For 1953 Chrysler shrunk its cars to a 125.5-inch wheelbase and bent the sheet metal to a smoother look with one-piece windscreen and a much lower roofline now that President K.T. Keller had gone. The Saratoga had gone onto the shorter chassis for 1951 to 1952 but was gone in 1953 leaving the New Yorker to be sold as standard or deluxe. Although a full range of body styles was offered for the New Yorker, the 4-door sedan was the only real seller. For 1955 new sheet metal showed the influence of Virgil Exner.