Chrysler's very first car, the B-70, sold 32,000 units in its debut year alone — a record for any new model's introduction at the time.
Median 29 hp across 18 similar cars
Lead trim: Six B-70 201 cu in I6
Chrysler Six Model B-70B-70 · 1924–1925
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FactChrysler's very first car, the B-70, sold 32,000 units in its debut year alone — a record for any new model's introduction at the time.
The Chrysler Six was a series of cars all fitted with the Chrysler Straight Six, begun when Chrysler assumed operations of the Maxwell Automobile Company in 1924 (and of Chalmers in 1926). The Model B-70 is a full-size car and was the first car produced by Chrysler, from 1924 to 1925, replacing the cars of Maxwell. Development began as early as 1919 for Willys Corporation, the car originally intended to be the Willys Six, designed by Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton and Carl Breer, three former Studebaker engineers known as "The Three Musketeers"; in January 1924 the finished car was presented as the Chrysler Six Model B-70 at the Commodore Hotel during the New York Auto Show. Nine different bodies supplied by Fisher Body Co. were offered in the first year, the open cars initially having horizontally split windshields inspired by the Brewster windshield and 30-inch wheels with five lug nuts on hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes. The success was sensational: 32,000 cars had been sold by the end of 1924, a record for the introduction of a new model, and production of the Chalmers stopped. The entry-level roadster with rumble seat cost US$1,595 and the Town Car US$3,725, and the cars with the high-performance engines reached a top speed of 70 to 75 mph, only about 5 mph less than the Packard Eight; a stripped-down roadster finished the 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans and Sir Malcolm Campbell set a 100 mph lap record at Brooklands in a streamlined roadster. From mid-1925 Chrysler produced its own bodies after buying the Kercheval Body Factory of Detroit, and the hood ornament was a stylized Viking winged helmet. The engine was a 201 cu in (3.3 L) Chrysler I6 and the length 160 in (1924).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six B-70 201 cu in I6 | 1924–1925 | 3.3 L Inline-6 | 68 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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Chrysler's very first car, the B-70, sold 32,000 units in its debut year alone — a record for any new model's introduction at the time.
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