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Great Ideas in Motion:
A History of Chrysler in Australia 1946–1981

Gavin Farmer presents the detailed history of Chrysler Australia. Chronicling the years from post World War 2 through to the sad ending in 1981 when the last Valiant was driven off the Tonsley Park production line, this book will become a must-have for any dedicated car enthusiast’s library.

Great Ideas in Motion investigates all aspects of Chrysler’s thirty-plus years in Australia, looking at such legendary automobiles such as the Dodge- De Soto- Plymouth sedan from 1946–through–1957, the Chrysler Royal and the Dodge Phoenix, and the full Valiant period including the Pacer, Charger and VIP.

Great Ideas in Motion is 432 pages printed on glossy art paper with hard binding and colour dust jacket. It includes many photos, some of which have never been published before.

There are 100 limited edition leather bound copies of the book, numbered and signed by the author.

The foreword has been written by former Managing Director Ian Webber.

Reader Comments

It’s a great pleasure to welcome the release of Great Ideas in Motion – the definitive and complete history of Chrysler's operations in Australia. Written by Gavin Farmer, this brand new creation is bound to excite and satisfy anyone who ever owned, drove or simply admired any of the many products made by Chrysler Australia Limited.

Far more than just a record of what, where and when, Great Ideas in Motion is living history bringing readers to lived experience of those who had an emotional as well as physical connection to the vehicles that wore the famous Pentastar emblem.

Bob Burke, former CAL engineer and manager

My association with Chrysler was a long one—more than 25 years—and I was fortunate to have been a key part of the history that is so well recorded in Great Ideas in Motion. I was, in fact, surprised by the forgotten details uncovered by Gavin’s painstaking research.

Great Ideas in Motion communicates a sense of the excitement of the era when anything seemed possible and much was achieved with comparatively sparse resources. This book I am sure will become a valuable historical record of the company’s activities in Australia and deserves a place in any enthusiast’s library.

Ian Webber, AO