Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 РAugust 18, 1940) was an American automobile pioneer. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Karl Benzs Velo (v̩lo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI CooperS. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...

He was born in Wamego, Kansas and grew up in Ellis, Kansas. He also lived in Oelwein, Iowa, where there is a small park dedicated to him. Wamego is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. ... Ellis is a city located in Ellis County, Kansas. ... A Picture of downtown Oelwein Oelwein is a city located in Fayette County, Iowa. ...

His automobile career began when the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) decided to diversify into the automobile business. Chrysler was the plant manager. ALCO had some racing success but less in the way of sales success. Chrysler saw the way things were going and took a job at the Buick Motor Company in 1911, two years before ALCO quit the automobile business. He resigned from his job as president of Buick in 1919 and was hired by John Willys to run his Willys-Overland Motor Company in Toledo, Ohio, at a salary of $1 million a year, an astonishing amount at that time. However, Chrysler tried to oust John Willys with an attempted takeover bid that backfired when the shareholders resisted his move and Chrysler left the company in 1921 following which he acquired a controlling interest in the ailing Maxwell Motor Company. Chrysler phased out Maxwell and absorbed it into his new firm, the Chrysler Corporation, in 1925. In addition to his namesake car company, Plymouth and DeSoto marques were created, and in 1928 Chrysler purchased Dodge. He financed the construction of the Chrysler Building and built it in New York City. In 1928, Chrysler was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year. Alco and ALCO redirect here. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States and China by General Motors. ... John Willys, c. ... 1920 Willys-Knight advertisement Willys (correctly pronounced WILL-iss, but Will-eez is more common), was the brand name used by the United States automobile company, Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps, during the twentieth century. ... Nickname: The Glass City Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area    - City 217. ... A Maxwell from a 1922 magazine advertisement The Maxwell was a brand of automobiles manufactured in the United States of America from about 1903 to 1925. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... Plymouth sailboat logo used from 1996 to 2001 Plymouth was a brand of automobile based in the United States, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 2001. ... DeSoto Logo, used in the 1950s The DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was a brand of automobile based in the United States, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 1961. ... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ... The Chrysler Building is a skyscraper and distinctive symbol of New York City, standing 1,046 feet (319 m) high on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... Person of the Year is an annual issue of U.S. newsmagazine TIME that features a profile ostensibly on the man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year. ...

This plaque is located in the lobby of the Chrysler Building.

The Chrysler Corporation went through numerous changes over the years, with the Jeep and Eagle brands coming from the acquisition of American Motors. Despite the retirement of the Maxwell, DeSoto, AMC, Eagle, and Plymouth brands, Chrysler continued to be a part of Detroit's Big Three until 1998, when the German company Daimler-Benz, the makers of Mercedes-Benz automobiles, decided to merge with the company to form a new car company, DaimlerChrysler. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1565 KB) Own work, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1565 KB) Own work, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Chrysler Building is a skyscraper and distinctive symbol of New York City, standing 1,046 feet (319 m) high on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. ... Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. ... Eagle was a marque of automobiles sold in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 1998. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The big three is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies. ... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA and Japan is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer and financial services provider (through DaimlerChrysler Financial Services). ...

Thoroughbred horse racing

Walter Chrysler built a country estate in Warrenton in what is referred to as the Virginia horse country and home to the Warrenton Hunt. In 1934, he purchased and undertook a major restoration of the famous Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Company resort and spa in Warrenton. Sold in 1953, the property was developed as a country club, which it remains today. Street scene, Warrenton, Virginia, ca. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ...

On his estate, Chrysler established North Wales Stud for the purpose of breeding Thoroughbred horses. Chrysler was part of a syndicate that included friend Alfred G. Vanderbilt II who in 1941 acquired the 1935 English Triple Crown winner Bahram from the Aga Khan III. Bahram stood at stud at Vanderbilt's Sagamore Farm in Maryland then was brought to Chrysler's North Wales Stud. Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... Bahram (1932-1956) was a Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who went undefeated in his racing career and won the 1935 U.K. Triple Crown. ... Aga Khan III, founder of the Muslim League The Aga Khan III (Persian: آغا خان الثالث), GCIE, PC, (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957), also known as Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah, (Persian: سلطان محمد شاه), was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. ... Sagamore Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Glyndon, Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...

Walter Chrysler's autobiography was titled The Life of an American Workman.

He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is the resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set in the adjacent Old Dutch Burying Ground. ... Sleepy Hollow is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... NY redirects here. ...

References

• History @ the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
• Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum
• Fauquier Springs Country Club