Plymouth Cricket

The Plymouth Cricket was a compact car, small by North American standards, that Chrysler sold under the Plymouth brand in the United States and Canada in the 1971 to 1973 model years. It was an early reaction to the growing interest of American buyers in small, economical cars. The Crickets were built in Britain by Chrysler UK and were largely identical to the European Hillman Avenger; the name was chosen as a nod to the Volkswagen Beetle. A lengthwise-mounted inline four-cylinder engine of 1,489 cubic centimetres was standard, with 57 SAE horsepower, or 70 with a twin-carburettor option. It came as a four-door sedan and, from 1972, as a wagon with a large tailgate. It sold poorly and was dropped after two years, just before the first oil crisis.