Hold it... hang on, and whoa Nellie. All systems stop! Portago found a 1969-72 Chrysler promo I've never heard of, "Win With Chrysler" one hundred dollar bills in lucite

Steve came through with the answer! Well, an answer. This add (below) doesn't mention the hundred dollars, and I can't see them having the dollar wrapper printed once, for just this one stack, and further, having this and only this stack put in lucite. That's a lot of expense for just one dealership in 1972

But Steve found that these hundred dollar stacks were made in Canada by the Goldfeder Co., you could order them from the factory with the label reading what you wanted it to say. Online there is a statement from a guy who worked there who says only two real dollar bills are in there, the top and bottom. The rest is just a matching colored paper bulk the right size

According to an ad - a "special edition of Chrysler's low-priced Newport Royal" with a first-time offered plush interior, a special color, and a special parchment vinyl roof.

 Second, the contest was apparently a single dealership promotion that ran only for the month of June in 1972

The dealership was Deland Chrysler-Plymouth (Home of the #1 Deal) in Deland Florida, which is about 35 miles north of Orlando.

The band says: $100 - If the numbers on notes in this package do not run in sequence, the substituted notes are indicated by a "Star." Inquiries should include the serial numbers of the notes.

http://deadlycurves.blogspot.com/2017/01/rare-win-with-chrysler-1969-1970-1971.html

Thanks Steve! 

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West Bend Shark-o-matic 800

wow, had no idea Kissel ended up making outboards for Sears, was bought by West Bend, and then they were bought by Chrysler.

in the Wisconsin Auto Museum in Hartford, northwest of Milwaukee

http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/2016/03/six-days-on-road-day-3-part-1.html

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using a grill surround as a sign holder? Cool

http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/

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Nothing semi about this HEMI

I rarely speak about any car in particular — I'm more interested in trends than trim levels — but allow me to make an exception. Because Chrysler has just announced a new Challenger equipped with a jaw-droppingly powerful HEMI V8.

How powerful, you say? Try 707 hp. Which is more than enough to make the Challenger SRT Hellcat the fastest, most powerful muscle car in history.



I haven't seen this car in person, but already, I'm in love with it. Which is weird, because I've been a tree-hugger since before the term existed. Can a person like myself who screams at colleagues for not recycling Coke cans honestly get excited over a car like this?

You bet. Because I prefer to live in a world where humans (and car makers) have latitude to indulge themselves. A world where the lion of fantasy can lie down with the lamb of environmentalism. A world where most vehicles are as green as grass, but where some can still roar to life with red-hot, unadulterated power.

So, tell me, does that sound schizoid? Or just well-balanced?

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