Length of '73 Imperial

["Neal Herman" <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Size DOES matter when it comes to Imperials!  At 235.3", the Imperial
finally bested those other so-called "luxury makes" of the mid-seventies. 
A while back I was curious to see where mine ranked in the upper echelons
of barge-iness.  Here's a ranking of some outstanding biggies:

1973 Imperial LeBaron: 235.3"
1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: 233.7" (longest wheelbase-133")
1976 Buick Electra 225: 233.3"
1977 Lincoln Town Car: 233.0"
1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham: 231.0"
1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V: 230.3"
1971 Imperial LeBaron: 229.7"
1975 Mercury Grand Marquis: 229.0"
1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV: 228.1"
1964 Imperial LeBaron: 227.8"
1977 Oldsmobile Toronado: 227.5"
1959 Imperial Crown: 226.3" (widest-81")
1971 Chrysler New Yorker: 224.7"
1976 Cadillac Eldorado: 224.1"
1964 Buick Electra: 222.8"

And a few random others:

1972 Buick Riviera: 218.3"
1992 Buick Roadmaster: 215.8"
1981 Chrysler Imperial: 213.3"
1993 Mercury Grand Marquis: 212.4"
1983 Chrysler Cordoba: 210.1"
1964 Buick Riviera: 208.1"
1985 Cadillac Eldorado: 204.8"
1964 Buick Skylark: 203.5"
1997 Mercury Cougar: 199.7"
1997 Chrysler Sebring: 191.1"
1994 Chrysler LeBaron wagon: 179.9"

Neal Herman
1959 Imperial Crown
1972 Buick Riviera
1983 Chrysler Cordoba


> [Original Message]
> From: Currell Pattie <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 > Date: 8/30/2002 6:24:59 PM
> Subject: IML: Length of '73 Imperial
>
> At 235.3" (19 feet 7+ inches), it was a big one. Can't say it was the 
> longest, however, for standard sedans, anyway. It may be. I'm thinking of 
> those Continental Town Sedans of the era; maybe they came up an inch or
two 
> short. Big Mothers too, by any criteria.
> 
> The largest wheelbase on a standard (non limo or commercial chassis)
sedan 
> was the 34-37 Cadillac V-16s, at 154". The '73 Imperial is 127",.
However, 
> the Caddy had its wheels pretty much at each corner, where the Imperial
had 
> some, ahem, overhang. So the Imperial probably was longer, overall.
> 
> By the way, has anyone ever noted the square footage of the trunks on the 
> 69-73 Imperial Coupes? They look like El Caminos if you squint, and
pretend 
> that there is an open bed back there.
> 
> You could land a helicopter on them. And the legroom in the back seat, at 
> least for the coupes, isn't that great. The overall length of the Coupe 
> might be an inch or so smaller than the 235.3" for the sedan, but still...
> 
> Not the greatest use of space in automotive history, anyway.
> 
> Currell