Classic American

Long Term Relationship

The last time this car appeared in Classic American magazine, our world looked a bit different. John Major was Prime Minister, only 1% of us had internet access and British forces were fighting in Bosnia. Princess Diana gave a sensational TV interview to Martin Bashir, Eric Cantona launched a flying kick into the crowd and if you didn’t like Britpop, there was always Robson and Jerome’s version of Unchained Melody to endure.

“IT DRIVES LIKE A MODERN CAR COMPARED TO MANY CLASSICS, SO YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT. WE BOTH STILL LIKE IT VERY MUCH AND WE DON’T REALLY HAVE A REASON TO GET RID OF IT. ANYWAY, I’M QUITE GOOD AT BUYING CARS, BUT TERRIBLE AT SELLING THEM!”

Yes, 25 years is a long time, but it’s less than half of this Chrysler’s life;

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