Chrysler plans to bring back one of the 1924 Chrysler Six models that debuted at New York’s 1924 car show 101 years ago.
Maxwell Motors launched the Chrysler marque, building and selling cars, in January 1924. For the last ten years, the company has marked 1925 as its birthdate, rather than the actual debut of the Chrysler car, making 2025 the right year for a centennial anniversary.
Now, people will be able to see the then-advanced car developed under the leadership of Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton, Carl Breer, and Walter P. Chrysler—a car that came fairly close to being called the Zeder a year earlier, and very close to being the Chrysler by Willys.
The company is also bringing in a Ramcharger technology display, new cars, Camp Jeep (with a taller, steeper hill), and a Charger and Wagoneer S for the lower-level electric rides. Camp Jeep has a 25° uneven plane, 70-foot-long, 12-foot tall off-camber bridge, 30° curved wedge, and narrow passage between 45° walls. Stellpower will be there to cover the events.
Chrysler’s exciting and sometimes inexplicable history can be seen in the book Century of Chrysler (a text-only edition is also available, as is a digital version for Apple Books.)
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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