Re: IML: trivia question? What is a la baron ?

[darrell kershaw <darrells59imperial@xxxxxxxxx>]

sorry  I ment  "Le Baron"
compare

a 59 Imperial "Le Baron" with a 413 and tons of options  

   78 "Le Baron" with a 225 slant 6 and very few options

  87 "Le Baron" with a 2.2L 4 cylinder and even less options

 

so would it be true to say that anyother "Le Baron" before the "divorce" of imperial's and "Le Baron's" are the only true "Le Baron's"?
FltSgt@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Darrell
>
> I do not have very much information on the la baron, but I can type up a 
> complete paragraph about the Coachworks Le Baron or the Le Baron.
>
> Any way back in the thirties Walter P. Chrysler made a contract with the Le 
> Baron Coachworks to do only his vehicles. And from that time on no more 
> Packard, Lincoln's and for sure no Caddy's had their name on the cars. It is now 
> said one of the other firms had a contract for one to do their custom Coachworks 
> and Chrysler did this to secure his place in the prestige marketing world.
>
> >From this time until the end of 1963 the Le Baron Coachworks Cloisonne' ( 
> crest ) was to appear on the car. The Le Baron to be went down the same assembly 
> line as the Imperial. As the Imperial end thru the back door it was a 
> finished product. The Le Baron to be was still to visit the Le Baron Coachworks
>  
> shop. The Le Barons of this era were all special orders and never reached the 
> 2,000 made in one year mark. There were no cookie cutter Le Baron's. At first 
> Le Baron Coachworks had their shop at Bridgeport, Connecticut and then moved 
> to Michigan at some time
>
> Because of the low volume and higher cost very little is know about this 
> vehicle. ( Take a look at each years production.)
>
> Starting in 1964 the Coachworks Cloisonne' was dropped due to a buy out or 
> whatever and the name of Le Baron appeared next to Imperial. By the end, I 
> think the name Imperial was dropped as the vehicle slid out of sight.
>
> Then the light bulb went on so the Chrysler Imperial and the Chrysler Le 
> Baron appeared. Just so you would not be confused they now had it listed as the 
> LeBaron or whatever.
>
> If you have a chance to view the paper work of a true Le Baron you will see 
> the make is Le Baron, not Imperial. ( A Dodge truck frame and running gear
>  
> that was sent to Coachman Motor Homes in Ohio is the same. )
>
> Rodger & Gabby
> Colo Spgs
>
> '47 De Soto Custom w/Fluid Drive & passenger door mounted swamp cooler
> '62 Crown Coupe w/std A/C & Auto-Pilot
> '63 Le Baron w/std A/C & F/Sweep trunk lid
> '66 Le Baron w/dual A/C & reverbed AM/FM
> '70 Overlander - InterNational Dbl
> '77 D150 w/360, NP 4 Spd, 12 Bolt Axle, OEM Buckets & etc
>
>
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