| Chrysler Newport | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1962 Chrysler Newport hardtop coupe | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler |
| Production | 1940–1941 1949–1950 1960–1981 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | DeSoto Chrysler Windsor |
| Successor | Chrysler New Yorker Landau Chrysler Fifth Avenue |
The Newport was a name used by Chrysler for both a hardtop body designation and also for its lowest priced model between 1961 and 1981. Chrysler first used the Newport name on a 1940 show car, of which five vehicles were produced. From 1950 to 1956, the Newport name was then used to designate any Chrysler model with a hardtop body style (for example, the 1956 Chrysler "New Yorker 2 Door Newport"). In 1961, Chrysler introduced the Newport as a new, low-priced model, offering large, comfortable two- and four-door Chrysler models that were modestly priced compared with the Chrysler 300, the Chrysler New Yorker and the Imperial. For 1961, the Newport was priced below the Chrysler Windsor (which originally replaced the Chrysler Royal) in the Windsor's final year.