As a child of the 1970s and 1980s, I remember the Chrysler K-Cars very well. These were the cars that get the credit for ...

As design chief, Gale was thrust into the public eye and was widely credited with leading the transformation of Chrysler's styling away from the boxy K-Cars to the swoopy, "cab-forward" LH sedans.

IN THE FIRST MONTHS of 1981, the American automobile industry, as Motor Trend magazine put it, was in the “throes of a grand pirouette.” Still reeling from the 1974 oil embargo and subs… ...

The K-car saved Chrysler, enabling the company to get a government bailout (technically, they got government loan guarantees) prior to beginning production and then selling very well.With the ...

Unlike the disastrous General Motors X-cars, the K-cars were designed and built well, and they were so successful that Chrysler was able to pay off its loans, with interest, by 1983.