Re: IML:1950 Limo on Ebay - Military

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

First of all, this thing is no limo.  If you look closely at the second
picture from the left on the first row you can see into the back area
between the centre door pillar and the front seat.  On Chrysler limousines
of that era the divider would block the view as the divider was a solid
partition behind the front seat that ran from the centre pillar on one side
to the other.  And it had a roll down window to provide complete privacy.
Well, at least verbal privacy.

As well, the rear doors had exterior key locks that were keyed separately
from the front doors/ignition key.  This permited the owner to have sole
access to the rear compartment.

There is a cicular platform on the roof of the car located between the two
rear doors.  But I cannot see how that would be used for a turret.   Also
cannot see any holes through the roof nor any way of attaching anything to
it.  A camera car maybe?

As for production of Chrysler long-wheelbase sedans and limousines :.

Royal 6-cylinder, 8-passenger sedan : 375
Windsor 6-cylinder, 8-passenger sedan : 763
Windsor 6-cylinder, 8-passenger limousine : 174
Crown Imperial 8-cylinder, 8-passenger sedan : 209
Crown Imperial 8-cylinder, 8-passenger limousine : 205

Chrysler also built 8-passenger sedans, but not limousines, in Dodge
(Coronet/Custom) and DeSoto (DeLuxe/Custom) versions plus used the body for
the DeSoto Custom Suburban (which was a 9-passenger sedan) and the DeSoto
Sunshine/Skyview/California taxi models.

(Figures from "Chrysler and Imperial, The Postwar Years")

Bill
Vancouver, BC





----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: IML:1950 Limo on Ebay - Military


> That tells us that there were 414 Imperial "Limos". Technically half are
limos and half are sedans due to the presence or absence of a divider
window. These are the eight cylinder cars that I mentioned. The one here on
Ebay is actually a six cylinder Windsor Limo, not an Imperial. I am thinking
that there were more of those than the Imperial. It does say that it is a
nine passenger car, but I also believe that this only means that the jump
seat formed a bench that could seat three more passengers, rather than the
traditional two. We may still need to consult that book to find out the
correct production number for this car.
>
> Paul W.
>
> In an email dated 10/7/2005 2:07:26 am GMT Daylight time, Brad Hogg
<luxoliner@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >I don't have the book "70 Years of Chrysler" but I do know this really
great
> >site that has a pile of info on Imperials, including production figures.
> >
> >http://imperialclub.org/Yr/1950/FactsAndFigures.htm
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 7:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: IML:1950 Limo on Ebay - Military
> >
> >
> >Very cool! I have a hard time with the "only 12 nine passenger limo"
> >statement. There may have only been 12 with gun turrets, but that isn't
what
> >the auction says. Anyone out there with a "70 Years of Chrysler" handy? I
> >think it states the production numbers on these cars. I know for a fact
that
> >there were more than 12 such cars with 8 cylinder motors. This one's a
six.
> >I think there were more six cylinder cars buit than 8 cylinder ones.
> >
> >Paul W.
> >
> >
> >
> >



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