To celebrate Chrysler's 25 years in production a new 'boxy' style was brought in for the 1949 CHrysler Windsor. New Chairman KT Keller oversaw the unadventurous 'Keller look' for this new body which had versions wearing 'DeSoto', 'Dodge', and 'Plymouth' badges. In 1951 the Windsor became Chrysler's entry level car (although Plymouth models were lower priced) when the 'Royal' was dropped. The Windsor and Windsor Deluxe shared the 125.5 inch wheelbase of DeSoto models. For 1953-54 Chrysler gave new bodies to its models with one-piece windscreens, and in 1955 the Virgil Exner 'Forward Look' appeared on the Windsors.
Chrysler Windsor 1950 Convertible. A 3.5-litre straight six engine powered this Windsor Convertible.
Chrysler Windsor 1950 Convertible front (2)
Chrysler Windsor 1950 Convertible. In 1949 for the 1950 model year the Windsor was given a new body with integrated wings and a v-shaped windscreen.
Chrysler Windsor 1950 Convertible rear
Chrysler Windsor 1950 Convertible
Chrysler New Yorker 1950 Newport Hardtop front
Chrysler New Yorker 1950 Newport Hardtop. The C46 New Yorker was built on a 131.5-inch wheelbase, which it shared with all Chrysler models except for the entry level Wayfarer.
Dodge Wayfarer 1949 Business Coupe front
Dodge Wayfarer 1949 Business Coupe.. Dodge introduced the D29 Wayfarer in 1949 as its entry level model built on a 115-inch wheelbase (123.5-inch for Meadowbrook and Coronet models). Designed by A.B. 'Buzz' Grisinger, John Chika, and Herb Weissinger (who later went to Kaiser-Frazer).