Re: IML: Imperial Limos

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the 1956 Crown Imperial limousine was the best seller at 175 units
followed by 1955 at 127.  In addition, Imperial sold 51 8-passenger sedans
in 1956 and 45 in 1955.  Also, the 1955-56 Crown Imperials had bodies built
by Chrysler.   That totals 226 Crown Imperials for 1956 and 172 in 1955.

Of the Ghia-built Crown Imperials, the 1957 was most popular at 36 units
followed by 1958 with 31 and then 1960 at 16.  The least popular years were
1959 with seven and 1962 with zero.   Although Ghia production was zero in
1966, the Ghia tooling was shipped to Barreiros in Spain where another ten
were built.   Barreiros, a truck and engine manufacturer, was purchased by
Chrysler and would become Chrysler Spain in 1970.

And that was the end of the factory-backed Imperial limousines.  Instead,
Stageway was contacted to extend Imperial sedans into long-wheelbase (163")
limous.  Twelve were built in 1967-68 with another fifteen between 1969 and
1971.

After that, all extended wheelbase Imperial limousines were done by the
purchaser.  Two 1972 Imperial limous (with 1973 front ends) were built by
Hess and Eisenhardt (builders of funeral cars) for the American Secrect
Service.    The stretched Imperial  limousines of the 1980' and 1990's were
all done by coachbuilders not associated by Chrysler and arranged by the
buyers of the Imperials.

(Hope you're back on your feet soon, Bill)

Bill
Vancouver, BC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Billimp68@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos


List,

If I am not mistaken, the 1955 and 1956 limousines were the most numerous.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

Bill/Imp, 68's  (Laid up with a broken hip)



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