1966 Chrysler Corporation factories and other facilities

Defense and space program plants (1966)

• Detroit Tank Plant (Warren, MI) — built for World War II; the Army still maintains engineering offices in Warren
• Scranton Defense (Eynon, PA)
• Defense Engineering (Center Line, MI)
• Florida Missile/Space Operations (Cape Kennedy)
• Huntsville Space Operations Plant (AL) — the first project was the Redstone missiles
• Michigan Missile Plant (Sterling Township, MI)
• Space Divison Michoud Plant (New Orleans, LA)

Production outside the United States, 1966

• Argentina: Valiant
• Australia: Valiant, Hillman, Singer, Humber, Dodge trucks
• Brazil: Simca Esplanada
• Canada: Plymouth, Dodge, Dodge and Fargo trucks
• Colombia: Dodge, Dodge trucks
• France: Simca 1000, 1301, 1501
• Mexico: Plymouth, Valiant, Barracuda, Dodge, Dart, Dodge trucks
• Morocco: Simca 1000, 1301
• Netherlands: Plymouth, Valiant, Barracuda, Dodge, Dart, Dodge and Fargo trucks, Kew trucks
• Peru: Plymouth, Dodge, Simca 1000, Dodge and Fargo trucks, Kew trucks
• Philippines: Valiant, Plymouth, Dart, Dodge, Simca 1000, Hillman, Dodge and Fargo trucks, Kew trucks
• Rhodesia: Commer and Karrier trucks
• South Africa: Valiant, Barracuda, Dodge, Simca 1000, Hillman, Humber, Dodge, Kew, Commer, Karrier
• Spain: Dart, Simca 1000, Barreiros
• Turkey: Dodge, Fargo, DeSoto, and Kew trucks
• U.K.: Hillman, Sunbeam, Singer, Humber; Kew, Commer, Karrier trucks
• Venezuela: Plymouth, Valiant, Barracuda, Dodge, Dart, Simca 1000, Hillman, Humber, Dodge and Fargo trucks, Commer

1969 Snapshot

• Detroit: Belvedere, Coronet, Fury, Polara, Chrysler, Imperial
• Hamtramk: Valiant, Barracuda, Dart, Charger
• Warren: Dart (A-100) (Detroit, Hamtramk, and Warren production: 815,313)
• St. Louis: Belvedere, Coronet, Charger, Dart A-100 (216,215 in all)
• Los Angeles: Valiant, Belvedere, Dart, Coronet (71,704)
• Belvidere: Fury, Polara (216,153)
• Newark, Delaware: Fury, Polara, Chrysler (186,177)

List of 1966 Chrysler factories

Non-automotive: Airtemp (Dayton, OH); Amplex Harper (Detroit); Amplex Trenton (MI); Aplex Van Wert (Ohio); Chrysler Boat Corporation (Plano, TX); Chrysler Outboard Engine (Hartford, WI); Lynch Road Chemical Operations (Detroit); Marine and Industrial Products (Marysville, MI); Trenton Chemical (Trenton, MI); Trenton Friction Materials (MI); West Coast Chemical Operations (Los Angeles, CA).

Assembly plants: Belvidere, IL; Hamtramck, MI; Jefferson (Detroit); Los Angeles; Lynch Road (Detroit); Missouri (Fenton); Newark, DE; St. Louis (Fenton, MI); Warren (MI). Trucks were in Fenton and Warren.

Manufacturing plants: Detroit Forge; Detroit Universal; Eight Mile Stamping; Eldon Avenue Axle; Hamtramck Foundry; Highland Park Machining; Huber Avenue Foundry; Indianapolis Electrical; Indianapolis Foundry; Kokomo Casting; Lyons Trim; Mack Avenue Stamping; McGraw Glass; Mound Road Engine; New Castle Forge; New Castle Machining; New Process Gear (Syracuse); Outer Drive Stamping; Sterling Stamping; Trenton Engine; Twinsburg Stamping; Toledo Machining; Vernor Tool and Die; Warren Stamping; Warren Tool and Die; Winfield Foundry

And let’s not forget Chrysler’s recent purchase of a majority in SIMCA, which included the Poissy plant:

In 1966, the 1933 Office and Display building was still up on Jefferson Avenue.

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