RE: IML: Imperial & New Yorker of late 80's and '90-'93

["Mark Swingle" <mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brad is correct.  The 82 New Yorker and New Yorker Fifth Avenue were the
"downsized full size car.  This was the m-body car related to the Diplomat
and shared many mechanical components with the 81-83 Imperial.  Things got
confusing in 84 as the RWD New Yorker Fifth Avenue became just the Fifth
Avenue and the New Yorker name showed up on a smaller FWD car (often with a
turbo 4).    The Fifth Avenue continued to 1989.  The turbo New Yorker
continued until 1988.  1988 also saw the New "bigger" FWD New Yorker that
eventually gave birth to the 1990 New Yorker Fifth Avenue and 1990 Imperial.

Mark
90 Imperial

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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brad Hogg
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: IML: Imperial & New Yorker of late 80's and '90-'93

It may be splitting hairs but I don't think this is correct.  There were a 
number of years in the 80s that there was a RWD 5th Ave as well as a FWD New

Yorker.  Yes, early on there was the same car, a RWD New Yorker 5th Ave but 
this didn't continue when the New Yorker became FWD.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Volkmann" <blackplumcoupe@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial & New Yorker of late 80's and '90-'93


Actually, the 'M' body (Diplomat/Gran Fury/Fifth
Avenue) lasted from '82-'89, the FWD 'C' body
(Dynasty/New Yorker) appeared in '88 and then was
stretched in '90 for the 'Y' body (Fifth
Avenue/Imperial).

During the 80s the Fifth Avenue was an 'M' body (RWD -
derived from the '77-'81 LeBaron) while the New Yorker
was an 'E' class (variation of the FWD LeBaron that
appeared in '82)

NOTE: No matter what year/body/drivetrain layout the
Fifth Avenue is actually referred to as New Yorker
Fifth Avenue

I also view my LHS as a Fifth Avenue with the wrong
name as the Fifth Avenue was just a notch above New
Yorker --- but that's another discussion


Paul
'65 Purple Coupe



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