Under Appreciated Vehicles of the 20th Century

Chrysler Airflow

Chrysler Airflows are globally recognized as the utmost dominant automobiles of the 1930s. In 1935, the most popular Series C1 Airflow with four doors was bought by 4,617 individuals. The project was an inspiration by one of the three engineers of Walter P. Chrysler, Carl Breer. The idea was born on his mind as he watched geese flying, as stated by the corporation legend. As Breer conceived these ideas, some automobiles' capability would hit a speed of 80 or 90 per hour in miles. It was from his observation that he acknowledged the handicap modeled by wind obstruction. Walter Chrysler, having recognized the innovation, set a project of a streamlined car. The Chrysler Airflow research took place in a wind tunnel in Dayton, Ohio, under Fred Zeder, Breer, and Owen Skelton. A car with four doors branded Triffon Special unearthed by 1932. Chrysler Airflows’ success didn’t pass the 1934-1937 design.