Pentastar Muscle

Performance sells cars! It always has and probably always will. Regardless of what a buyer may be looking for, performance is often the deciding factory in which particular car that buyer will drive off the showroom floor and performance can mean vastly different things to different people. Whether they need to navigate mountainous roads, tow a trailer, or just out-accelerate the guy next to them at the stoplight, performance is important to the automobile buyer. If for no other reason than just for the exhilarating feeling one gets from wide open throttle blasts from a spirited vehicle. Very often, what we drive is an extension of our personality.

In the early days of the automobile, horsepower and acceleration weren't considered factors in marketing and selling cars. Top speed was the key! As more and better paved roads began spreading across the country, travelers were concerned with how quickly they could get from Point-A to Point-B, just as they are today. In 1926, just two years after the first Chrysler was built, there were four separate and distinct Chrysler models available. They were the four-cylinder 50 series, the six-cylinder 60 series, the six-cylinder 70 series and a brand new high-compression version of the same six known as the Imperial 80. Each received it's model designation based on the top speed, in miles-per-hour, each was capable of attaining.