Here's a link on the Chrysler ( Imperial?) Chronos
http://www.car-truck.com/chryed/concept/chronos.htm
Chris 72 Lebaron
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From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:29 AM
Subject: RE: IML: The Imperial Conundrum
> You may be speaking of the Chrysler Chronos concept
> car. When it first appeared on the Chrysler website,
> the window would pop up with "Imperial" as its title
> before the image would load. It was cause for lots of
> speculation.
>
> Just last week Chrysler announced its new marketing
> stategy would be to move the Chrysler brand upmarket a
> notch, with Dodge filling the medium-price/sporty
> buyer needs. Perhaps in light of this, the Imperial
> is once again under consideration as a Chrysler
> flagship.
>
> Chris H.
>
> 60 NY T&C
> 66 Crown Convertible
> 66 LeBaron
>
>
> --- Andy Angove <aa69tbird@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Didn't someone post last year that there was a rumor
> > of a new car with
> > Imperial badging on it? I seem to remember someone
> > saying it had been
> > disguised, but when the black matting placed over
> > the car to conceal it was
> > pulled back, there was clearly a new rendition of
> > the Imperial Eagle on the
> > car.
> >
> > I also know of a Chrysler dealer who responded "300"
> > when asked if there
> > would ever be another Imperial. This eluded to the
> > fact that the 300 had
> > come back, the Imperial would too. I can't say how
> > accurate any of this is,
> > but with the recent interest in retro, it would be a
> > good time for the
> > Imperial to return.
> >
> > Lincoln is apparently going to release a new suicide
> > door sedan in the next
> > few years. They haven't announced it "officially"
> > yet, but inside sources
> > say it's a done deal. We'll see.I think it would be
> > great for the Imperial
> > to return.
> >
> > Since the Imperial has been gone for so long, this
> > would be a good
> > opportunity for DaimlerChrysler to finally market
> > the Imperial as a premium
> > luxury-performance car, and the people who remember
> > the Imperial would most
> > likely not have a problem accepting this strategy.
> >
> > Does anyone else remember the thread about someone
> > spotting a new Imperial?
> > I may have it out of context, and it could have been
> > on another list, but I
> > do remember something being posted about it.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of steve doane
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:37 AM
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> > Subject: IML: The Imperial Conundrum
> >
> > All
> > The recent thread concerning Imperial history has
> > been absolutely great
> > reading for me!
> > I'd like to take it a step further into the (highly)
> > speculative future!
> > We can probably all agree that we'd like
> > Daimler-Chrysler bring our beloved
> > Marque back, and bring it back right! The question
> > I'd like to pose to the
> > group is: What kind of Imperial? What powertrain,
> > styling, size, chassis,
> > interior, performance, features and personality
> > should the Imperial of the
> > future have. Which off the shelf D-C pieces should
> > it use? How much
> > innovation should it incorporate?
> > Okay, here's my (very biased) wish list:
> > <snip>
> >
>
>
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