From: aeyn <mr85000@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:40:53 -0700 (PDT) The MGM GRAND in LAS VEGAS, had MANY 2001? New Yorker stretchs. I left there after 6 years and moved to Oregon in July, 2001. Æyn --- anthony romano <mamrom@xxxxxxx> wrote:what about the 65 limos, there were several built but some were destroyed on the boat returning home, my family is in possession of 1 65, limo needing restored, possibly the last one left in the world jtaccino@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I recently saw a stretch Limo 300 2006 on the road. If they > make the 2008 > Imperial concept, do you think they'll make it into a stretch?? > And why not > if they made a 300? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Hogg" <luxoliner@xxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:22 PM > Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos > > > > Bill. Would that little early 80's "Executive Car" (K > platform) be > > considered a "limo"? I believe those were made by Chrysler. > They might > not > > fit in to the proper usage of the term limo though. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:41 PM > > Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- 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 > > > > > > > > ----------------- 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 > > ----------------- 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
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