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| − | + | There were as many as six of these Newport Dual Cowl Phaetons produced in 1940 and 1941. Some say five examples were produced, others say six. The vehicle was designed primarily as a show car by Ralph Roberts, and each car was basically custom built, and each was trimmed and painted differently. All rode on Imperial chassis and powered by straight-eight engines driving their rear wheels through a three-speed manual gearbox. | |
| − | + | This was the first Chrysler to be given the Newport name, which would later be used on a series of 1949-1961 two-door hardtops. After that it was used on the company's entry level full-size models following cancellation of the mid-range DeSoto line. | |
| − | + | Walter P. Chrysler, the founder of Chrysler, drove one as his personal vehicle, with another - mostly unmodified - served as pace car for the 1941 Indianapolis 500. One other famous owner was actress Lana Turner. | |
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| − | + | The Chrysler Newport first appeared in the early 1940's. It was known as the Newport Phaeton and production lasted from 1940 through 1941 partly due to low production numbers. Only five were produced. The design was by Ralph Roberts. It was powered by an eight-cylinder engine and used a three-speed manual gearbox to send the power to the rear wheels. A Newport appeared at the Indianapolis 500 race in 1941 and served as a pace car. | |
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Revision as of 19:47, 26 November 2016
There were as many as six of these Newport Dual Cowl Phaetons produced in 1940 and 1941. Some say five examples were produced, others say six. The vehicle was designed primarily as a show car by Ralph Roberts, and each car was basically custom built, and each was trimmed and painted differently. All rode on Imperial chassis and powered by straight-eight engines driving their rear wheels through a three-speed manual gearbox.
This was the first Chrysler to be given the Newport name, which would later be used on a series of 1949-1961 two-door hardtops. After that it was used on the company's entry level full-size models following cancellation of the mid-range DeSoto line.
Walter P. Chrysler, the founder of Chrysler, drove one as his personal vehicle, with another - mostly unmodified - served as pace car for the 1941 Indianapolis 500. One other famous owner was actress Lana Turner.
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The Chrysler Newport first appeared in the early 1940's. It was known as the Newport Phaeton and production lasted from 1940 through 1941 partly due to low production numbers. Only five were produced. The design was by Ralph Roberts. It was powered by an eight-cylinder engine and used a three-speed manual gearbox to send the power to the rear wheels. A Newport appeared at the Indianapolis 500 race in 1941 and served as a pace car.
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