The prize draw competition is open to anyone that registers and takes a test drive at their local Chrysler dealership before the end of December, 2009. The prize draw will take place on Friday 29th January 2010 and the winner will be notified by post.

The winner will enjoy an all-inclusive seven night stay at the Tanque Verde resort in Arizona.

Tanque Verde resort ranch offers a wide variety of activities in addition to horseback riding and is perfect for riders of mixed ability or non-riders. The ranch is located in the rolling foothills of the Rincon Mountains and offers miles of scenic horseback riding – a perfect opportunity to explore the rugged and unique Sonoran desert of the Old West.

For further information about the Chrysler range or to book a test drive, contact your local Chrysler and Jeep dealership.

Terms & Conditions

• The trekking holiday prize to Arizona for two people must be taken between 1st May and 15th December, 2010, and includes seven night ranch stay, meals, accommodation, riding, transfers, one night hotel in Tucson, flights from London and airport taxes.
• The winner is responsible for travel to the specified London airport.
• All arrangements for the winner will be handled by My Rewards Company Ltd on behalf of Chrysler UK Ltd.

Published by Veloce at £29.99 in hardback, and written in Peter’s easy to follow and unpretentious style, this new book follows a chronological journey through the development of pony cars from the 1960 Valiant onwards. Fascinating design concepts and evolution are incorporated, featuring all sub-series and models. The book boasts 375 mainly colour pictures, including fresh new photos of original vehicles and rarely seen archive pictures and period adverts.

Along with the Ford Mustang, the Plymouth Barracuda was often referred to by the colloquial name "pony car", and although the Mustang went on to outsell the ‘Slippery Fish’ it was the first incarnation of the Barracuda that was released first on 1 April 1964, beating the Mustang to the dealerships by two clear weeks.

Peter has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years, during that time writing for the Chrysler Corp Club UK, high street magazines, web-sites, his first books on Dodge performance cars, and the biography of American auto designer, Virgil Exner, also published by Veloce. Peter has owned a succession of American-built cars, including a 1955 Buick, a 1959 DeSoto, 1967 Coronet, a Shelby Charger, Jeep Cherokee and an R/T Neon; he currently owns three Dodge vehicles.

This 196-page book is available now from bookshops or from www.veloce.co.uk.

Jon Wakefield, Sales Director for Chrysler UK Limited, said: “This is the best ever March sales volume for our brands in the UK, and a 20 per cent increase on March 2007. This excellent result has also helped us to achieve our best ever quarter one sales volume, which has increased 12 per cent compared to last year in a challenging market.

“This success isn’t just down to having some excellent cars that offer great value for money. We started the New Year with a fresh approach to our marketing and consumer offers and made sure that these were fully engaged with our dealers.”
The stunning Dodge Caliber was the top seller in March, with 710 units sold, closely followed by the fuel efficient Jeep Patriot with 594. The executive 300C was in third place with 469 while the striking Dodge Nitro achieved 436 sales. In fifth place the iconic Grand Cherokee helped Chrysler UK dealers to achieve sales success with 422 cars sold.

Simon Elliott, Managing Director of Chrysler UK Limited, said: “When Chrysler and Jeep originally launched in the UK in 1993 we sold just 3,914 vehicles in a full year. To sell more than this in just one month is a significant achievement for our UK business, and I am very proud of the tremendous effort made by our dealer network. Looking forward, we have significantly improved the quality of our products – with new diesel engines and European-style interiors – and this will help us to continue our success into 2008 and beyond.”