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Retired Chrysler engineering chief Robert M. Sinclair died on January 13, 2012, at the age of 84. A graduate of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, he was the father of three sons and grandfather of six children. No services were planned, and relatives requested that memorial contributions be sent to the American Cancer Society.
One of Robert M. Sinclair's greatest achievements was leading engineering of the original, groundbreaking Chrysler Valiant, launched as a 1960 model.  The car was priced close to GM and Ford compacts, but easily outhandled and outran them, with apparently greater reliability. The Valiant was Chrysler's main export for many years, and Chrysler's car with the greatest market share by a good margin throughout its life. (In 1959, Sinclair himself reported on Valiant engineering and the reasons for their decisions.) Sinclair was Technical Director of Chrysler France in the mid-1960s. Burton Bouwkamp wrote, "That's worthy of note because his..

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