Press Release

Chrysler Corporation Announces Groundbreaking for Chrysler Historical Museum

11/21/96

Historical Museum Displays Chrysler's History and a Look at the Future


AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 -- Chrysler Corporation
today broke ground for the recently announced Chrysler
Historical Museum which is expected to open in 1998.  The museum will
be located on a 10- acre site at the southeast corner of Featherstone
Road and Squirrel Road near the Company's headquarters in Auburn
Hills.

The Chrysler Historical Museum is the first dedicated, on-site museum
built by any American automobile company.

The design of the two-story, 35,000 square foot museum will include
display space for 40 vehicles, a theater, gift shop, archive and
research area, administrative offices, center atrium, courtyard and
storage space for an additional 75 vehicles.

"As we near the 75th anniversary of Chrysler Corporation, we have a
long and proud history to look back on," said Robert J. Eaton,
Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Corporation.  "But more importantly,
we're a Company with a bright present and even brighter future and
this museum, will allow us to show both sides of Chrysler."

Previously, the Company housed a portion of its vehicle collection in
the former styling dome at its Highland Park facility while other
products were stored in old factories and warehouses.  After its
opening, the new museum will have scheduled events for the public but
will not be available for general admission until a later unspecified
date.

The exterior of the museum will reflect the look of the Chrysler
Technology Center and corporate headquarters with polished red granite
and black glass.  The skylight in the center atrium is similar to the
skylights at the technology center.

Giffels and Associates designed the building but a general contractor
has not been named.