The Chrysler Phaeton was a four-door convertible sedan concept car built by Chrysler in 1997. The Phaeton was inspired by Chrysler's historic Newport Phaeton, and the Imperial Parade Phaeton. It had a 48-valve 5.4 L aluminum V12 rated at 425 hp. The suspension was a modified double wishbone with independent double A-arms.

Through the 1990s, Chrysler searched for a flagship car. Plymouth had the Prowler, Dodge had the Viper; but what would Chrysler have? Perhaps, at least one designer thought, the outrageous Chrysler Phaeton, with massive wheels, chrome hubcaps, …

Three Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaetons were produced in 1952 by Chrysler as ceremonial vehicles. They were styled by Virgil Exner and were in many ways a preview of the new "100 Million Dollar" styling that would debut in 1955 on the newly separate Imperial marque and on other full-size Chrysler Corporation Cars.

2023年8月23日 · First seen at the 1997 Detroit Auto Show, the Phaeton Concept was a large, 4-door convertible featuring true “dual cowl” design and borrowing styling elements from Chryslers of decades past.

The 1997 Chrysler Phaeton harkens back to a time in the 30s and 40s when touring cars could be seen on the roads, and the people driving inside them were strictly upper class. That's why Phaeton was built to be a four-door, four-seat convertible with a separate windscreen behind the front seats to separate the driver from the passengers.

2021年1月14日 · Head designer John E. Herlitz wrote that the 1997 Chrysler Phaeton concept "embraces and contemporizes elegant, classic design cues from historic touring automobiles of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s." The four-door hard-top convertible was inspired by Chrysler's dual-cowl 1941 Newport.

If you were watching a major parade anywhere in this country in the 1950's, chances are you saw the dignitaries riding in a majestic Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton. Three of these cars were built in 1952 and face-lifted in 1955 with the 1956 design.

125 bhp, 384.8 cu. in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission with overdrive and freewheeling, solid front and live rear axles with semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 145 in.

Back in the mid-to-late 90s Chrysler was particularly fond of developing curvaceous, voluptuous concept cars that had an air of classic beauty about them. They produced a number of such concepts, including the Atlantic, the Chronos, and this, the Chrysler Phaeton.

In 1930, the Chrysler Series 77 was introduced, offering a diverse range of factory body styles. Notable design elements included a 4-speed transmission, double-drop frame, front upper corner pillar parking lamps, and distinctive concave moldings on open-top models.