Y as in carline I'll buy. I've seen parts (namely the hood) on my 74
through 78 Chryslers stamped with C or Y depending on what carline that hood
was for. The hood on a 74-78 Chrysler (Newport or New Yorker) is so
slightly different than the hood on a 74-75 Imperial and 76-78 New Yorker
Brougham, that it is nearly impossible to tell the difference other than the
fact that one has a big C stamped on it and one has a big Y stamped on it.
You can see that stamp on the leading edge right where you open the hood.
I believe the little KImperials (90-93) are referred to carline CY...go
figure!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: IML: The Alphabet Soup of Designations
Okay. Let me dive in here and clear/confuse this up.
As far as I know, Chrysler did not refer to their cars in terms of "A
body," "B body, etc." These terms were the invention of enthusiasts
who came later. (??? - Big Question Mark?)
What the "Y" refers to in the FSM is the CARLINE. "Carline," not
"body." A subtle distinction, but real. "Carline" is an industry
term, body is not-- unless you mean "body type," as in "2 dr. hardtop."
I think Chris Hoffman could probably explain the breakdown better than
I as to what precisely "carline" means.
But-- if you go to a show (at least this is true of all the ones I've
been to)(all two)-- an Imperial is classified as a "C body," like it or
not.
But again, the "C" in "C body" stands for "Chrysler" -- meaning the
carline. They didn't use "I" for "Imperial" presumably because an "I"
can be confused with a "1."
There. I'm sure no one has any more questions at this point. :)
MM
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