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Walter P. Chrysler Museum
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The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, which opened in October 1999, is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan
. It features many historically significant Chrysler, Dodge
, Plymouth
, Jeep
, AMC, Nash
, Hudson, and Rambler vehicles from various eras.
The museum interior is decorated by original art in the form of murals and dioramas by A. Shapiro
.
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Auburn Hills is a city in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,412 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1983 when Pontiac Township became the City of Auburn Hills.-Economy:...
. It features many historically significant Chrysler, Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
, Plymouth
Plymouth (automobile)
Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:...
, Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
, AMC, Nash
Nash Motors
Also see: Kelvinator and American Motors CorporationNash Motors was an automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the United States from 1916 to 1938. From 1938 to 1954, Nash was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation...
, Hudson, and Rambler vehicles from various eras.
The museum interior is decorated by original art in the form of murals and dioramas by A. Shapiro
Anatoly Shapiro
Anatoly Pavlovich Shapiro was born 18 January 1913 in the town of Konstantinograd . Served in the 100th rifle division of the 106th rifle corps. Worked his way up the ranks from a platoon commander to a commander of a separate marines rifle battalion. One of the first soldiers to enter Auschwitz....
.