Here are the Top 10 Weirdest Cars from Chrysler!
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- Congrats to all of you for supporting me to make it to my 100th episode! In this episode I provide my picks for the top 10 weirdest cars from Chrysler. Note this episode is edited by me, not the new editor I tested out with my last episode. Be sure to check out my top 10 GM and Ford weird car episodes too!
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A friend of mine had an Eagle 4WD with an in-line 6cyl. That car went Everywhere. He and his wife put over 300K miles on it.
An in-line 6cyl engine will ALWAYS out last any V6.
An in-line 6cyl has 40% less moving parts than a V6 and has a lot more low end torque.
Inline sixes are the best.
Making a comeback in the new Mazda CX-90.
Since Chrysler has always been the most "financially challenged/strapped.....aka: poorest" of the domestic three, the weird must have been their way to draw in potential customers.
Apparently their net earnings had been on average ONE TENTH (aka 10%) those of General Motors for decades, which was quite crazy. This in good years, because in bad years GM still registered massive profits (like in 1958, still literal hundreds of millions in net earnings) whilst Chrysler slumped to red.
They were definitely the underdogs but they still gave us a few classics👌
Their innovation was their greatest legacy. Many engineering firsts were by Chrysler & due to their forward thinking attitude towards tech advancement...
AMC did the same thing, maybe that’s where they got the idea.
In the 1990's Chrysler was the most profitable car company out of anyone!
The AMC Eagle was actually an amazing vehicle. Ahead of its time, great dependability, and a fairly good looking vehicle for its era. Great for the road, or off road.
The AMC Eagle also wasn't the first US all-wheel-drive passenger car, that honor belongs to the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company's Battleship from 1906. F.W.D. only built about a dozen cars before they switched to trucks other than the F.W.D Special which raced at Indianapolis in the mid-1930s.
I recently wound up behind a Chrysler Crossfire Convertible, which I thought looked quite unique, dorky, weird but somehow kinda nice. Whenever I think of vehicles like it, I immediately think of that "sporty" convertible Saturn offered near its end. I've always liked the look of those admittedly. I've also always loved the look of the PT and the Prowler.
Yea I always like the crossfire, it sporty and still pull off being a guys cars
@@gunfighterzero Funny thing is, it was a granny in that crossfire haha. But yeah, a guys car, or hell, it even fits the "rich girl/woman" image too.
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Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice. Short wheel base and it rides like a tank.
I liked the front end of the Crossfire but the rear end in it had that really bizarre slope that some of the Cadillacs of the 70s/early 80s had
The underpinnings where from Mercedes-Benz r170 (SLK)
Congratulations on 100th episode. Perhaps a series on the most iconic cars of a brand would be interesting, especially Dodge.
I loved the Crossfire, but the Sebring was more budget and grocery carrying friendly, so I bought the 02 model and I'm driving it into its 22nd year of life and it still runs great.
And these are only the production cars. They went wild with concept cars.
If you realized the PT Cruiser was actually a small wagon it makes more sense.
The Eagle Talon TSI had an AWD 2.0T variant. And it is very highly regarded and sought after now.
I thought it was cool..as a kid in the early 2000s I used to see them here and there..parked somewhere....now....nada. 😔
Basically a hidden Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX model :)
I remember when the Prowler was launched even though it didn't sell in the UK a few were imported! I thought it was cool when it launched, it was featured on Top Gear and got a positive review but it seemed to get panned in the years after by Critics!
It looks cool, I love the crossfire as well.
I owned a Rampage in high school. Which was cool seeing how I was in high school in the early 90s. We put a front end on it from a Charger of the era. Also have owned a AMC Eagle in the Early 2000s.
Chrysler got balls for having funky colors on Challengers
Please do an Episode on the Mitsubishi Diamante
I been waiting for that one
I didn't think that the Dodge Ram SRT-10 was that weird. Also, congratulations on the 100 episode.
baddest muscle truck ever built
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman I agree 👍
A Viper powered truck is like something from Need for Speed. Its cool, but also weird 😂
@@MrTakaMOSHiThe Viper engine is hardly a sports car engine. 2 valves/cilinder, pushrod, low specific output and redline. Based on the Chrysler LA V8. GM offered a 8.1 litre V8 in their Avalanche. Nobody would call that weird.
@@DolleHengst I feel like more than just the engine from the halo car it's also the paintjob, the giant wheels, the single cab body with a short bed and the spoiler that prevents using the truck as a truck
Congratulations on 100 episodes!
I preferred the editing on this video vs previous.
FYI - there was some weird audio stuff occurring circa 0:17 (like an additional audio track was included by accident).
Sounded like the original voice over on the b&w footage
TC by Maserati was just a complete failure.
And Cadillac had the same concept in their Allante, which I think is Italian for bad idea!
@@robertdragoff6909Lincoln almost got a 2-seat luxury convertible similar to the Allante. Oldsmobile almost got a 2+2 seat coupe based on a modified Toronado platform (similar to the Reatta).
Now this is the edit I like...
Small correction. You stated Chrysler’s Eagle brand never had any 4wd options. I currently own a 94 Eagle Summit wagon with AWD. Granted it is basically a rebadged Mitsubishi, but it was sold as an Eagle.
Also the Eagle Talon had the TSi AWD option from 1990-94
Technically 4WD and AWD are two separate drive types, but yes they did have models where 4 wheels could be powered at once
@@buffufalo7714 I literally came to the comments section to say this
@@buffufalo7714I was just about to mention this one
The Eagle version of the Intrepid(Eagle Summit I think) had an AWD version. But those cars are RARE.
Great channel .. keep 'em coming! I had a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser Street Cruiser Series Route 66 Edition. It was an eye catcher! I had it for 5 years. That's longer than any other car I've had. I must have liked it despite it's lousy fuel mileage and terrible turning circle.
Actually the Eagle Talon Tsi an Eclipse clone was AWD.
Love seeing the channel grow
I'd love to have a Rampage, and also a Dakota convertible! Never cared for the Crossfire! It's a shame that the LeBaron came out before the TC! If it hadn't, the TC may have been more successful. The PT was kinda cool when first introduced, but I sure didn't want one. It's too bad that the Airflow didn't succeed. The Prowler was weird, but man, it was ballsy of Chrysler to build it, which makes me a fan! Liked and subscribed!
Thanks for mentioning the Dodge Rampage in this episode. Now episode(s) on Oldsmobile Delta, Regency; Dodge/Plymouth Spirit/Acclaim; Ford Fairmont, AMC Javelin, Nissan Silvia
The Eagle Talon (part of the later Eagle brand that was unrelated to AMC) did have optional AWD, because it was based on the Mitsubishi Eclipse which also had AWD.
I remember when SRT10 came out. 2006's left on lots in 2008 recession, could buy new
The 1980s Dodge Monaco was weird because nobody bought one. The Dodgrme Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo were interesting as well.
I do like the prowler, I always thought it was different like something you would have seen a gangsta driving in the 1920s. It was a cool concept.
Awesome video. One small Correction: The Eagle Talon ESI Could be optioned with 4WD in 1995 when you got the Turbo, I believe.
Talon TSI*. But yes. The TSI could have AWD.
I looked at the Wikipedia page and it mentioned the Eagle Jazz concept car...it's a weird looking thing, like a Crossfire and a Maybach spliced together.
Thank you for another video. I noticed the graphics have changed and the videos look different in a good way. I liked the footage you shared and information. I did want to mention Chevrolet had the Silverado 454 SS truck and Ford had the Lightning F150 as well. Thank you for the GM references as well. Thank you for the effort in the video.
Congrats on 100!!!!!! Also, loving this editing over that other video with all the stock footage.
How about a top 10 list of AMCs??
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Ford australia sold their first ute( car based pickup) in 1934. The Holden was later than that
I find it funny that Chrysler had a pickup model called the Drifter.
The RAM SRT-10 is such a gorgeous model of "We will throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks".
I like the Crossfire!
The Crossfire was a beautiful car.
Rampage styled cars (vw saveiro and ram 800) are still popular in latin america
100th episode dedicated to the greatest car manufacturer to ever exist, Plymouth!
Congratulations on the 100th episode, found the channel a few months ago, have nearly fully caught up, look forward to the upcoming episodes.
Chrysler has always been like a Southern boy doing what they can with what they have.
The AMC eagles were just such interesting cars - when you look at the success Audi have had with the Allroad and others like Subaru it was a very advanced thought process.
I knew a guy that had one of those 4x4 Eagle cars. He was an oil producer and drove it out on the lease. Lots of rough muddy unimproved roads out there. He loved it because it was much more comfortable than the trucks available at that time. I have to say it was pretty capable with aggressive tires on it.
Yes, return to normal with this 100th episode ! One of the best car channels on TH-cam !
Congrats!!❤ 100! Looking forward to at least 900 more ☺️
Congratulations for the 100th episode.
The Viper SRT 10 was kind of an ironic truck since Chrysler originally designed the V10 as a replacement for the big block 440 in its 3500 Ram pickups.
The 440 was last made in 1978..The 488 V-10 was for a bigger engine than the 5.9 (360) in the 2500/3500 in 1994...The V-10 is a 360 with 2 cyl added on!
Chrysler bought AMC because they wanted Jeep. Chrysler would kill the Eagle brand a few years later
Fitting that now Chrysler faces the same ending.
Happy 100th episode!! :D I love this show!
Congratulations on hitting 100 episodes. I guess this means after I check out which of Chrysler ‘s cars made the list, it’ll be time for a re-watch.
I’m actually looking forward to doing that. 😃
Eagle did have an all wheel drive model! The talon!
Congratulations on reaching 100.
Rampage/ Scamp most similar to the Volkswagen Rabbit pickup.
And the Rabbit Pickup came out earlier, in 1979. So Chrysler was actually copying off VW for that one.
I saw a Dodge Dakota Convertible shortly after the Doug Demuro vehicle. It was interesting to see for sure!
With the Dakota convertible, it has a spiritual successor in the Jeep Gladiator
Love to see a Chrysler TC by Maserati go 185
Please do a video on the Ford Explorer sport trac pickup
Keep asking.
PT Cruiser was one of the best looking cars of all time. These guys are weird.
It’s funny how the eagle failed using essentially the same idea as the Subaru outback, whose successes is legendary and long running.
i was in the movie The Island. i love videos like this. thanx.
I remember recently watching a documentary on those Chrysler turbine cars, I was surprised that they looked a lot like the 60s Thunderbirds, and apparently they were pretty cool but too expensive to make I guess some of the people they got those two drive said the mileage was great and also they would go real fast. Apparently though they sounded real strange when they hummed by you.
Amazing the poor braking wasn't mentioned which I always thought was the main tick against them...
Hey man, I've got a weird car... well minivan, I think would be a cool pick for a spot on a video. The 80's Toyota minivan. Not the previa, the one before it. It looks AMAZINGLY similar to a Nissan of the time that didn't come to the US. For decades, I thought that my childhood Transformers toy of Ironhide and his repaint Ratchet, were the toyota van. We had one when I was younger. We drove it from Charlotte NC, to Key West FL many many times. The hood, was literally the driver's seat lol
Srt 10 is dream truck only big truck I'd settle for
On another note I disagree with you on the Dodge Ram SRT-10... it was and is still COOL!!!
At 19:25 ...This car looks weird...but a cool kind of weird...I love it!!!
18:29 LOLOL just like the Cybertruck demo 🪨🪟💥
I still love the prowler. I love the look and always will
I love the Ram SRT10. Checked all the right boxes. Bigass n/a engine, manual trans, rwd, big brakes, cool paint job, usable bed. Honestly the i
Amazing what the minds of engineers and marketing people create. Thanks for the video.
It's been 100 videos already?!? Jeez, congratulations man!
Chrysler in Australia was making utes from the 30's. Also Plymouth, Dodge and De soto.
The crossfire is nice imho
Did Brian Nesbitt also do the front of the new International simi trucks?
Hudson also made an El Camino type vehicle.
Will you have an episode about "designer cars"?
Episode about wierd AMC cars?
1973 AMC Sportabout Gucci option is mine.
It would be awesome if there was a video on the Designer Series of the Lincoln Continental Mark coupe. Said designer models were the Pucci, Givenchy, Cartier, and Bill Blass editions.
🙂.. we do remember.
Some of those will be quite rare to find tody
1996 Dodge Dakota was the only brand new vehicle I ever bought, 260K when I gave it away in 2007. Loved it!
The only problem with the prowler was the lack of a v8 or v10 option. Had that been the case, it would have probably seen a hellcat like reception. A built 360 magnum or a viper engine in a small car like that would have been insane! Even adding 2 cylinders to the 3.5L would have been much better. granted, the 3.5l wasn't a slouch, but it really needed a v8.
Congratulations on hitting 100 episodes.
In Brasil we have the Ram Rampage, a small pickup.
I'd really like to own a Prowler one day, but there were only ever a handful of them sent out to Australia, and they are ridiculously expensive - if you can even find one!
17:11 Are we simply going to ignore how awesome that 1932 Airflow Trifan concept car looks? I would totally drive that everyday. Just simply a beastly and beautiful vehicle. Perfection.
In '99, I bought a Dakota R/T. Great fast truck. Almost bought the Ram Viper but it had a $5K government impact charge. So I went with the Supercharged Ford Lightning.
I has a Crossfire and loved the way it drove but it had the most uncomfortable seats. I got rid of it in about six months. Despite Jeremy Clarkson's opinion I still like the look of it. Something right out of Dick Tracy
I always loved the look of the Crossfire, I just couldn’t stand the 90s SLK interior with how nice and modern it looked on the outside. If it was updated with a newer interior I would have definitely bought one.
I really liked the crossfire. I thought it was really sharp when it came out. The mechanical spoiler that pops up is a cool feature
VOLKSWAGEN FOX PLEASE
Saw a Desoto airflow in 2016 pulling a lightweight oxygen travel trailer! Oxygen is the brand name for the TT which was made in Quebec Canada!
Some of the Chrysler body styles from the late 50s to the early 60s were out of this world😅
You should make videos on Infiniti. Especially the M37, M56 series that evolved into the 2015 through 2019 Q70, Q70S, Q70L & Q70H.
How about a top 10 list for Studebaker??
Great job!!! 👍👍🙂
There was nothing particularly short-lived about the Pantera. It was produced from 1971 into the 1990s.
Yea but they only made 1500 cars from 75-90, saying it was a production car is being generous
@@gunfighterzero Some very hand-made cars are like that.
Chrysler I reckon were always the innovators, when they were the Chrysler Corporation and stood alone that is.
When I was a kid growing up there was someone that lived around me in canada that had the AMC eagle station wagon. The guy didn't drive it much always had it parked with a cover over it but you can still tell it was an eagle by how it stood.
I owned a Crossfire. I loved that little car. I would probably still have it, but family life intervened.
Excellent production…thanks!
I owned 2 PT Cruisers and liked them both. The second was the turbo model and had good power but lousy gas mileage.
Had an AMC Eagle and loved it.
I own an 04 PT cruiser touring edition, and we are preparing her to be turned to a truck.
I love the crossfire and Chryslers ambition and love for automobiles during that time
"Every" true car guy likes aspects of the Prowler, if not the car as a whole.
That darn chuck foose