always nice to see what Max Grundy brings to SEMA

three things... never take a photo with a pole sticking out of the top of your car

2nd thing, factory fender skirts! 1967 Newport

3rd, factory 440 Newport, with air conditioning, all the drag race level heavy duty Mopar parts that are easy to repair, replace, or upgrade

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/440-powered-67-chrysler-newport-is-a-low-key-muscle-car-for-the-anti-charger-crowd-260264.html#agal_11

very interesting technique! Thank you Bill!

https://www.artnet.com/artists/thomas-bayrle/american-dream-a-2nZFDJOFgKGcK7i41lQl1Q2

mobile lounges (people movers) at Dulles International Airport have been operating since John F. Kennedy was president, and they continue to be an important intra-airport transportation tool

The original mobile lounges, which date to the airport’s opening in 1962, were constructed by Chrysler Corp. in association with Budd Co. They can carry more than 100 passengers, both seated and standing. Nineteen remain in service, officials say.

Plane Mates, which date back to 1971, can load passengers directly onto aircraft as well as provide intra-terminal transport. Currently, 30 are in service.

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/09/22/dulles-mobile-lounges-could-last-another-two-decades-airport-officials-say

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_lounge#/media/File:TransportationWashingtonDullesAirport.jpg

Ryan Reynolds, outstanding guy... showed up to the John Candy biopic debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in a replica of the “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” Le Baron Town and Country

Reynolds has populated his movies with references to John Candy. 

Easter eggs are in the “Deadpool” films, Deadpool utters the “I like me,” 

 A Chrysler LeBaron appears in the background of another scene. 

He even licensed the book “The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains” so it could make a cameo in all the “Deadpool” movies.

 “John Candy: I Like Me,” will debut on Prime Video on Oct. 10

This replica was made by BCDelorean, a movie car rental company, who, for god knows what reason, is only posting about this on their Tik Tok channel, not facebook, not you tube, not Instagram..

 .. but they did post a making of the replica video https://www.tiktok.com/@bcdelorean/video/7459431674561023237 where they show the 3 cars used to make this one replica. A Dodge 600 donated the red interior,

 

the rear bumper extension for the continental kit... is extremely ridiculous

and a LeBaron Town and Country in Tacoma donated the wood panel side trim

https://www.whio.com/entertainment/john-candy/C6QD26TKTRAM7D6HBR3LV2KTBE/

https://www.instagram.com/tiff_net/p/DOM-s4gDSLL/?img_index=3

https://skjbollywoodnews.com/2025-toronto-film-festival-photos-maddies-secret-john-candy-i-like-me-premieres/193455/2025/

1989 Chrysler Conquest TSi is on Bringatrailer, and the current bid is only 10k... and it's completely upgraded for racing, with a turbo 5.3l LSI, Tremec 6 spd, etc etc

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-chrysler-conquest-24

I kid you not, this would be an epic road racing car

(paraphrasing the warden in Cool Hand Luke) there are some cars, that you just don't mess with - because even though it has 6 brake lights and still got rear ended, the chrome ain't even scratched

evidently, it's a 73 Chrysler, and Ukranian tanks need some of those bumpers for tank armor! 

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122193098156098393&set=pcb.122193098426098393

for the rest of the story https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649370045277547/permalink/4143782089169651

intriguing look on the '58 Chrysler California Ghia (thank you George!)

Nice front end, looks like it was influenced by the Jag C or D type

but the back end is ugly. 

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/07/rare-1958-chrysler-ghia-coupe-auction/

Chrysler barely made it 100 years, it's only making a van. But it's still celebrating the past, and it did have a hell of a lot of successes to celebrate

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ5kXCv_WN_h4F4XGZfbyoZuqfAGI-uMc  for the other 3 celebration of Chrysler history videos

the bigguns

it's very rare to see 1970s station wagons... not that they are something I would seek out instead of muscle cars, sports cars, or race cars... but when I got to the Mopar Spring Fling I came across these and photographed them to share with you... it's a strange thing that wagons were made by everyone until the 1980s. When the mini vans came along, that was the end of the wagon. Now, they just make SUVs

This is a Plymouth Suburban.... I didn't know they still used the Suburban name after the 50s, but the internet says they used the name until 1972

That's a LOT of woodgrain sticker

The Chrysler Technical Center is the second largest office complex in the U.S., the Pentagon is the largest

https://www.theautopian.com/when-i-worked-at-chrysler-i-kept-a-glossary-of-ridiculous-corporate-terms-engineers-overused-at-meetings-here-is-that-glossary/

it looks like someone made a 4 x 4 from this Chrysler Pacifica

 

the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve was conceived and created in less than a year, then revealed at the 2004 North American International Auto Show

M275 quad-turbo V12 from Mercedes-AMG,  850 horsepower and 850 ft/lbs of torque sent strictly to the rear wheels

0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, 1/4 mile in 10.6 seconds at 142.0 mph

An estimated top speed of 248 mph, nearly identical to Bugatti’s Veyron

https://carbuzz.com/chrysler-me-four-twelve-concept/

Chrysler innovations

 power steering, anti lock brakes, oil filter, downdraft carbs, cruise control, electronic fuel injection, disc brakes, wind tunnel testing, cup holders, rubber engine mounts.

https://www.slashgear.com/1784274/chrysler-car-innovations-developed/

Make me wonder what the other car makers created! 

one of those cars that i wish I could find more photos of

 

https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/some-more-classic-pictures.40139/page-198

Tim Flock, 1955 Chrysler

https://www.hotrod.com/news/hrdp-1205-when-stock-cars-nascar-mattered/photos/

https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/some-more-classic-pictures.40139/page-197

this Sno-Runner was left in the crate, as it was bought without spousal approval and then quickly hidden away to avoid an argument. It remained hidden for decades, and has only recently come to light. Thanks George!

 

https://silodrome.com/factory-crate-chrysler-sno-runner/