My '65 Cadillac Fleetwood, with minimal bumper protection (read: extension) was 228", if memory serves. Currell >From: "Neal Herman" <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "Imperial Club" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: RE: IML: Length of '73 Imperial >Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:18:56 -0400 > >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 > > > >