Trenton Production
14K views · May 14, 2024 motales.com
A quick look at Trenton production numbers for Mopar engines, 1957 to 1989 — V8, slant six, and four-cylinders
Alternators
7K views · May 29, 2024 motales.com
The first practical alternator and various Chrysler improvements over the years
Mopar's 80th
6K views · May 30, 2024 motales.com
Mopar's 80th Anniversary video (sharply edited to around 90 seconds)
Mopar Ashtray
10K views · Jun 26, 2024 motales.com
The story behind Mopar ashtrays and other relics...
Chrysler’s quality gains in the 1980s: how it was done (pa...
754 views · Jul 31, 2024 motales.com
A quality engineer talks about how Chrysler turned itself around in the 1980s, including a quick view of what quality is, SPC charts, and supplier metrics.
Century of Chrysler! Inside the centennial book!
4K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
Get a first look at the new book Century of Chrysler, covering the first hundred years of the iconic marque! Learn how Chrysler came about, who made and sold the first Chrysler cars (and when), why they should have been made years before they were, and how the Chrysler brand evolved over time - and what hurt it the most! (Hint: it wasn’t the K-cars!)
Birth of the Chrysler Tech Center
152 views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
How the $1.6 billion CTC (and, later, the Chrysler World Headquarters) was built—and why! With diagrams, pics, and word from some of the people who built what was then the most advanced automotive engineering center in the world. #chrysler #mopar #ctc #auburnhills
1924-1925 Chrysler B70
6K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
The first Chrysler! The incredible B-70, a six-cylinder that beat most of the eights, and was equipped with the best brakes in the industry—yet had a midrange price!
Copper keepsake from Chrysler-Plymouth at the 1933 World’s...
5K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
Here’s the story of the 1932 Plymouth, Chrysler at the 1933-1934 World’s Fair, and this neat little memorial ashtray!
Mopar electric cars, from the 1800s to today!
6K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
A quick history dive including the early electric cars that became part of Chrysler history, the 1980s experiments, Dodge 50 electric truck, and the many electric minivans—including their final pre-Fiat try at mass production! See the first production 400V two-speed Mopar electric cars! All in less than ten minutes! #motales #electriccar #chrysler #electricmotors #edison #tevan
The worst Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep re-used names
2K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
What are the worst internal re-uses of Mopar names over the past century? Let’s dig in and find out! Can you top our pics of the worst re-uses of Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, and Plymouth names?
Meet the writer! of My Slant on Things - stories of vintage ...
8K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
Meet the writer of My Slant on Things, the book of junkyards and classic cars, wrecking yards, the Slant Six Club, and “keeping them on the road.” #slantsix #junkyardfind #junkyards #vintagecars #mopar #slantsixclub #motales
What Chrysler Needed In Its Car Plants
3K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
From the first Maxwell plant in 1904 into the 1960s, Chrysler plants had a remarkable amount of gear you might not even think of. The Chrysler Institute of Engineering provided some lists, and we’re bringing (edited) versions to you with a whole buncha photos from inside Trenton, Windsor, and Los Angeles! #carfactory #mopar #classiccars #makingcars #factories #factoryphotos
Mopar axles, after 1959: How they changed, why, and who chan...
8K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
How axles were designed “back in the day” and how they switched to their 1960s-1990s design—and what he would have done differently! (Revised with new images, better image timing and labeling, “by request”) - based on talks with the former head of Valiant body engineering. #mopar #axle #valiant #plymouth #dodge #classiccars #rearaxle #autohistory
1924-1925 Chrysler B70
6K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
The first Chrysler! The incredible B-70, a six-cylinder that beat most of the eights, and was equipped with the best brakes in the industry—yet had a midrange price!
Birth of the Chrysler Tech Center
152 views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
How the $1.6 billion CTC (and, later, the Chrysler World Headquarters) was built—and why! With diagrams, pics, and word from some of the people who built what was then the most advanced automotive engineering center in the world. #chrysler #mopar #ctc #auburnhills
Century of Chrysler! Inside the centennial book!
4K views · Oct 2, 2024 motales.com
Get a first look at the new book Century of Chrysler, covering the first hundred years of the iconic marque! Learn how Chrysler came about, who made and sold the first Chrysler cars (and when), why they should have been made years before they were, and how the Chrysler brand evolved over time - and what hurt it the most! (Hint: it wasn’t the K-cars!)
Mopar Ashtray
10K views · Jun 26, 2024 motales.com
The story behind Mopar ashtrays and other relics...
Trenton Production
14K views · May 14, 2024 motales.com
A quick look at Trenton production numbers for Mopar engines, 1957 to 1989 — V8, slant six, and four-cylinders
Jack Benny’s Maxwell of radio, TV, and movies
1K views · Oct 9, 2024 motales.com
Inside Jack Benny’s Maxwell — why a Maxwell? Also, the odd problem they had when they started doing TV and movies... and why did they choose that particular year? #maxwell #chrysler #jackbenny #tvcars #moviecars #oldmovies #classicTV #jack-benny #comedians
Chrysler Scientific Laboratories, late 1990s
2K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
Chrysler Scientific Laboratories, late 1990s: a Chrysler publicity film from the time
Chrysler Scientific Laboratories, late 1990s
2K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
Chrysler Scientific Laboratories, late 1990s: a Chrysler publicity film from the time
Buddy Baker breaks the 200 mph speed barrier
6K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
Buddy Baker breaks the 200 mph lap speed barrier at the NASCAR superspeedway, Talladega, March, 1970, in a Dodge Charger Daytona
Buddy Baker breaks the 200 mph speed barrier
6K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
Buddy Baker breaks the 200 mph lap speed barrier at the NASCAR superspeedway, Talladega, March, 1970, in a Dodge Charger Daytona
The Key: Chrysler's 1960s auctions and reconditioning ef...
2K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
The Key: Chrysler's publicity film on their 1960s auctions and reconditioning efforts. Features former leasing head Charles Joans and video of the Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge cars and dealers. (Provided by J.P. Joans. 10 minutes long. Video and sound is moderately poor.)
The Key: Chrysler's 1960s auctions and reconditioning ef...
2K views · Nov 10, 2024 motales.com
The Key: Chrysler's publicity film on their 1960s auctions and reconditioning efforts. Features former leasing head Charles Joans and video of the Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge cars and dealers. (Provided by J.P. Joans. 10 minutes long. Video and sound is moderately poor.)
The Chrysler-Plymouth Dance
2K views · Jan 7, 2025 motales.com
Chrysler and Plymouth dance with each other - why they needed Plymouth in 1928, why they needed it in 2001, and why they need it now! Can Chrysler be Chrysler without Plymouth? Find out how they shared, split, and survived (for a while)! - Recording of a live talk, with added video
The Chrysler-Plymouth Dance
2K views · Jan 7, 2025 motales.com
Chrysler and Plymouth dance with each other - why they needed Plymouth in 1928, why they needed it in 2001, and why they need it now! Can Chrysler be Chrysler without Plymouth? Find out how they shared, split, and survived (for a while)! - Recording of a live talk, with added video
The Chrysler-Plymouth Dance
2K views · Jan 7, 2025 motales.com
Chrysler and Plymouth dance with each other - why they needed Plymouth in 1928, why they needed it in 2001, and why they need it now! Can Chrysler be Chrysler without Plymouth? Find out how they shared, split, and survived (for a while)! - Recording of a live talk, with added video
What are those letters stamped on my engine and piston?
6K views · Jan 7, 2025 motales.com
Solving a Mopar mystery with the help of a Trenton Engine man who worked on the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Plymouth V8s, sixes, and fours - and why you won't see them on a modern car!
What are those letters stamped on my engine and piston?
6K views · Jan 7, 2025 motales.com
Solving a Mopar mystery with the help of a Trenton Engine man who worked on the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Plymouth V8s, sixes, and fours - and why you won't see them on a modern car!
Chrysler’s Five Star Dealer Service Program: Why it was gr...
1K views · Mar 27, 2025 motales.com
What can we do about dealer service? Chrysler found some good solutions, but one major flaw scuttled the program... Ford fixed that flaw but managed to screw up even worse! What was Five Star, and what could Stellantis / FCA / Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram do now to get their dealers out of the bottom rankings? #mopar #motales #dealership #cardealership
1924 Chrysler at NYAS
1K views · Apr 17, 2025 motales.com
Looking at the 1924 Chrysler B-70 as it returns to the New York Auto Show after 101 years #mopar #chrysler
1924 Chrysler B-70 at the 2025 New York Auto Show
2K views · Apr 20, 2025 motales.com
1924 Chrysler B-70 at the 2025 New York Auto Show: A legend returns to the home of its unveiling
Chrysler news! The 2026-27 plans, the Centennial celebration...
4K views · Jun 4, 2025 motales.com
Chrysler’s past and future come together as we talk about Christine Feuell’s interview with the Freep and put it into context... it’s over a century since people started buying Chrysler cars now!