The ChryslerAD platform is a truckautomobile platform used from 1972 through 1993. It was mainly used for pickup trucks like the Dodge D Series, thus the name. The AD platform was replaced by the Chrysler BE platform in 1994. The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ... The D Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Chryslers Dodge division from 1961 through 1980. ... The Chrysler BE platform (and similar BR platform) was an automobile platform for pickup trucks. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...