Chrysler's 1933 Royal broke from how the company had always named cars — it was only the second Chrysler nameplate that didn't reference an internal body code or a top speed.
Lead trim: Royal Eight CT 273.8 I8
Chrysler Royal Eight Series CTCT · 1933–1934
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FactChrysler's 1933 Royal broke from how the company had always named cars — it was only the second Chrysler nameplate that didn't reference an internal body code or a top speed.
The "Royal" nameplate appeared in 1933 as the Chrysler Royal Series CT (added to the 1932 Eight Series CP and previously a top-level trim package on sedans), originally with the Straight Eight (273.8 cu in, 4.5 L), the second Chrysler to use a nameplate rather than a "Series" designation (the first was the Imperial, with which it shared a shortened chassis). It came as a two-door Business Coupe, Roadster Coupe, Convertible Coupe, a two-door five-passenger Convertible Sedan and four-door Sedan on a 120 in wheelbase, with a longer 128 in (3,251 mm) wheelbase for the eight-passenger sedan and as a cowl and chassis for special coachwork (95 documented), priced from US$895 (business coupé) to US$1,085 (convertible sedan) and US$1,125 for the long wheelbase, "offering the appearance of the flagship Imperial but at an affordable price". The Royal name was used for one year in 1933, when the Airflow replaced it in 1934.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Eight CT 273.8 I8 | 1933–1934 | 4.5 L Inline-8 | 90 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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The final Royal, the AP3, borrowed its face from Detroit's 1959 DeSoto: stacked quad headlamps and triple tail lights on an Australian-built Plymouth-based sedan.
Australia's AP2 Royal grafted odd 'saddle fins' onto its tailfins — a grille-and-rear update that made it instantly distinct from the AP1 it replaced.
South Australia's Highway Patrol ran V8 versions of this Australian-built Chrysler Royal — a locally adapted family car good enough for police pursuit duty.
Chrysler's six-cylinder Royal was the direct heir to the very car that founded the company in 1925, and it stayed Chrysler's cheapest model for the rest of its life.
Chrysler's 1933 Royal broke from how the company had always named cars — it was only the second Chrysler nameplate that didn't reference an internal body code or a top speed.
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