Motales.com was created by David Zatz, who has around 30 years of experience in following Chrysler history and news. Dr. Zatz has a PhD in organizational psychology—the scientific study of organizations—from Columbia University, and has written four “Mopar”-related books:
Most articles on this site stem from interviews with former Chrysler employees and from company materials collected over the years.
Many stories on motales.com have been painstakingly fact-checked by the Allpar community, with some specifically examined by John Rush. Any discrepancies from reality are addressed as they are raised. In many cases, facts were already questioned and cross-checked at Allpar.com before stories appear here. Motales has a close historical connection with Allpar, the premier Chrysler-related forum.
Any reviews of products at motales seek to be honest and open about shortcomings as well as advantages. When items were contributed, that fact is noted. Most car reviews are based on one-week loans from the automakers.
The goal of motales.com is to provide informative stories on Chrysler history and cars, and actionable stories on repairs. We want our audience to be a part of our community and as a result we do tend to look at Chrysler with mildly tinted rose-colored glasses. However, we try to avoid fluff and stick to high standards, not making mistakes when possible and correcting them quickly. We have drawn our education about the automotive industry, engineering, design, and other topics from a wide range of Chrysler / DaimlerChrysler / FCA / Stellantis retirees and current employees.
We try to adhere to the Chicago style guides and endorse the Oxford comma, “from...to” chronological ordering, and using numerals for numbers greater than ten (such as 11).
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Chrysler History, People, and Such In Rough Chronological Order
Chrysler Corporation, Maxwell, DaimlerChrysler, etc - histories and methods sorted roughly by year
Mopar / Chrysler People and Stories
From Jack Benny to the tool engineers: a Motales directory
Mopar brochures, ads, press releases, and such
MoTales’ Index of Chrysler Literature and Such
Chrysler plants, labs, and other places of interest
In-depth stories with many photos from inside Chrysler labs, plants, and other facilities—from many years
Chrysler Technologies and Such
Chrysler innovations from the 1920s on: firsts, electric cars, Oilite, Amplex, CAD/CAM, Wankel, and such
Creating and making cars, organizational methods and change at Chrysler
Organizational change, ways they engineered and built cars, and other Mopar methods
Books by MoTales writer David Zatz
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