The six cylinder engine was replaced in 1954 with the popular 195 horsepower FirePower V8, with a 235 horsepower version on the DeLuxe, and all 1954 New Yorkers were available with the new two speed Powerflite automatic transmission, replacing Fluid Torque Drive and Fluid Matic. It was the last year in which Chrysler offered the long wheelbase sedan, a model that had carried the New Yorker name on its stretched chassis since the war.
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Source Wikipedia: ChryslerHistory, 1925 to 1998: Chrysler Corporationtier 2Quote, History, 1925 to 1998: Chrysler Corporation
The Chrysler company was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation.
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1954 was the last year the long-wheelbase sedan was offered by Chrysler.
Year: 1954
1954 was the last year the long-wheelbase sedan was offered by Chrysler.
1954 transmission
1954 New Yorkers were available with the
Body style, sedan: 1949-1954
reduced to club coupe, four-door sedan,
Body style, convertible: 1949-1954
reduced to club coupe, four-door sedan,
Body style, coupe: 1949-1954
reduced to club coupe, four-door sedan,
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The Chrysler company was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation.
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