Chrysler 180 Gallery
July 25, 2011
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Matthew Hayward · 
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The Chrysler 180 was quite a stylish car, and it remains a mystery why it failed so spectacularly in the UK…
Pictures taken from the excellent French language Chrysler 180 site.
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“The Chrysler 180 was quite a stylish car, and it remains a mystery why it failed so spectacularly in the UK”
It DOES look like a big Avenger, so may have failed in a similar way to the Austin 3-litre looking like a big 1800.
It looked like a big, stodgy Avenger. It drove like a big stodgy Avenger. It had nothing to recommend it in a market full of better cars in the 1600-2000cc class. Gone and thankfully almost forgotten.
Vastly underrated and miles better than the truly abysmal Triumph 2000/2500…..
Had the 180/2-Litre been marketed properly, e.g, Hillman and Humber, then it would probably have had more chance of succeeding.
The basis of a great car existed here. As for the styling, the Australian Centura version, with a few minor tweaks transformed the look of the car.
#3 “Vastly underrated and miles better than the truly abysmal Triumph 2000/2500…..”
Which planet have you been living on? The Triumph 2000/2500 wiped the floor with the 180 and deservedly so. Stylish Michelotti exterior, upmarket wood dash interior, six cylinder engines, independent rear suspension. Against an inflated Avenger with a rough 4 cylinder engine and a live rear axle.
Well, excuse me, but given the choice it would be a Triumph that I would choose to drive every time!
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