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Chrysler Valiant - pretty clean

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Created on September 8, 2023

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the power steering relieves the arm muscles

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - it is not necessarily a cornering artist

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - drives inconspicuously and pleasantly

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - for the Americans it was compact, for us it is quite a full-grown car

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - six people can sit on the two rows of seats

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - you don't notice that you're using synthetic fuel when driving

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - around 1.8 meters wide

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the six-cylinder engine is easily sufficient for brisk driving

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - a comparatively inconspicuous dress in an inconspicuous color

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - this car was assembled in this very building just over 50 years ago

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - ready for a test drive

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - you can't miss the fact that the car runs on synthetic fuel

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - looks wider than it is at approx. 1.8 meters

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - ready to go

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the red stripe comes from the building opposite

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Front bench seat for three people

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the automatic transmission is operated from the steering wheel

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the speedometer overdoes it a bit with its 200 km/h

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the preselected gear can be seen above the steering wheel

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the heating and ventilation system can be operated intuitively

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Door panels with style

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - handcrafted upholstery

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Adjustment device for the exterior mirror

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the exterior mirror is adjustable from the inside

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the engine is of course installed longitudinally and drives the rear wheels

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - 3.7 liters of displacement are good for 145 SAE horsepower

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - sloping in-line six-cylinder engine

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - IMG_4906

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - well loadable, but relatively flat trunk

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - but a full-grown lad fits in well

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - finely designed hubcaps

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - narrow wheels, Valiant lettering on the flank

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - with additional lights

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the trademark in the radiator grille

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - clearly labeled

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the type lettering is in the radiator grille

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - the type lettering in the radiator grille

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Turn signals on the front fenders are visible from the inside

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Steel wheels with hubcaps

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - lockable gas cap

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Valiant sign

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Valiant lettering

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - sold in most countries as Plymouth, in Switzerland as Chrysler

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - assembled in Schinznach-Bad, documented with glue

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Chrysler Valiant (1960) - presented at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show

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Chrysler Valiant (1962) - minor visual modifications for the 1962 model year

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Chrysler Valiant (1960) - compact six-seater with four doors - Geneva Motor Show 1960

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Plymouth Valiant (1963) - smoothed body design

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Plymouth Valiant (1967) - four-door version

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Plymouth Valiant (1967) - also for the drive to the restaurant

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Plymouth Valiant (1967) - straightforward and unadorned design

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Plymouth Valiant Signet (1967) - the more expensive equipment variant

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Plymouth Valiant (1967) - eight different model variants were available

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Plymouth Valiant (1968) - 1968 model year with retouching at the front and rear

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Plymouth Valiant (1968) - largely unchanged from the 1968 model year

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Plymouth Valiant (1968) - becoming more popular from year to year

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Plymouth Valiant (1969) - 1969 model year still looks fresh and modern

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Plymouth Valiant (1969) - 1969 model year with new one-piece radiator grille

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Plymouth Valiant (1969) - year of construction 1969 again with modified rear lights

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Plymouth Valiant (1969) - Signet equipment, with vinyl roof

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Chrysler Valiant (1969) - built by Australia for Great Britain

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Plymouth Valiant (1969) - Six-seater with European dimensions - Geneva Motor Show 1969

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Plymouth Valiant (1971) - now with a much more spacious radiator grille design

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - at the place where it was built in Schinznach-Bad

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - a typical compact American of the early seventies

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - ready to go

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - Damien, the trainee, shows the size of the trunk

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Chrysler Valiant (1970) - nameplate and AMAG assembly sequence number

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Chrysler Valiant (1965) - assembled at AMAG in Schinznach-Bad - AMAG Classic Day 2022

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Summary

The Chrysler Valiant is "clean" in several respects, firstly because it has the "Cleaner Air System", secondly because it is characterized by its functional lines and thirdly because it is currently powered by synthetic fuel, i.e. CO2-neutral. But there is even more to tell about this car, as the extensively illustrated article shows.

This article contains the following chapters

100 percent fossil-free on the road
Almost conventional
Technology from the predecessor
Minor changes from year to year
Assembled in Switzerland
Not too big for local roads
Effortless on the road
Not yet at the end

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

You immediately feel that you feel nothing, at least nothing special. The Chrysler Valiant drives as you would expect from a sprightly, over 50-year-old compact American. But wait, there is a lot to explain, namely why the Valiant should drive differently and why it is a Chrysler and not a Plymouth. CO2-neutral fuel is waiting to be burned in the Valiant's tank. According to the manufacturer, it is 100% compatible with commercially available petroleum-based gasoline and no modifications to the engine are necessary. It could even be the case that the fuel produced from biomass, CO2 from the air and electrolytically produced hydrogen burns cleaner and more easily than leaded petrol.

Welcome to Zwischengas!

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