Chrysler R platform
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The Chrysler R platform was essentially a slightly modernized version of Chrysler's circa 1971 B platform introduced in 1979. It was a response to the downsized Chevrolet Caprice and Ford LTD. It would soon prove uncompetitive against the two completely redesigned and more efficient platforms. The short-lived rear wheel drive R platform was used for four models.
[edit] Models
- 1979-1981 Chrysler Newport
- 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker
- 1979-1981 Dodge St. Regis
- 1980-1981 Plymouth Gran Fury
The only models on this platform to see substantial sales were the 1979 Newport and New Yorker. 1979 was strong year for the industry as a whole, but after the second oil crisis, sales plummeted dramatically for 1980, and then again for 1981, and all of the R-body cars were dropped mid way through the 1981 model year.
Only small numbers of the St. Regis and Gran Fury were built for private use, the bulk of the production being police package vehicles.
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