Push-button tranny controls. Self-cleaning engine - inside crankcase gunk slid down the slant and stayed away from the moving parts. Ran fo-evah.
Nah. It was tipped over so it could fit under the lower bonnets of modern cars. It also allowed a long intake manifold that helped performance. The crankcase is on the level. Great engine, even if generally lousy bodies.
My theory? Chrysler built excellent engines and transmissions through the '50's, '60s, and '70's and thus had no money left to spend on the car bodies. They did have a run of really bad engines and even worse transmissions recently, but that is over?