Zeder, Skelton and Breer did not agree at all with the new concept, especially since many of their innovative ideas had been highlighted. When Durant won the bidding, it led to the creation of the Flint Six and an attempt to create a competitor to GM called United States Motor Company. For his new company, Chrysler needed a bigger, more luxurious vehicle with which to compete against the Buick Master Six, Chrysler's former employer. Durant, who had been fired as president of General Motors for a second time, out bid the purchase of their modern factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey which originally built Duesenbergs, including several prototypes and the Willys Six, against Walter Chrysler who was only interested in the Willys Six car. When the Willys Corporation went bankrupt in 1919, William C. Three former Studebaker engineers were responsible for the design, Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton and Carl Breer, who were known as " The Three Musketeers" when they worked for Studebaker and introduced the Studebaker Big Six. The vehicle was originally intended to be launched as the Willys Six. History ĭevelopment of the B-70 began as early as 1919 for Willys Corporation, a holding company owned by John Willys, independent of the Willys-Overland Organization. The engines were technically advanced for their time and were entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 1925, 19.
1936 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW COUPE SERIES
The Chrysler Six initially consisted of several Models, then Series designations that originally declared the approximate top speed each vehicle was able to consistently maintain, then each series number was incrementally updated every new model year, and each series was offered in several body style choices.
The Chrysler Six was a series of cars that were all installed with the Chrysler Straight Six when the company assumed operations of the Maxwell Automobile Company in 1924, and Chalmers Automobile Company in 1926.
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