The early Airflows arriving at dealerships suffered from significant problems, mostly the result of faulty manufacturing. According to Fred Breer, son of Chrysler Engineer Carl Breer, the first 2,000 to 3,000 Airflows to leave the factory had major defects, including engines breaking loose from their mountings at 80 mph
Chrysler finally gave up, and the 1934 -1937 run was all they could do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Airflow
http://www.speeddoctor.net/2010/volvo-pv36-carioca-1935/
ReplyDeleteyes, exactly, I didn't bring the DeSoto airstream and the Volvo into this story, I was focusing on the problems, not how it influenced other car companies
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