Actually, the government agreed to guarantee some of Chrysler's debt in 1979, and to buy large quantities of Chrysler vehicles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch

Actually, the government agreed to guarantee some of Chrysler's debt in 1979, and to buy large quantities of Chrysler vehicles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler#Government_loan_guarantees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler#Government_loan_guaran...