Re: '67-'71 Imperial Limos; was Re: IML: Interesting item on eBay website item#1804084826: Chrysler : Imperial Limousine

[Chris Boekhout <charger69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Several years ago,I spotted a fuselage-style Imperial limo,while out
"junking" one day,it was sitting in the yard of an old body shop,surrounded
by weeds,along with a few dodge chargers and other "lesser" chrysler
products, I could have sworn it was a '71 and as I remember it was painted
white and had a "boomerang-style" TV antennae on the rear deck-I wonder if
it's still there?????

Chris 72 Lebaron
71 Lebaron-retired to the barn due to extreme rust
65 Sport Fury Convertible-future project
Several Dodge Chargers in various stages of decay...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elijah Scott" <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:13 AM
Subject: '67-'71 Imperial Limos; was Re: IML: Interesting item on eBay web
site item#1804084826: Chrysler : Imperial Limousine


> --- Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm curious to know who built them?  Were they made
> > by Chrysler (or Imperial, excuse me) at the
> > Jefferson Ave. plant?  Or were they made by another
> > company, like the Lincoln & Caddy limos were?
>
> The limo currently for sale on eBay (at
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1804084826
)
> was built by Stageway Limousines of Arkansas.  As
> someone else mentioned there were approximately 12
> '67-'68 limos produced by Stageway.  This same company
> also produced approximately 12 '69-'71 limos, all of
> which were built on '69 bodies, with updated grilles
> and trim for '70 and '71.  In fact, there was only ONE
> '71 limo produced -- it was originally sold to Hugh
> Hefner, and currently resides with IML member Murray
> Park -- visit it at
>
http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Professional/Limos/YearByYear/
1970/MurrayPark/index.htm
> (yes, I incorrectly filed it under the '70 pages, so I
> need to move it to '71).
>
> A few years ago, I found a nice brochure for a '67
> limo built by Andrew Theodorou Coachbuilders of
> Chicago -- available at
>
http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Professional/Limos/YearByYear/
1967/brochure.htm.
>  Frankly, the Theodorou conversion looks a bit more
> luxurious than the Stageway cars.
>
> Stageway continued to build limos and airport sedans
> into the late '70s.  Hess & Eisenhardt also built a
> few Imperial limos, the most notable of which was a
> '73 Imperial used by Nixon's secret service detail.
>
> Imperially,
>
> Elijah
>
>
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