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Location: Lower Mainland BC | These two:
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Location: Ohio | The one on the right, “1950’s Chrysler” is a good general reference book.
It has individual sections for Chrysler, Dodge, Desoto, Plymouth & Imperial models subdivided by the year.
Each section pulls most of the information from factory brochures & focuses on the year to year design changes / updates. Though the info is not overly detailed or in-depth. Along with photos - original factory & restored cars, almost all in color.
Also includes charts with production numbers for each model year.
Hope this helps. |
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | The 50s Chrysler book is amazing , but has many mistakes . |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Dave, the standard catalog of 1950 Chryslers is very nice, but there's some errors
Nice to have;
Standard Catalog of Chrysler 1924-1990 ISBN 087341142-0
The Complete History Of Chrysler Corporation 1924 - 1985 ISBN 0-88176-200-8
Chrysler ISBN 0-7603-0695-8
Must have;
The Postwar Years Chrysler & Imperial ISBN 0-87938-034-9 (Very rare)
The Doge Story ISBN 0-912612-07-X
Virgil Exner - Visoneer ISBN 978-1-84584-118-8
70 Years Of Chrysler ISBN 0-912612-06-1
Should you find the Postwar Years, buy it on sight.
Now you have a nice wishing list for Christmas |
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | https://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search=Virgil%20Exner%20-%20Vi... |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0879380349/ref=tmm_hrd_new_o...
https://www.amazon.com/Dodge-story-Crestline-auto-books/dp/091261207... |
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Location: Ponder, TX | I don't have either of the books mentioned in the original post, but I have The Dodge Story. It is a good book with hundreds of pictures, but all in black and white. The book is organized by years, so it's easy to find whatever you're looking for.
I also have Dodge 100 Years, written by Matt DeLorenzo, and published by Quatro Publishing Group. Great color photos, but not very well organized and not much Forward Look.
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | 56D500boy - 2018-11-30 8:48 PM
These two:
Bought those two today plus the 46-85 Dodge Identification guide. Total for all three was $42 (50% off sale).
Beware of blatant errors. Doesn't anybody use fact checkers?
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Location: NY & VT | The best one above imo is The Postwar Years by Richard Langworth, had it for 40 yrs since it came out, but it is Chrysler only, no Dodge etc. and rare, as mentioned.
The similar book on Postwar Olds is equally rare and equally superior to other Olds volumes. |
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