I knew one man who bought an Imperial 2-door back when. In 1964 he traded in a '62 Thunderbird for a baby blue Crown Coupe that he special ordered with a 4-speed. He traded it off in '68 for a fire-engine red Cougar. He and his wife were in their early fifties with no children. I guess you had to have a little sporting flair to buy one. Does anyone on the list have a '64 Crown Coupe with a 4-speed? It would be nice if that car has survived.
Jim Payne
'59 LeBaron
'61 LeBaron
'65 Crown Coupe
'65 Crown Cv.
-------------- Original message from "Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------
> Personally, I've always referred to the 2 door models as a personal luxury
> vehicle. Designed for the more affluent single man who very seldom, if ever,
> carried more than one extra passenger. (usually a date)
>
> Just my .02
>
> Ken
> 67 Crown 4 Dr Ht
> 68 LeBaron 4 Dr Ht
>
>
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> I was speaking with a friend and asked him the question?- What type of person
> bought a brand new Coupe verus a 4-door Imperial back in the 50's 60'& 70's? In
> my opinion
, a luxury car was: 1)Big and beautifully Long 2) Luxurious and
> dignified in it's stature. My opinion was that a Coupe was more of a sporty type
> car. Most of these cars had buckets seats if I'm not mistaken giving them again
> a more sporty Look. The Eldorado and Mark 4 was marketed as sportier luxury
> vehicles(BMW of its time). Indeed, it was all of luxurious as the 4-door car,
> but had a sportier look to it. I'm not so sure if the Coupe's ride was even
> softer then the 4-door. I hope not to offend anyone with this question because
> they are all beautiful cars. I just like to here more opinions on this debate.
> I'm sure the jury won't be out on this one when it's all said and done -Have a
> great Thanksgiving with your families -Anthony
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