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SS Marine Electric was a 605-foot bulk carrier that sank on 12 February 1983, about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia, in 130 feet of water.Thirty-one of the 34 crew members lost their life due to hypothermia; the three survivors endured 90 minutes drifting in the frigid waters of the Atlantic.
Chrysler would inherit most of AMC, and the very first Premiers left the factory with a mishmash of Renault and Eagle badges attached to various surfaces. The Premier suffered from an identity crisis from the start, and by the time it was suddenly rebadged as an Eagle – an all-new brand created out of thin air for AMC leftovers – and then ...
As a young man he became a delivery driver, a job requiring late-night high-speed driving, often without headlights; for this he used a modified 1958 Chrysler 300D capable of 140 mph (225 km/h) speeds, easily more than most police vehicles, which he nicknamed Traveller, after Robert E. Lee's favorite horse Traveller. The car was eventually ...
Honesdale Borough Council President James Brennan on Feb. 26 called for an investigation into what council can do to require a car dealership to not load or unload vehicles in the middle of ...
The 1984 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 4, 1984, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2]Richard Petty, driving the #43 Pontiac for Curb Racing, won the race.
In 1978, Chrysler brought on recently dismissed Ford president Lee Iacocca to help turn around the struggling auto maker. [9] In 1979, Chrysler sought assistance from the federal government. On September 17, 1979, Riccardo announced his resignation – citing poor health and his belief that the company would be more likely to receive government ...
Tim Benjamin, Welsh ... Canadian-American Olympic short track speed ... Ford recalled over 141,800 cars due to fire hazards, while Chrysler recalled 4,000 cars and ...
As part of a January 2019 settlement, Fiat Chrysler recalled and repaired approximately 100,000 automobiles equipped with a 3.0-litre V6 EcoDiesel engine having a prohibited defeat device, pay $311 million in total civil penalties to US regulators and CARB, pay $72.5 million for state civil penalties, implement corporate governance reforms, and ...