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Unfortunately for Chrysler, the new cars (like their 1974-78 predecessors) arrived at precisely the wrong time. A second gas crisis hit the U.S. in 1979, and despite the fact that the St. Regis was somewhat smaller than its predecessor, the Dodge Monaco, it was not much more fuel efficient. Also, under the sheet metal, the St. Regis was by and large the same old B-Body that dated back to 1962, and could not compete with the completely new GM B-Bodies and Ford's Panther platform vehicles.