12 cars that made Chrysler

Introduced as a product of what was then Maxwell Motors - the company Walter Chrysler took over two years after quitting as head of General Motors' Buick division - the first Chrysler set new standards for moderately priced cars.

British automotive historian L. J. K. Setwright has referred to the 1924 Chrysler as perhaps the finest mass-produced car in the world when it was introduced. A pressure-lubricated six cylinder engine capable of sustained 70 mph speeds, air and oil filters, four-wheel hydraulic brakes, tubular front axle and an internally-lit dashboard with temperature gauge were some of the car's groundbreaking features.

The success of the B70 turned Maxwell into Chrysler Corporation in 1925, and established Chrysler as "the engineering company."

Source: Walter P. Chrysler Museum