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American Motors (AMC), Nash, Hudson, and Jeep: this concise yet detailed biography of American Motors has lots of information on the odd combination of Nash, Hudson, and Willys.
Insider's History of Plymouth (and Chrysler): this series of articles describes the 1950-1964 period of Chrysler Corporation, including not only Plymouth (though that is the focus) but also Dodge, Chrysler, and Imperial. There is a lot of information in this well-written series, much of it not readily available anywhere else.
Chronology of Chrysler: year by year, blow by blow, from before the company was actually created. A well done series by expert Bill Watson.
Squad cars: pursuit and ordinary police cars, from the very first police use through to the current day.
Eagle: a brief history for a short-lived marque.
The early models: Chrysler before World War II.
Fargo Truck: a history of the Plymouth truck division.
Models and promos: model kits and promotional car replicas from the 1960s through the 1970s (at valiant.org, but covering over Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth vehicles)
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Valiant.org has lots of information on the Valiant / A-body series in Australia and New Zealand, where (respectively) it set a long-standing speed record and was a very successful racing car. Valiant.org also covers the Valiant's history in Europe and in South America. Also covered by this cool site is the Pacer, which was based on a Simca.
Models covered by Valiant.org include the Charger, Pacer, 3700, Ute, Dart, Duster, Demon, Scamp, and Coronado.
Chrysler Canada - including James Mays' article from his forthcoming book, Chrysler Canada's Glory Days.
Chrysler outside the US - a central listing of Chrysler in South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, organized by nation and by model.
Chrysler Europe, including Simca, Humber, Singer, Hilllman, and Rootes: a number of moderately integrated articles on Chrysler's moderately disastrous history in Europe. This page has some information and links to the rest. There are lots of surprises in these pages! (Especially if you thought the Omni was imitating the Rabbit...)
For a great deal more information about Chrysler's operations in South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, click here.
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The Plymocoupe ("the flying Plymouth") airplane.
Recommended Chrysler history books
Mike Sealey visited the museum and shares the highlights.
Allpar.com has a stunning collection of pages on a wide variety of Mopar cars, trucks, and minivans. This link takes you to the main "cars" page.
A variety of opinions and perspectives on the friendly takeover of Chrysler Corporation by Daimler-Benz.
A fairly decent yet compact history of mopar squads.
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