As an owner of a 1983 Imperial, I would say, yes, it is synonymous with luxury, early 1980's-style. The Imperial from the previous thirty years just would not have appealed to the car buyers of that era. And the same applies to the 1990's Imperial. Neither have anything to be ashamed of as far as luxury and class go. Not all Imperials were luxury vehicles, by the way. The 1938-39 Imperials, for example, were the lowest-priced eight cylinder Chryslers and were cheaper than the New Yorker. In the late 1930's, while the Imperial was the bottom of the eight cylinder line, the Custom Imperial was at the top - luxurious models doing battle against the likes of the LWB Packard and Cadillac eights. For 1940 the series below the New Yorker became the Traveler followed by another rename, Saratoga, in 1941. The 1939-40 Saratoga was priced above the New Yorker and was replaced by the Crown Imperial Special, based on the New Yorker town sedan, for 1941. After the war, the Imperial again became the best Chrysler Corporation offered in a regular-sized car with the Crown Imperial at the very top. If you believe the 1981-83 and 1990-93 Imperials do not live up to the name of the 1950's to 1970's Imperials, trust me, even they pale against the Custom Imperial Eights of 1931-33 with their custom-built bodies. . So, what makes an Imperial, an Imperial? The name, of course. Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: anthony romano To: mailing-list Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: IML: Imperial or Not? What do you all imperialist think about the come back 81-83 and the 90-93 Imperials? Are they worthy of being called Imperial which is synonymous with Luxury! ----------------- 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