Re: IML: Last Ghia-bodied Imperial soon to be for sale

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The last collaboration between Imperial and Ghia still remains that last run
of the Ghia limousines in 1964.   The Duesenberg prototype, athough built on
an extended Imperial chassis, was a collaboration between Exner and Ghia.
Exner and/or his associates purchased a 1966 Imperial Crown converttible,
shipped it to Italy and Ghia went from there.

But Chrysler Corporation and the Chrysler-Plymouth Division (builders of the
1966 Imperial) had no hand in the matter beyond building a vehicle that
someone bought, shipped oveseas  and had customized..  Who knows - they may
have even purchased a used 1966 Imperial.

That 1966 was the last body and frame Imperial may have been something Exner
was not privy to.  After all, he left Chrysler in Noevember of 1961.   ..  .

Bill
Vancouver, BC
.


And as published
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: IML: Last Ghia-bodied Imperial soon to be for sale


> A recent flyer from Kruse indicates the 1966
> Duesenberg prototype will be sold at the Labor Day
> Kruse Auction in Auburn Indiana.  Get your bidding
> pass now.
>
> Using many bits of custom hardware also seen on the
> last Ghia limos, the 1966 Duesenberg was built by Ghia
> on a stretched 1966 Imperial chassis.  Since the last
> Imperials previously bodied by Ghia were 20 1964
> models made into limos (10 sold as 1965 models), this
> lone 1966 prototype is the final collaboration between
> Ghia and Imperial.  Appropriately enough, the result
> was meant to become finest car in the world - a
> Duesenberg - but one has to wonder about the wisdom of
> designing a car (and business case) around a chassis
> that was going out of production in a few months. No
> wonder this revival never went beyond a single
> prototype!
>
> http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1966/Duesenberg/index.htm
>
> Chris H.
>
> 66 LeBaron
>
>



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