. Style guru Vigil Exn


On The Road with Johnny B ..Looking Back On The 2017 Carlisle Show Season
We worked hard. Dealt with all kinds of crazy weather both good and bad. Had a grand time with Old Friends and made New Friends. Ate all...

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