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But before the automaker earned its stripes, Walter Chrysler spent years trying to get it on the map.
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He skipped college to work as an apprentice for a railroad machine shop at 18 years old.
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He eventually landed a managerial position at the American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, PA.
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After seeing the Locomobile at the Chicago Auto Show in 1908, he knew he had to buy one.
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But that didn’t stop him from spending his remaining $700 in savings and borrowing $4,300 more to have the Locomobile shipped to his home by rail.
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He wanted to understand how everything worked and figure out how to drive it.
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At 36 years old, Chrysler met General Motors President Charles Nash and was offered a managerial position at the Buick plant in Flint, MI
He started with a salary that was only half of what he was making at the American Locomotive Company.
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But, after having conflicting views with Durant about the cost of frame manufacturing, Chrysler left the company in 1919.
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To revive Maxwell, he introduced the Chrysler Six in 1924 at the New York Automobile Show.
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Maxwell Motor Corporation became Chrysler Corporation in 1925.
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The automaker grew to become one of the most successful brands in the industry, competing against General Motors and Ford Company.
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