Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter P. Chrysler and the successor to his company, DaimlerChrysler, honors his legacy in this fantastic museum.

Three floors, what must be a hundred or more cars, professional displays… all “top drawer,” as they might have said back in the 1920s when the first Chrysler hit the streets.

Boasting that it’s the only car museum run by a car company, it’s well worth the drive to visit.

Located on the Auburn Hills campus of the international automaker, it was yet another spot on my tour that made the trip worth it.

I especially enjoyed the historical tidbits about Mr. Chrysler and the team he built. I also got a sense of the guy himself… a good sense of humor, good leader and a visionary.

The first and second floors are arranged chronologically and include examples from DaimlerChrysler’s legacy US companies — Jeffery (Rambler), Hudson, Nash, Maxwell, Chalmers, Willys-Overland, Dodge and American Motors, among others. A swell timeline shows all the companies coming and going.

The basement has an assortment of cars, including muscle cars, Jeeps and 50s fins.

UPDATE: Chrysler is now independent again... I don't know how the museum has updated things.