Re: IML: 426 Hemi Imperial

[r.villanueva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yes; the type of buyer for Imperials then probably don't differ too much from
today's luxury car buyers, be they american or european, however; like
Imperials, the letter series 300s were targeted at the well-off (and rightly
so), many of whom would have been older people, thus dubbed 'the gentleman's
hot rod', to some a car is nothing more than a statement to others that they
have 'made it', there are a few genuine car enthusiasts with the means 
to drive
something different and unique, therefore the question about the possible
Hemi-Imperial was asked!. As far as the 440 goes, it has so much potential and
durability that makes it a clear choice over the Hemi unless you are 
behind the
wheel of a Funny Car!. Cheers!Quoting "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>:

> Hi;
>  As far as I know the last Hemi equipped Imperials left the factory in
> 1958, how many of those were fitted with 392's built to Chrysler 300 specs
> is unknown. There is a common misconception with the early Hemis that the
> 300's had just a regular Hemi with a dual quad manifold on top but they were
> actually a race engine almost as much as the 426.
>  As for the Imperials of the later 60's I would very much doubt it, the
> type of buyer that these cars attracted were usually wealthy order people
> who wouldn't know Richard Petty from Gloria Vanderbilt's gardener. The 426
> Hemi is a race engine, noisy, rough running,  violent, and high maintenance,
> all of the things that a 440 is not. On the other hand I wouldn't sell the
> 440 engines short when it comes to power, they have more then enough to move
> these cars around, even the detuned ones from the 70's.
> As powerful as the 426's are they were never designed for low RPM torque to
> move a 7000+ pound car around, in that respect the performance gain would be
> negligible.
> The 440, even in the Plymouth and Dodge cars, was never developed to its
> full potential for performance by Chrysler as they had it in the bag with
> the 426 Hemi, but it is still a well designed engine capable of making lots
> of power with minimum upgrades. Most of the cop cars that Chrysler sold in
> the 60's and 70's used 440's and that was in the muscle car era. If Chrysler
> had taken the same path with this engine that they had with the earlier 413s
> we wouldn't be having this discussion.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.
> 1975 Chrysler Newport
> Complete with 440 engine soon to get dual exhausts.
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> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:21 PM
> Subject: IML: 426 Hemi Imperial
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>
> Back in the 60's car companies were willing to build a car according to the
> purchaser's wishes-to some extent, has there ever been any Imperial fitted
> with
> a 426 Hemi engine from the factory?, or has someone out there modified an
> Imperial in such a way?, it would be an awsome sight if done properly to
> look
> like a factory job, not to mention the improved performance. Chrysler lost
> the
> edge to Dodge/Plymouth when it came to specialty cars once the Letter series
> 300s were shelved, would have been the ultimate Imperial!
>
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