I think that you have a good idea in suggesting some different names for some
of the periods that are listed on the Web site, particularly if they do stick
(or become somewhat official).
Most of the names are fine since they do fit the era of the car, but I agree
that "Haze Green" doesn't really say much for the '67 &'68 models. I must
admit, though, that my '68 Imperial is green!
Paul
In a message dated 3/15/2004 9:41:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> While I generally agree with this, I have to say some of those
>classifications, particularly
> the "Haze Green" one, have always bugged me. I know it was meant as kind of
>a joke (at
> least, I think it was), but it doesn't sound very complimentary of the
>67s-68s, in my
> opinion. It certainly was not an "official" Chrysler Corp. designation for
>these cars.
>
> As a fan of the "boxcar" years (as Dick Benjamin calls them), I would suggest
>"2nd
> generation Engel design," or maybe even "boxcar"-? Or maybe the
>"Conservative
> Years." These are just ideas. I know green was very popular those years.
>
> Chrysler did not always have names for its model years, only when there was a
> particularly new and/or cohesive approach at work. "The Forward Look" only
>lasted a
> few years; so did the "Fuselage" era. Most generations of these cars did not
>really have
> names or classifications, but people later tend to apply labels based on
>characteristic
> design elements.
>
> Maybe we should run a contest-- name the eras-- for the periods that fall b/n
>the Chrysler
> designations?
>
> MM
>
>
>
> > From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
> > Date: 2004/03/13 Sat AM 11:03:11 EST
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Classifications
> >
> > We are the Online Imperial Club. I would bet of any Imperial Club in the
>country, that
> we have the most members. Because of that, I would say that the designations
>that are
> on the Web site are the Official Classifications, Hugh.
> >
> > I don't think that there is anyone else that has ever done such a through
>job of
> classifying Imperials.
> >
> > There you have it.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > In a message dated 3/13/2004 10:14:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>hugtrees@xxxxxxxx
> writes:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Could someone give us an up to date list of car classifications? Antique,
> > > classic, etc. I believe the classifications refer to eras, but I get very
> > > fuzzy once we are talking about cars from the 60s and 70s. On the
>Imperial
> > > web site, someone, Mike or Christine Trettin, I think, gives a title for
> > > each era of Imperial, using some themes from Chrysler Corp and a little
> > > humour. The "Haze Green" years is somehow correct. Most of us can guess
> > > what year's they refer to.
> > >
> > > If there is an "official" list of designations, it might be illuminating
>to
> > > see it.
> > >
> > > Hugh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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