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All Chrysler products at the time had a parking brake independent from the vehicle's wheel brakes, a single brake drum mounted on the driveshaft, just behind the transmission. This had the (intended) effect of locking both rear wheels in the same way that the "Park" setting did in other transmissions.
The convertible had extra strength built into its crossmembers that formed an "X". The driveshaft passed through a hole in the "X" frame. The parking brake gripped the driveshaft and was not connected to the rear drum brakes prior to the 1963 model year. [1] The Imperial, and all Chrysler-built cars, incorporated "Torsion-Aire" suspension for 1957.
The Chrysler Royal is an automobile which was produced by Chrysler Australia from 1957 to 1963. After investing in tooling to stamp body panels for the 1954 P25 series Plymouth locally, and with Chrysler headquarters in Detroit unwilling to assist in the costs of retooling for the new US models, Chrysler Australia made the decision to develop their own range, using as much of the existing ...
A new parking brake was also used, [38] and the brakes on the Windsor were 11" drums. The Windsor shared a futuristic semi-circular domed instrument cluster Chrysler called the AstraDome , which housed the speedometer and all gauges in one location with the Chrysler 300, Newport, Saratoga and New Yorker.
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The Plymouth Savoy and the Dodge Kingsway were also assembled in India by Premier Automobiles Limited in Kurla, Bombay. In Mexico the Savoy was assembly by Automex between 1960 and 1961, rebadged as a Dodge. The plant was located in Lago Alberto, Mexico City. Chrysler Australia produced the P25 series Plymouth Savoy from 1954 to 1957. [13]
To aide in brake cooling, the hubcaps and pressed steel wheels were introduced with slots to allow airflow across the drum brakes. Suggested retail prices continued to climb at US$5,441 ($55,476 in 2023 dollars [ 11 ] ) for the coupe and US$5,841 ($59,555 in 2023 dollars [ 11 ] ) for the convertible.
The 1957–58 Belvedere two-door hardtop gained notoriety from the 1983 movie Christine based on the novel by Stephen King. In the opening scene, in which the title is set as "Detroit, 1957," Christine appears near the end of the assembly line as a lone bright red car in a long line of Buckskin Beige Furys being built for the new model year (1958).