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The example of the Dodge D8 Langenthal convertible shows what the combination of engineering skills from three countries and a good dose of zeal can achieve. The American Dodge brothers were responsible for the chassis, the Swiss Fritz Grogg dressed it and the German Alexis Kellner provided the blueprint for the car's winter-proof soft top. This extensively illustrated vehicle report shows how this came about and what else is special about the Dodge D8 Langenthal.
In the first half of the 1950s, Virgil Exner, together with the Chrysler Corporation and Italian partner Ghia in Turin, set off a veritable firework display of innovatively designed concept cars. One of these was the Plymouth Explorer, which was first shown in 1954 and represented an almost perfect symbiosis of Italian lightness and robust American production car technology. This report shows the Plymouth Explorer in historical images and in comparison with other Chrysler concept cars of the time.
The Chrysler car brand pursued an ambitious project in the 1960s: they wanted to create a new car model that used a gas turbine instead of a reciprocating piston engine as the drive technology. In order to determine the feasibility and marketability, they turned to journalists and everyday drivers. Almost sixty years later, we know that the gas turbine was not successful at the time, so it is all the more interesting to read in this historical report what people thought about it at the time. In addition, many original photos and even two manuals on the Chrysler turbine car have been published.
An American a little outside the norm? How about a panel van, the type of American delivery van based on the extremely popular pick-ups? They were always exotic in Europe, but those looking for space, style and a certain exclusivity will find classics with practical benefits, such as the Dodge D100 Wagon from 1966.
Aerodynamics is for people who can't build engines, Enzo Ferrari is said to have once said. But even the Americans, for whom performance was once above all else, discovered the advantages of low drag at the end of the 1960s - at least on the racetrack. This article tells the short story of the aerodynamically optimized Dodge Charger 500 for NASCAR racing.
Chrysler launched the Dodge Challenger as a late response to the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. However, the Challenger was more than just a pony car, it was one of the fastest muscle cars of the time with power outputs of over 400 hp. The Challenger was only built for five years and its appearance in the movie "Vanishing Point" is unforgotten. This driving report portrays a Dodge Challenger R/T 383 Magnum SE from 1970 and shows the model development across all years of construction. A movie trailer and the sound of the engine are also included.
The Americans almost became trendsetters in automotive electromobility in the early 1980s due to the impending energy crisis. While the Europeans were building small series and prototypes, US companies were getting down to business. Tens of thousands of electrically powered mid-range cars and commercial vehicles were to be built, one of which was the Jet Electrica 007. This report turns back the clock and tells the story of an American electric car of the 1980s.
In 1989, Chrysler unveiled a new sports car in Detroit that completely shattered the image that people had of luxury-oriented, pseudo-sporty American cars at the end of the 1980s. With no air conditioning and only a manual gearbox, the 1.5-ton two-seater with a soft top was announced for 30,000 dollars, not to mention with an eight-liter V10 engine behind the front axle. It turned out to be a little more expensive and a little more suitable for everyday use than the concept car, but the Dodge/Chrysler Viper RT/10 remained true to its spirit. This driving report tells the story of the Viper and shows the concept car and its successors in many pictures. There is also a sound sample!
Mario Andretti is an Italian-American, just like the rare Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale by Zagato. Although the American ten-cylinder engine in the Italian tailor-made suit is not a one-off, only nine of them were built. Now one of them is going under the hammer at an RM/Sotheby's auction...
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