---- Jan O. Van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Have you seen the new webpage, http://www1.daimlerchrysler.com ???
> Apparently it was set up today and has a history section for both companies.
> Problem is, the Chrysler history is off by a year or two [ie automatics in
> '53]. Und es gebt auch auf Deutsch!!!
Actually, the PowerFlite *did* come out in spring of '53, late in the '53 model
year, but AFAIK only in NYs/Imperials.
However, the site does appear to have been written in Germany, and has some
alarming gaps for something claiming to represent Big Mama MoPar.
There were no references to the following:
Adventurer
Fury
Rootes Group
Hillman
Sunbeam
Nash
Hudson
Rambler
The Rootes and AMC-related missing links are important because the Mercedes side
showed links to extinct German auto manufacturers, i.e., Maybach, which had
been folded into Daimler-Benz. There is a brief mention of the founding of
Willys-Overland in the time line, but no further mention when you click on.
There were also no references on the Mercedes side to the following:
Adolf Hitler
Slave Labor (tried under British spelling as well)
Various Nazi officials known to have been involved in the German auto industry
Mike Sealey
I Guess I Should Be Happy They Mentioned Virgil Exner
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