Re: IML: '75 Imperial and '76 New Yorker Brougham

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Crown Coupe was what became the St Regis option on the NYBs. It was
introduced in late 1974 and continued for 1975, but not all '74-75 Imperial
2-doors were Crown Coupes (most were true hardtops with four retractable
side windows), and none was badged Crown, even with the roof option (just
like there are no St Regis badges on a New Yorker so equipped).

All '74-75 Imperials were LeBarons. The Crown Coupe was officially the
"Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe Anniversary Edition" in commemoration of
Chrysler's 50th anniversary. Essentially it was an option package, while up
until 1970 it had been a model offering.

As for the price/content changes between the '75 Imperial and '76 NYB, I'll
repost a summary I posted here in January...

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> 1. Rear fenders changed to standard side markers (Imperial used shield design)
> 2. Badges (of course)
> 3. Dash pad (Imperial is more squared-off and has woodgrain trim around
> instrument panel)
> 4. Rear brakes (Imperial used discs, NYB has drums)
> 5. Numerous standard features become optional (e.g., cornering lamps, height
> control)
> 6. Numerous optional features (e.g., light-sensing headlamps) become not
> available (though I know of a '76 NYB with that feature)
> 7. Wheel cover options (Imperial offered none, NYB offered three treatments)
> 8. Rear window treatment (formal backlight on Imperial, NYBs get fullsize rear
> window)
> 9. Choice of engines (Imperials were all 440s, NYBs offered 400 and later 360
> as well)
> 
> There are others, from minor details like removing insulation from the door
> lock solenoids (or so the parts book says) to the renaming of the Crown Coupe
> roof treatment to the Chrysler brand's "St Regis" package (shared with
> Newport).
> 
> The price drop was substantial. A 4-door model (LeBaron in '75, NYB in '76)
> went from $9,046 base price to $6,732, a 26% cut. Overall sales (all
> bodystyles) nearly quadrupled, however, from 8,830 to 33,732.
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Hope this clears things up!

Chris in LA
67 Crown
78 NYB Salon


On 5/24/06 9:51 PM, jsadowski at jsadowski@xxxxxxx wrote:

> The 70 was the last year for
> the Crown. Information from page 186 of "Chrysler & Imperial 1946-1975 The
> Classic Postwar Years".
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Hogg" <luxoliner@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: '75 Imperial and '76 New Yorker Brougham; was New Imperial
> Opinions Labor of Love?
> 
> 
>> "weren't they all were LeBarons by then?"  (1975 that is)
>> 
>> No.  The 4 door was a LeBaron and the 2 door was a Crown Coupe.  I may be
>> corrected because I do think the full name of the 2 door was Imperial
>> LeBaron Crown Coupe.  Regardless, the 4 door was never referred to as a
>> Crown anything, just the 2 door.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <randalpark@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: IML: '75 Imperial and '76 New Yorker Brougham; was New
>> Imperial
>> Opinions Labor of Love?
>> 
>> 
>> At that time, I was attempting to trade my '65 Crown Four Door for a
>> better
>> '64 Crown Four Door that was on the lot at our downtown
>> Plymouth-Chrysler-Imperial dealer. It didn't work out, but the salesman
>> that
>> I was negotiating with received a phone call from an irrate lady customer
>> who had regularly bought a new Imperial every few years from him. She
>> supposedly had a new 1976 car on order, and discovered that there wasn't
>> going to be a 1976 Imperial. I remember him arguing with her about the
>> fact
>> that she was still going to get her new car, and that even though it was
>> going to be a Chrysler New Yorker, it was identical to the car that she
>> originally had planned to buy. I don't recall him ever saying to her that
>> she was going to save $2,314 on the sale.
>> 
>> I am curious if most of this price difference was due to items being
>> optional on the Chrysler that were standard on the Imperial. A 1975
>> Imperial
>> LeBaron (weren't they all were LeBarons by then?) would have been a loaded
>> car, while a base model NYB may not have been unless the same items were
>> ordered as optional equipment. Just curious.
>> 
>> Paul W.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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