Why the endless questions and arguments about the origins of the Chrysler minivans? It’s the old story: “success has a thousand fathers”. You don’t see designers and execs fighting about the paternity of the Aztek. We stepped on some toes regarding the origins of the Espace, and heard from its father. And we took a wild (and disputed) stab at finding the maternal lineage of European minivans, but the American minivan paternity wars go on. Its origins clearly go back to the early seventies, when both Chrysler and Ford developers claim to have been working on “garageable vans”. Meanwhile, the commonly held story is that Hal Sperlich and Lee Iaccocca’s Minimax concept was spurned by Henry Ford II, and they took it with them to bring to fruition at Chrysler. And as usual, its not quite as simple as that. (Read More…)
Tagged as Chrysler, dick nesbitt, dodge caravan, father of the minivan, Ford, ford carousel, hal sperlich, lee iacocca, minimax, Minivan, origins of the minivan
Recent Comments
ydnas7 - A few years back, at auction yards, a V6 Camry would sell for a decent premium over an I4 Camry. Then the state...
Speedster356 - Just google Seat Ibiza Porsche! Happy B-day Doug!
Rod Panhard - Not really an ad, but a parody of Ford Granada ads…who can forget the Royal Deluxe? http://www.dailymotion.com/vid eo/x7ms5l_saturday-night-li...
Bluto - 28 bucks an hour!?! Haha shit I better get down to my work asap cos they owe me literally tens of thousands of dollars....
Summicron - Is that what Garrison means by “Do good work”?
grinchsmate - You’ve made a few mistakes. Minimum wage is AUD15.96. The highest Manufacturing and Associated Industries...
rcousine - I can’t believe I’m going to win this thread so late in the game, but I am. Friends, I give you Garrison Keillor singing a little song called “Hate...
RobertRyan - Well without going in to the mainly finer points which there are many, Others from Australia can elaborate on the...
MrWhopee - Not sure how the Australian feel they have the right to be angry. Sure, it’s bad news to them, but bad things...
cthill - Currently the full-time minimum wage is $15.96 per hour or $606.40 per week. This means that most employees in the...