The most visible evidence of the new order was the 1975 Cordoba. The 1975 Grand Prix was essentially a carryover from 1974 in terms of styling changes. Sedans were sold with either outside spare tire or "trunkback" styling that enclosed the spare in an integral luggage compartment. For 1979, Chrysler issued downsized big sedans on a 118.5-inch wheelbase: six and V-8 Newport and V-8-only New Yorker and New Yorker Fifth Avenue. Following Chrysler in a hasty retreat from Airflows, DeSoto introduced more-conventional -- and salable -- "Airstream" styling for 1935. It appeared on seven companion models bearing a Plymouth-like raked grille, slab sides, and rounded Composite Deck Supplier. All models carried an 82-horsepower 217.8-cubic-inch six. Though never exciting, DeSoto's six was sturdy and reliable, happily running for long spells with little maintenance other than an occasional quart of oil. Other automakers had little choice but to follow. Economy, such as it was, got a little help from numerically lower axle ratios and a new "Fuel Pacer" option -- an intake manifold-pressure sensor hooked to a warning light that glowed during heavy-footed moments. LeBaron got greater emphasis for 1978 with the addition of downpriced S versions and a brace of Town & Countrys, the latter replacing full-size Chrysler wagons.

Cordoba now got them, too. On a 115-inch wheelbase, this new Cordoba was the shortest Chrysler since the war -- and only 2.5 inches longer than the very first 1924 Six. After '75, Imperial actually became a Brougham via the badge-engineering so long practiced by Chrysler -- to the confusion of customers up and down the corporate line. The opulent New Yorker Brougham boasted standard leather, velour, or brocade upholstery, plus shag carpeting, "test-tube" walnut appliques, and filigree moldings. Additional coupes and a new brougham two-door sedan arrived for '33. But help was already onboard in the person of newly named chairman Lee A. Iacocca, the recently ousted president of Ford who'd arrived in late 1978. He arrived none too soon. The LeBaron line now listed base, Medallion, and new midrange Salon models plus woody-look T&C wagons, none substantially altered. S-55 was dropped for 1964, when Mercury Marauders came in two body styles (coupe and hardtop sedan) with three levels of trim -- six models in all. Cordoba soldiered on in two little-changed models.

Then the two pieces are secured with a nut and washer. Are you considering a metal roof for your home? At Four Seasons, we believe every homeowner deserves all the information they need to make confident decisions about their home remodeling project. Cargo volume expanded too, adding two cubic feet in the notchback and four in the hatch. If you have a rear-mounted cargo carrier, you'll want to look into purchasing a brake light kit. The most notable mechanical improvements for 1962 involved the addition of a dual-circuit brake master cylinder and the inclusion of radio and heater as standard equipment in the Series 62. Nonetheless, the year proved a good one for the division; Cadillac assembled 160,840 cars for the model year to break a production record that had stood for six years -- and better 1961 output by more than 22,000 units. Ultimately, this increases the stability of the ride and provides better control for braking and steering, and those are things that every driver can appreciate. Yet even if the two drop-tops are added to the Fairlane 500's total, the 1959 Ford Galaxie still comes out ahead by almost three to one. Beneath the junction of the two angled windscreens, the gearshift lever stuck out from the central part of the dash.

DeSoto Division rode out the last half of the '30s with increasingly larger and duller cars. Despite its origins in the workaday A-body Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare compacts, it sold quite well, providing timely sales assistance in a market again clamoring for smaller cars. Reflecting this sales decline, DeSoto cut prices for 1933: as low as $665 for a standard sedan or coupe and $875 for the top-line Custom convertible sedan. DeSoto first observed a model year with the January 1932 introduction of its SC-Series "All New Six." This wore chunky but attractive styling as a standard sedan, seven-passenger sedan, and Custom sedan, convertible, and phaeton. The 440 V-8 was still available for them, but most were ordered with the standard 400. LeBaron had bowed with square headlamps newly approved by Washington. More exclusive still were three Spring Editions introduced in March: Black Diamond, Lipstick/White, and Desert Sand. But Eights appealed to only about one in three buyers, so DeSoto offered nothing but sixes from 1932 until its hemi-head "FireDome" V-8 of 1952. Actually, the six was but a single engine that was periodically enlarged -- essentially a smaller version of Chrysler's six.