The Chrysler K-Car Club

Car shows here vary, but around the USA midwest, just about anyone who has an interesting or old car, usually fixed up or restored, can show up and park with other similar cars. Most shows have classes where similar year or type cars are parked together. Judging is usually a people's choice type, wh...

Lets post easy interchange and parts tips found on these Ks. Some of these may help someone looking for cheap simple upgrades: The dome light with the switch. optional on my '81, but used by Mopar on dozens of 81-89 models, this is a simple cheap upgrade, no modifications needed. Passenger side mirr...

I have found that 1981 Motor Trend Magazines had a wealth of new K car info. The April issue had the K car as "Car of the Year", lots of good material, as well as neat reading on other long gone cars. I bought the entire '81 set cheap on ebay, some even had the little cards that fell out f...

I have to add this, after I bought my new '81 Reliant, my father liked it so much we drove to Lubbock Texas where he bought a new bright yellow Reliant wagon with a four speed manual, AC, and vinyl interior. But this car had a sad start. During the test drive, a hinge weld broke on the driver's door...

Pearl White. You can still get this color at the auto parts store, but it is now only made by Duplicolor as a truck paint, called "Dodge 7335 Pearl White" in the large spray cans

It would be interesting to hear stories about those of us who actually bought one of these cars new. I bought a 1981 Reliant, which was my first new car. It had a-at-the-time wonderful option of an AM/FM/CB radio, as well as the neat factory optional wider whitewall tires . I took this car on a cros...