Object Details
- owner
- Knoche, Fred
- Knoche, Maryann
- Chrysler Corporation
- Description
- In the late 1970s, Chrysler designed a small but spacious van that looked and handled like a station wagon. Introduced in late 1983, the Dodge Caravan was a major success. Strong sales helped Chrysler recover from its financial difficulties and upstage Japanese imports. Minivans were popular family vehicles; Fred and Maryann Knoche of suburban Detroit bought this one because their car was too small for family vacations. Short on style but long on utility, the Caravan and other minivans became identified with expanded work for homemakers. Maryann Knoche used this minivan to drive daughter Adrienne’s softball team to practice and games.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Daimler Chrysler Corporation
- 1986
- used date
- 1986-2001
- ID Number
- 2003.0287.01
- accession number
- 2003.0287
- catalog number
- 2003.0287.01
- Object Name
- automobile
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 190 1/2 in x 69 5/8 in x 65 in; 483.87 cm x 176.784 cm x 165.1 cm
- place made
- United States: Michigan
- used
- United States: Michigan, Warren
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Automobiles
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Road Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1305102
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-19e8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
