>"Hardrick, Brian" <HardrickBG@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Please take me to school on that subject regarding the history of this >car! I have heard on several occasions that there is no such thing as a >Chrysler Imperial > >There are Chrysler Imperials, and there are Imperials. The short answer >is that Chrysler Imperials were produced from 1926 to 1954. Starting in >1955, Imperial was considered a separate division (just like Dodge, >DeSoto, Plymouth, and Chrysler (the car brand, not the corporation)), and >had its own model lineup each year (i.e. Imperial Custom, Imperial Crown, >and Imperial LeBaron). > > Chrysler's own advertising was often inconsistent during the '55-'75 >years. Some ads state "Imperial Division," while others still call it a >Chrysler Imperial. They seemed to push Imperial as a brand pretty >strongly until 1971, when a small "by Chrysler" badge was slapped on the >trunk beneath the Imperial badge. This "by Chrysler" badge appeared on >SOME 1971-1973 Imperials, but not all (I know of original cars from this >time period that did not come with this badge, while both of my '71 >Imperials did have it from the factory). The "by Chrysler" badge was >dropped for '74 and '75. Go figure. > > I would say that all '55 to '75 Imperials are Imperials, NOT Chrysler >Imperials. The VIN designations for these years support that claim. > > Thanks, > > Elijah > Now what about the 80's and 90's cars? It's arguable that the 80's cars were Imperials, as there is not a Chrysler badge to be found on these. While the 90's cars are Chrysler Imperials since I believe all of those had a Chrysler badge on the trunk. -Nat ------------------- Nat Hall 1982 Imperial Coupe 1987 Chrysler New Yorker http://newyorker.digital-forever.com ------------------- ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm