Model B-70/Model G-70/Series 60 & 70/62 & 72/65 & 75/66,70 & 77/CJ,66 & 70/CM & 70/CI/CO/CA&CB/C-6,CZ,C-1/C-7,C-8 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chrysler |
Production | 1924–1936 |
Assembly | Highland Park Chrysler Plant, Highland Park, Michigan Jefferson Avenue Assembly Detroit, Michigan |
Body and chassis | |
Class | full-size car |
Body style | 2-door coupe 2-door brougham 2-door coach 2-door roadster 4-door sedan 4-door Phaeton 4-door Town Car 4-door Crown Imperial Sedan |
Related | DeSoto Six (starting 1929) |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 180.2 cu in (3.0 L) Chrysler I6 (1927–1929) 201 cu in (3.3 L) Chrysler I6 (1924–1925) 218.6 cu in (3.6 L) Chrysler I6 (1926) 248.9 cu in (4.1 L) Chrysler I6 (1928–1929) 268.4 cu in (4.4 L) Chrysler I6 (1930) 241.5 cu in (4.0 L) Chrysler I6 (1935 C-6 & 1936 C-7)[1] Airstream 273.8 cu in (4.5 L) Chrysler I8 (1935 CZ & 1936 C-8) 323.5 cu in (5.3 L) Chrysler I8 (1935 C-1) |
Transmission | 3-speed Manual transmission |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 109 in (2,769 mm) (Series 60) 112.75 in (2,864 mm) (Series 70) 120 in (3,048 mm) (Series 70) 124.5 in (3,162 mm) (Series 77) 118 in (3,000 mm) (1935 C-6 & 1936 C-7) 121 in (3,100 mm) (1935 CZ & C-1/1936 C-8 ) 133 in (3,400 mm) (1935 C-1 LWB/1936 C-8 LWB) |
Length | 160 in (4,064 mm) (1924) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Chrysler Royal (Straight Six) Chrysler Imperial (Straight Eight) |
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. 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 engines were technically advanced for their time and were entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 1925, 1928 and 1929.[2]