Hi All, This is all on our website. The main page for the parade cars is here: http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Parades/Phaetons/1950s The Southern California Imp Clubs accidental meeting with the LA car is here: http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Parades/Phaetons/1950s/LosAnge les IML Member Carl Geffkens visit with the NY Car is here: http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Parades/Phaetons/1950s/NewYork Paul Heinzman wrote an article on them: http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Parades/Phaetons/1950s/article .htm Lots of great information and Pictures. Leslie '67 sedan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hoffman" <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:33 AM Subject: Re: IML: parade car sighting on superman tv series > The Parade Phaetons seem to have changed colors in some cases since 1956 but > only one has changed owners... > > The City of Los Angeles still owns its car, now white with white leather. > The City of New York still owns its car, and it is black with red leather. > The Detroit car (also most recently white, with natural pigskin leather if I > recall correctly) was the one in the Imperial Palace collection for years > that recently was sold at auction. It's the only one in private hands (and > what lucky hands)... > > These should be covered in the imperialclub.com archives pretty well... > > I've been lucky enough to see all three in person over the years, and they > are a magical sight! > > Chris in LA > > Bill Watson (wwatson@xxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > > The phaeton parade cars were built in 1952. There were three built, and > > Chrysler lent them to three cities : > > New York - black with light-grey interior > > Detroit - metallic green with natural pigskin interior > > LosAngeles - cream with a rose-red interior > > > > When they were redone in 1955 with 1956 styling themes, the New York and > > Detroit cars became off-white with red leather interiors while the > > LosAngeles car was metallic silver-blue with white upholstery. > > > > Sounds like the television show used the LosAngeles car (not surprisingly). > > > > Unlike the 1940 Chrysler Crown Imperial parade car, body by Derham, the > > three 1952 parade cars were eventually sold to the public. The 1940 Crown > > Imperial, built initially for the New York's World Fair, was owned by > > Chrysler Corporation until donated to the Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI,