The Top 10 Most Interesting Vehicles at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum - Automobile
On December 31, 2012, the Walter P. Chrysler Museum closed its doors to the general public, citing the low attendance numbers that didn't justify keeping the museum open to the public year-round. The company settled on investigating how the aerodynamic properties of a car effected both performance and efficiency, and discovered the average American car for the time had unbelievably inefficient aerodynamics. The revolutionary Chrysler Airflow was the result of extensive wind-tunnel testing, and was radically different from the rest of both Chrysler’s lineup and the rest of the vehicles sold in the U. S. Unfortunately, the new styling alienated... First introduced in 1946 as the first civilian 4x4 truck, the Power Wagon set the roots for the current heavy-duty truck formula. The first Power Wagon had a 230 cubic-inch flathead inline-six engine, which was mated to a four-speed transmission and transfer case, making the Power Wagon extremely capable off-road. The 1995 Chrysler Patriot might just be the most interesting and forward-thinking vehicle to emerge from Chrysler in the past 30 years. The roadster is powered by a natural-gas turbine that spun a conventional flywheel, acting as a power reserve for an electrical motor that powered the wheels. Source: www.automobilemag.com
