Hello Tony;
This is Arran from Vancouver island. The
first thing that I should point out is that your cars are Imperial Crowns,
not Crown Imperials. The Crown Imperial was the low production limousine in
that year. In the case of my car, which is a 1954 Imperial, the top of the
line models were all called Crown Imperial whether they were a limousine or
not. The Imperial Crown was the mid range series in between the Custom and
the LeBaron.
In terms of the engines in your cars they are
both the same 413. As far as I know all Imperials were manufactured in the
U.S and Imported to Canada, there were no Canada only models. Even if they
had Canadian only models I doubt whether mother MoPar would have bothered
with funny displacements on their raised block engines north of the
border.
In terms of switching the air conditioning and
auto pilot from one car to another, I think that it would be a lot of
work. To install A.C on the non A.C car would involve ripping both cars
apart both inside and under the hood, especially the dash. If your A.C
car has a rear unit as well, even more ripping apart. Added to all of this
you would likely need to get an A.C shop involved alone the way to put
it all together and make it work. All of this for a feature that you
may need maybe one week out of the year.
I don't know what the differences would be
between an auto pilot and a non auto pilot car but it wouldn't be near as
much hassle as putting A.C in a non A.C car. If the white A.C car is decent
enough I would consider restoring it and selling the black one. Not
only would it be more original then swapping the features with the black car
but it would likely be cheaper in the long run.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim
parts.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:40
PM
Subject: IML: 1962 Crown
Imperials
Hi list I live in a suburb of Vancouver called
North Delta British Columbia Canada and have picked up two 1962
4 dr. Imperial Crowns in running condition.I will be restoring
one and selling the other once I know I won't need any parts .The black
Imp. is in better condition but is missing air cond. and pilot
control . The white Imp has these options and I was thinking of
switching them over any advice would be appreciated. I was also
wondering if there was any difference in the Canadian or
U.S. engine, are they both 413. One of my cars has amber front
signals and the other has clear. Could someone tell which one is
correct.I would appreciate any information or advice.
Thanks
Tony
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