From 1924 Six to Modern 300, Chrysler Celebrates 100 Years
Where exactly the Chrysler brand is heading today is hard to say, but we certainly know where it's been, with near-luxury sedans, sporty coupes, and an array of groundbreaking concept cars, reaching back an entire century.
The Detroit brand that not long ago had a vehicle for just about every market segment now offers but one vehicle in showrooms, the Chrysler Pacifica minivan. One could argue the malaise stems from a parade of five different owners since 1998 and all the gut-wrenching reorganization along the way, not to mention the 2009 bankruptcy.
As Chrysler celebrates 100 years on June 6, the automaker rolled out historic vehicles, such as an original 1924 Chrysler Six, at the recent New York International Auto Show.
Enjoy this Hemi-powered ride down memory lane, starting with a video narrated by a Chrysler historian, and then a photo gallery that includes 1924 photos with Walter P. Chrysler, the original 300, the Turbine and Dart concepts, assorted woodies, and the minivan, which was credited with saving Chrysler in the 1980s.
1951 Chrysler New Yorker.
1953 Chrysler Ghia Special.
1955 Chrysler Falcon.
1955 Chrysler 300 Sport Coupe.
1960 Chrysler 300F grille.
1957 Chrysler 300C Hardtop.
1955 Chrysler New Yorker.
1956 Chrysler Norseman.
1956 Chrysler Norseman.
1959 Chrysler New Yorker wagon.
1960 Chrysler Windsor advertisement.
1957 Chrysler Dart concept.
1957 Chrysler Dart concept.
1957 Chrysler Dart concept.
1963 Chrysler Turbine.
1963 Chrysler Turbine.
1963 Chrysler New Yorker.
1963 Chrysler New Yorker.
1965 Chrysler 300L Convertible.
1940 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept.
Walter P. Chrysler with original 1924 Chrysler Six.
Walter P. Chrysler with 1924 Chrysler Six.
1924 Chrysler Six Roadster.
1924 Chrysler Six Phaeton.
1924 Chrysler Six Brougham.
1925 Chrysler B70 sedan.
1927 Chrysler Imperial with chrome brightwork Locke Touralette edition.
1928 Chrysler Crown sedan.
1930 Chrysler 77.
1931 Chrysler Imperial.
1934 Chrysler Airflow Sedan.
The world's first streamlined automobile, the Chrysler Airflow, posed beside the world's first streamlined train, Union Pacific's M-10000, in 1934.
Chrysler Airflow.
1934 Chrysler Airflow ad.
1956 New York Auto Show Chrysler display.
1939 Chrysler Royal convertible sedan custom-built in Plant 3 for the royal tour in 1939.
1941 Chrysler Town & Country.
1946 Chrysler Town & Country convertible.
1946 Chrysler Town & Country.
1939 Chrysler Imperial Custom Parade Phaeton.
1939 New York Auto Show.
1951 Chrysler Firepower engine.
1951 Chrysler Firepower HEMI engine.
1951 Chrysler Firepower engine.
1951 Chrysler Firepower engine.
1937 New York Auto Show engine display.
Five decades of Chryslers spanning 100 years.
Four generations of Chrysler minivans.
1990 Chrysler Town & Country.
1992 Chrysler Town & Country.
1998 Chrysler Town & Country.
2001 Chrysler Town & Country.
2003 Chrysler Voyager.
2006 Chrysler Town & Country.
2006 Chrysler Town & Country.
2009 Chrysler Town & Country interior Swivel 'n Go Seat System, rear view.
Before the Pacifica minivan was this minivan-leaning crossover, the 2007 Chrysler Pacifica Limited.
The only big SUV Chrysler ever had, the 2007 Chrysler Aspen, lasted less than three years in the market.
1984 Chrysler Laser.
1986 Chrysler Laser XT.
2007 Chrysler Crossfire Special Edition Package
2007 Chrysler Crossfire.
Chrysler commemorated the nearly 70-year legacy of the 300 with the 2023 Chrysler 300C, powered by a 6.4L HEMI V8 with 485 hp.
2007 Chrysler 300 Great American Package.
2007 Chrysler 300 Touring.
For a hot minute in 2001, the Plymouth Prowler wore a Chrysler badge, after Plymouth was discontinued.
1995 Chrysler Atlantic Concept.
2007 Chrysler PT Street Cruiser Pacific Coast Highway Edition.
2007 Chrysler PT Street Cruiser Pacific Coast Highway Edition.
1988 Chrysler New Yorker.
1986 Chrysler Limo.
1991 Chrysler LaBaron.
1994 Chrysler New Yorker.
1996 Chrysler New Yorker.
1975 Chrysler Cordoba 2-door.
1983 Chrysler Cordoba.
1993 Chrysler Concorde sedan.
2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible.
1993 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Convertible.
1982 Chrysler LeBaron.
1984 Chrysler LeBaron.
1991 Chrysler LeBaron.
1995 Chrysler Cirrus sedan.
2017 Chrysler Pacifica (left) and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (right).
