Did I aquire a Mopar ????
The 'real' Chrysler Corporation died long before 1987.
I believe you are correct, but I think they have had wet farts since about 1973. The Magnum model was kind of nice but did not stay long. The lean burn was a promising concept but the electr
onics of the day were lacking. Chrysler had money in the bank when the Saurekrauts bought it. When they sold it a few years later, that money was in the Diamler accounts and they said Chrysler was a nonprofitable business entity. The local dealer was all enthused when Fiasco bought them. Well that was another wet fart. And now Stellaranus? Chrysler Corp started their fall when they lost their real car guy engineers like Tom Gale and let the bean counters with an interest only in dollar signs, make all the decisions. Car guys and gals bought Mopars because of the engineering, not bean counters.
Back in the '60's, if you got 100,000 miles out of a Chevy, it was clapped out. The Mopars were still going strong. In the '40's and '50's a lot of NYC taxis were Dodges with the flathead six because they would go 300,000 miles putting around the city. Now taxis do hold an advantage in running all day so they get warmed up and well lubed. But stop and go traffic loads the rings.
