Unforgettable Vehicles from the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
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So many awesome cars have had a home at the Walter P. Chrysler museum over the past 18 years, but unfortunately all good things must come to an end. The Walter P. Chrysler museum is officially closed and the building is being turned into office space. The museum was home to over 60 classics and its displays and collection of cars covered 50,000 square feet. In honor of the awesome museum and the vehicles it held, here are some of our favorites.
1943 Willys-Overland Jeep MB
This one of our favorites because it shows the history and evolution of Jeep. Before the Wrangler name, the vehicle was known as Willys-Overland Jeep MB. This vehicle was produced purely for military use from 941-1945. After that, the production of the civilian Jeep (Jeep CJ) was produced and it paved the way to the Wrangler as we know it today. The particular Willys Jeep in the museum had a 2.2-liter Willys Go Devil 1-4 engine that produced 60 horsepower and 105 horsepower.
Dodge Power Wagon
The Dodge Power Wagon is another historical gem. This was also a military truck and began being produced in the mid 40s. The truck had a “civilian” cab and bed, but ran on military grade tires. The “power” part of the name came from the 99 horsepower 230 cubic-inch I-4 engine and four-speed manual transmission.
1915 Dodge Brothers Model 30-35 Touring Car
Think about the oldest car you’ve seen? Chances are it’s probably from the ‘40s or ‘50s, but that’s a young model compared to this one. John and Horace Dodge (the Dodge Brothers) began producing the Model 30-25 Touring Car to compete with Ford’s model T. The vehicle featured at the museum had a 35-horsepower engine and it had a complete steel frame – can you imagine how much that weighed? After the production of this vehicle, Dodge’s sales did will and they became the second largest automaker in the United States.
We may not have these old models, but we do have their predecessors. Check out our entire FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) inventory at Miami Lakes Automall here .
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