Chrysler Windsor
| Chrysler Windsor | |
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1951 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler |
| Production | 1939-1961 1961-1966 (Canada only) |
| Assembly |
Los Angeles (Maywood) Assembly Windsor, Ontario, Canada (1961-66) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Chrysler Airflow |
| Successor | Chrysler 300 |
| Chrysler Windsor 1939-1942 | |
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1942 Windsor Club Coupé
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler Saratoga Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Custom |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 241.5 CID L-head 108 hp (81 kW) I6 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 122.5 in (3,112 mm) |
| Length | 202.5 in (5,144 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1946-1948 | |
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1948 Chrysler Windsor 4-door sedan
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler |
| Production | 1946–1948 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 2-door convertible |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related |
Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town & Country Chrysler Saratoga DeSoto Custom |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 250.6 CID L-head 114 hp (85 kW) I6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 121.5 in (3,086 mm) |
| Length | 208.25 in (5,290 mm) |
| Width | 77.75 in (1,975 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1949-1951 | |
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1951 Chrysler Windsor sedan
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Custom |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 250.6 CID L-head 116 hp (87 kW) I6 |
| Transmission | Prestomatic semi-automatic 4-speed |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 121.5 in (3,086 mm) |
| Length | 208.25 in (5,290 mm) 207.3"(1951) |
| Width | 77.75 in (1,975 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor/Windsor DeLuxe 1953-1954 | |
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1954 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Powermaster |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 264.5 CID 1 bbl. 119 hp (89 kW) I6 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual PowerFlight automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 125.5 in (3,188 mm) |
| Length | 211 in (5,359 mm) (1953) 215.6 in (5,476 mm) (1954) 222.3 in (5,646 mm) (8-passenger sedan 1953) 229.6 in (5,832 mm) (1954) |
| Width | 76.8 in (1,951 mm) |
| Height | 62.5 in (1,588 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1955-1956 | |
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1955 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Powermaster |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 300.5 CID Spitfire 2bbl. 188 hp (140 kW) V8(1955) 331CID 2-bbl. 225 hp (168 kW) V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual PowerFlight automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 126 in (3,200 mm) |
| Length | 218.6 in (5,552 mm) (1955) 220.4 in (5,598 mm)(1956) |
| Width | 79.0 in (2,007 mm) (1955) 78.8 in (2,002 mm)(1956) |
| Height | 60.6 in (1,539 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1957-1958 | |
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1958 Chrysler Windsor Sedan
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Firesweep |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 354 CID "Spitfire" 2-bbl. 285hp (290 in 1958) V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual TorqueFlite Automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 126 in (3,200 mm) (1957) 122 in (3,099 mm) (1958) |
| Length | 219.2 in (5,568 mm) (1957) 218 in (5,537 mm) (1958) |
| Width | 78.8 in (2,002 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1959 | |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto Firesweep |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 3-speed manual TorqueFlite automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 122 in (3,099 mm) |
| Length | 216.6 in (5,502 mm) |
| Width | 79.3 in (2,014 mm) |
| Chrysler Windsor 1960-1961 | |
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1960 Chrysler Windsor 4-Door Sedan
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR |
| Related |
Chrysler Town & Country DeSoto (1961) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 383 CID 305 hp (227 kW) V8 |
| Transmission | TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 122 in (3,099 mm) |
| Length | 215.4 in (5,471 mm) |
| Width | 79.4 in (2,017 mm) |
The Chrysler Windsor is a full-size car which was built by Chrysler from 1939 through to the 1960s. The final Chrysler Windsor sold in the United States was produced in 1961, but production in Canada continued until 1966. The Canadian 1961 to 1966 Windsor model was for all intents and purposes the equivalent of the Chrysler Newport in the United States.
The Windsor was positioned above the entry-level Royal from 1939 to 1950. With the demise of the Royal for the 1951 model year the Windsor became Chrysler's price leader through to 1960. For the 1961 model year the Chrysler Newport was made the marque's price leader with the Windsor positioned one level above the Newport. Chrysler replaced the Windsor name in 1962 with the introduction of the non-lettered series Chrysler 300.
The Windsor first came out in 1939. It was a junior model to the larger Chrysler New Yorker. In 1940, the Windsor came in either long or short wheelbase versions as a 6-passenger sedan, a 6-passenger coupe, a convertible, a Victoria sedan, or an 8-passenger sedan. New this year were sealed beam head lights. The Windsor used independent front suspension, 11" brakes, and a X girder truss type frame.
New for 1941 was the Windsor Six Town and Country, a station wagon type vehicle designed by David A. Wallace, who was the president of Chrysler at the time. Fog lights and bumper crash bars were optional.
Production ended in January, 1942, as all automobile companies in the USA switched to war production. The 1942 heralded post-war design, with fenders being better integrated into the overall bodywork.
After the war, the Windsor was put back into production. It was similar to the 1942 models. New things included a handbrake warning signal that warned that the handbrake was not fully released, and a new grille. Tank capacity was 17USgallons. There was full instrumentation.
The Windsor made up 62.9% of the company's sales.
1948 Chrysler Windsor 4-door sedan
1948 Chrysler Windsor Club Coupe
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