Chrysler Executive
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| Chrysler Executive | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Chrysler Corporation |
| Production | 1984–1986 |
| Assembly | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Class | Limousine |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Platform | FF K-body |
| Engine | 2.2 L Turbo I I4 2.6 L Mitsubishi G54B I4 |
| Transmission | 3-speed A413 automatic 3-speed A470 automatic |
| Wheelbase | 124.0 in (Sedan) 131.0 in (Limousine) |
| Related | Chrysler LeBaron Chrysler Town and Country Dodge Aries Plymouth Reliant |
| Similar | Cadillac Series 75 |
The Chrysler Executive was a car offered by the American automobile producer Chrysler from 1984 through 1986. The Executive was a stretched version of the Chrysler LeBaron aimed at the then booming market segment of limousines. The Executive and Cadillac´s Series 75 were the only factory-offered limousine models during the mid-1980s.
There were two distinct Executive models on different wheelbases:
- Four-door, five-seat Executive Sedan on a wheelbase of 124" (model year 1984 only), and
- Four-door, seven-seat Executive Limousine riding a wheelbase of 131" (model years 1984 to 1986).
All Executives were built by conversion specialist ASC near St. Louis, Missouri and were based on standard LeBarons.
Power came from the Mitsubishi-sourced 2.6 L G54B I4 engine in 1984 and 1985; for 1986 Chrysler's own turbocharged 2.2 L four-cylinder engine was used. Both engines were only available with an automatic transmission.
196 Executive Sedans were built, along with 1,491 Executive Limousines (+2 prototypes in 1983).
[edit] References
Flammang, James M./Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999. Krause Publications, Iola 1999. ISBN 0-87341-755-0
