Postwar material shortages meant Chrysler couldn't get real whitewall tires for the Saratoga, so it faked the look with chrome 'beauty rings' on the wheels instead.
Median 83 hp across 78 similar cars
Lead trim: Saratoga 323.5 Straight Eight
Chrysler Saratoga Series C-39C-39 · 1946–1948
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FactPostwar material shortages meant Chrysler couldn't get real whitewall tires for the Saratoga, so it faked the look with chrome 'beauty rings' on the wheels instead.
The Saratoga returned for 1946 as Chrysler's second most expensive eight-cylinder model below the New Yorker, in a full array of body styles (two-door three-passenger coupé, two-door six-passenger Brougham Sedan and Club Coupe, four-door sedan) on the New Yorker's wheelbase and related to the six-cylinder Windsor, with the same die-cast grille as all Chryslers; prices averaged US$1,826 (1,544 built in 1946) and US$2,244 in 1948 (2,121 built). Annual styling changes were almost non-existent between 1946 and 1948; during the post-war shortage white steel "beauty rings" gave the appearance of white walls, which returned as an option in 1947, and Fluid Drive continued with the four-speed semi-automatic Presto-Matic offered. Engine: 323.5 cu in (5.3 L) Straight Eight with a 3-speed manual; wheelbase 127.5 in (3,238 mm), length 214.3 in, width 77.8 in. The Maywood, California factory began production in 1948.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 323.5 Straight Eight | 1946–1948 | 5.3 L Inline-8 | 133 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Europe's Saratoga was no simple badge job: global safety rules forced Chrysler to redesign its headlamps, lights, glass, mirrors, seat belts and even the instrument cluster for export.
After Chrysler killed the Saratoga name in the US, Canada kept it alive — the '61 Canadian Saratoga was really just a US Windsor wearing Saratoga badges.
For 1957-58, what Americans bought as the Saratoga, Canadians bought as the Windsor — while the actual American Windsor wasn't sold in Canada at all.
Paired with Chrysler's new Hemi V8, the 1951 Saratoga's shorter, lighter body made it quicker than the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 — the performance benchmark of its day.
Postwar material shortages meant Chrysler couldn't get real whitewall tires for the Saratoga, so it faked the look with chrome 'beauty rings' on the wheels instead.
Despite the humbler name, the original Saratoga actually launched priced above both the Imperial and the New Yorker in Chrysler's own lineup.
Rivals
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