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Bookmark or Share- The 400 V8: Final Mopar Big Block Engine - Allpar ForumsThe last big block Chrysler engine was produced in August 1978; they were still standard in the 1978 Chrysler Newport and New Yorker (the 440 was optional). In this application, the 400 had a four-barrel carburetor, had the same 8.2:1 compression, and was rated at 195 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque.
- Chrysler’s Highland Park Headquarters, 1910-1992 - Allpar ForumsChrysler Corporation continued to expand, building a new hot room lab to test air conditioning within Highland Park. From 1968-71, two new buildings, designed by local architect Minoru Yamasaki (of World Trade Center fame), were created, together called the Walter P. Chrysler building or "Styling Center," which included the "Styling Dome."
- Chris Theodore: Fixing the Ultradrive and Building the Chrysler Tech ...Chris Theodore, Chrysler engineer and car development leader. Early jobs, working at AMC, ending up at Chrysler; Fixing the Ultradrive four-speed automatic and creating the CTC; Creating the PT Cruiser; Recreating the minivans and updating the Neon; Creating the Viper and Prowler; The fall and rise of Chrysler, Ford GT, AMC vs Chrysler, and ...
- History of Walter P. Chrysler and the Chrysler BuildingWalter P. Chrysler maintained his personal offices in the Chrysler Building, and the first floor held a Chrysler automobile showroom (shut down in 1963). The private Cloud Club, popular during Prohibition, occupied a three-floor high space from the 66th to 68th floors and had a hidden room, but it was converted to office space in the late 1970s.
- A Brief History of Chrysler Airtemp - Allpar Forumsbased mainly on Chrysler and Airtemp materials; thanks to Robert Gardetto. When Walter P. Chrysler wanted to cool his new Chrysler Building (finished in 1930), his decided that contemporary equipment was too bulky and too pricey, and enlisted the Chrysler Engineering staff and Charles Neeson to create something better. Thus was born the first ...
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