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The Chrysler Institute of Engineering was a major accomplishment by the Three Musketeers and Walter P. Chrysler. It was the leading automotive educational facility in its day, though later it devolved into a cooperative program and then disappeared; students learned both theoretical and practical knowledge, and had to put in tours of duty in ...
Chrysler ran a post-graduate educational facility, the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, which allowed DeLorean to advance his education while gaining real-world experience in automotive engineering.
A Key Strength: Chrysler Engineering and the Chrysler Institute, 1924 - 1942 The single most significant characteristic of the Chrysler Corporation that set it apart from the other contemporary automakers was its strength in automotive engineering as opposed to automotive styling. From the first Chrysler Six of 1924 until
Virginia Sink (September 14, 1913 – November 20, 1986) was an American chemical engineer and the first woman automotive engineer at Chrysler.
After graduation, at the recommendation of his uncle, DeLorean applied at Chrysler and began work at the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, a post-graduate educational facility that allowed him to work in the automotive engineering field while furthering his education.
Each automotive division had its own chief engineer: R.M. “Bob” Rodger at Chrysler, A.E. Kimberly at DeSoto, B.W. Bogan at Dodge, and Rich Anderson at Plymouth. Specialty chief engineers included J.P. Cummings, for export vehicles; E.P. Lamb, for trucks; H.H. Zeder for service parts; and C.H. Morris for marine and industrial engines (made ...
Vehko retired as General Manager of the Chrysler Space Division in 1976. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1940, and a M.S. degree in Automotive Engineering from Chrysler Institute of Engineering, Highland Park, Michigan in 1942.
