Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
What we really want to know here is: does "available leather-fitted cabin" mean the '85 LeBaron GTS has Soft Corinthian Leather ? Or did you actually get basketball leather?
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
The Replica Audi R8 built on the Mercury Cougar was pretty impressive, but it was easy to see it was not actually a real R8. Take the attributes of the Replica R8 and amplify them and you get this: a Mercedes SL600 that's actually a Chrysler LeBaron underneath. The look is uncanny, and you'd have to be an SL 600 aficionado to know the difference from a distance. But pop the hood or look at the interior...
TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
When discussing the topic of government bailing out struggling American automakers, the mind turns naturally to Chrysler. After all, the smallest of the Big Three famously received $1.5 billion from the government in loan guarantees in 1979. Powered by Lee Iacocca's charisma, a solid if unspectacular...
Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Spotted in Santa Monica, this is Plymouth’s ironically named Reliant wagon from the 1980s. The Reliant, and its siblings the Dodge Aries and Chrysler LeBaron, which are probably better known in boxy sedan form, were Chrysler’s famous mid-size ”K” cars, built after Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca obtained a federal government loan for his nearly bankrupt company in 1979. For [...]
Driive (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
That's right, dear readers, humanity has now officially reached the pinnacle : diecast 1:24 and 1:60 scale replicas of the amazing '79 Chrysler LeBaron Town And Country station wagon! With an even hundred horses from its undaunted-by-Malaise 225 Slant Six, the 3,600-pound Town And Country provided a great example to road-tripping families eager to teach the kids about the proverb of the Tortoise And...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The Chrysler K-car is subject to both love and hate. Yes it helped save the Pentastar brand's hiney back in the day, serving as the basis for the mega-hit that was the minivan. Yes, there are still some sick-o's out there who get a kick out of raising the boost on the turbo models and surprising folks off the line. But seriously, they're just so flippin' ugly. Here's example #467: Not happy with the...
