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Replacement Auto Glass for CHRYSLER BY CHRYSLER CH - 1971 to 1973 - 2DR HARDTOP
Chrysler Australia released the VH range in 1971. It was a major change from the preceding VG range - larger cars, which were styled to look even larger than they were. The VG was a based the US "A" body platform, but the VH was wider and longer. This model range also saw the introduction of the new limousine class vehicles, the "CH" range. The V in VH is for Valiant, and the C in CH is for Chrysler.
The CH was a further 4 inches longer in the wheelbase than the VH Valiant (115 inches over 111 inches), with a total length of 197 inches. It received a different front and rear end treatment, and had higher equipment levels. The amusingly named "Chrysler by Chrysler" was the four-door version, and was intended to compete with the Holden Statesman and the Ford Fairlane for the luxury car market in Australia
The 2 door version of the CH was called the Chrysler Hardtop. The Hardtop had the same wheelbase as the Chrysler by Chrysler, and shared the front and rear end treatment. There was also a VH Valiant Hardtop, which had the same basic body as the CH Hardtop, but with the VH Valiant front and rear end.
The most obvious difference between the VH and CH hardtops is probably the front end treatment. The wraparound front bumper and dual headlights of the CH are identical to those from the CH Chrysler by Chrysler. A common modification for VH/VJ hardtops is the additional of a Chrysler by Chrysler front end.
The doors and door-glass are the same, except that the CH has factory tinted glass. The rear end of the CH Hardtop is the same as the CH Chrysler by Chrysler - you can tell even from the side by the tail light which wraps around onto the side of the car. The rear window is also smaller, giving more of a limousine flavour. The vinyl roof has a different line in in the CH - there is a strip of body left exposed between the side windows and the vinyl, which flares out at the rear.
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