▁however ▁with ▁the ▁V 8 ▁engine ▁now ▁optional ▁across ▁the ▁V E ▁model ▁range ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁specification , ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁name ▁was ▁inst ig ated . ▁V E ▁VI P ▁sed ans ▁and ▁w ag ons ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁three ▁horizontal ▁chrome ▁stri pes ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁gu ards ▁as ▁the ▁V C ▁V ali ant ▁V 8 ▁sedan ▁ ▁Power ▁disc ▁bra kes ▁and ▁power ▁assist ed ▁ste ering ▁were ▁standard ▁equipment ▁on ▁both ▁body ▁styles ▁of ▁the ▁V E ▁VI P . ▁Additionally ▁the ▁Safari ▁station ▁w agon ▁received ▁an ▁elect r ically ▁operated ▁tail gate ▁window . ▁ ▁Ch rys ler ▁V F ▁VI P ▁ ▁The ▁V F ▁series ▁Ch rys ler ▁VI P ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁was ▁market ed ▁as ▁the ▁“ V IP ▁by ▁Ch rys ler ”, ▁without ▁the ▁V ali ant ▁name . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁Ch rys ler ▁Australia ’ s ▁line up ▁between ▁the ▁Ch rys ler ▁V ali ant ▁and ▁the ▁D odge ▁Phoenix ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁comp ete ▁directly ▁against ▁two ▁other ▁Australian ▁designed ▁lux ury ▁vehicles , ▁the ▁Ford ▁Fair lane ▁and ▁the ▁Hold en ▁Br ough am . ▁Although ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁V F ▁series ▁Ch rys ler ▁V ali ant , ▁the ▁VI P ▁had ▁a ▁wheel base ▁which ▁was ▁ 1 0 0 mm ▁longer ▁at ▁ 2 8 5 0 mm . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁bigger , ▁more