The hemi was king of the mountain when it came to racing applications, but many forget it also powered thousands of mundane family haulers as well. This hunk o’ cast iron badassery was found in a plain-jane beige Chrysler sedan at the annual Beausejour car show, 2009.
Those crazy PT Cruiser folks seem to have a thing with displaying toys and collectables all over their cars at car shows. Say all the mean things you want about a car full of Betty Boop, but this guy’s still taking home the “Kid’s Choice” trophy.
The awesomest thing about wacky wagons like this is that the car is already customized in true early ’60s Kustom style. Just think of how much work it would take to build those fins if Mr. Chrysler didn’t do it for you? Want to see more station wagons? Check out the American Station Wagon Owners [...]
Legendary automotive journalist Tom Cahill once described the 1956 Chrysler Imperial as “undoubtedly one of the handsomest cars ever built in America–depending on the paint job.”
Although it doesn’t look much different from the ’55 model year, the 1956 Chrysler Imperial was completely different under the sheetmetal. The brakes were new, the transmission and shifter were new, and even the electrical system ran on that new-fangled 12-volt system that all the cool cars were running.
As purely awesome as it is, you really have to wonder what the designers were smoking when they came up with the 1961 Chrysler station wagons.
You have to admire true gearheads; even when the weather threatens rain, they’re still out there showing off their rides-with the hoods and trunks open, nonetheless!
Ever have one of those cars that keeps breaking down, no matter how many times you restore it? Rebuild the engine, the transmission blows. Replace the rearend gears, and the driveshaft U-joints wear out. Every time you fix it, you think “that’s it, it’s all done, it’s ready to rock cruise night,” just in time [...]
