Chrysler Model History

United States · founded 1925

American marque founded by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925 — pioneer of the Airflow, the 300 'letter cars', and the modern minivan, today a brand of Stellantis.

Models

Airflow

Chrysler's streamlined, wind-tunnel-shaped 1934 milestone — a commercial flop but a landmark in aerodynamic car design.

Full-size car · 1934–1937
300 (letter series)

The 'letter cars' (C-300 to 300L, 1955–1965) — high-performance Hemi-powered personal-luxury coupes seen as early muscle.

Personal luxury car · 1955–1965
300

The bold rear-drive 300 (2005–2023) — a Hemi-available sedan on the Mercedes-derived LX platform that revived the 'letter car' name.

Full-size car · 2005–2023
New Yorker

Chrysler's prestige sedan for 57 years — at its 1996 end, the longest-running American car nameplate.

Full-size car · 1940–1996
Imperial

Chrysler's top-of-the-line luxury car from 1926 — a rival to Cadillac and Lincoln, even spun off as its own marque in the 1950s–70s.

Full-size luxury car · 1926–1993
Cordoba

The mid-size personal-luxury coupe immortalized by Ricardo Montalbán's 'fine Corinthian leather' ads.

Personal luxury car · 1975–1983
LeBaron

A Chrysler mainstay across three generations — rear-drive M-body, then the K-car twins and the popular J-body convertible.

Mid-size car · 1977–1995
Sebring

Chrysler's mid-size line of 1995–2010 in coupe, sedan, and a perennially popular convertible — succeeded by the 200.

Mid-size car · 1995–2010
200

A mid-size sedan (2011–2017) — first a reworked Sebring, then a clean-sheet Fiat-platform car — and Chrysler's last car-segment sedan.

Mid-size car · 2011–2017
PT Cruiser

The retro-styled, hot-selling tall hatchback (2001–2010) — 2001 Motor Trend Car of the Year, later a convertible too.

Compact car · 2001–2010
Town & Country (minivan)

The luxury minivan (1990–2016) that defined upscale family hauling — Chrysler's flagship people-mover before the Pacifica.

Minivan · 1990–2016
Town & Country (classic wagon)

The original Town & Country — a pioneering 1941 steel-roofed 'woodie' wagon, later steel-bodied wagons through 1988.

Station wagon · 1941–1988
Pacifica

Chrysler's current minivan (2017–) — successor to the Town & Country and home of the segment's first plug-in hybrid.

Minivan · 2017–present

Other makes