Re: IML: Imperial Limos

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There will be a long-wheelbase 300 (about 6" in the rear door) available from Chrysler for 2007:

http://www.chrysler.com/chrysler_lifestyle/news_features/autoshow_news/300_long_wheelbase_reveal.html?CMP=AFC-Autoshow
http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/10919/2007-chrysler-300-long-wheelbase.html

It's not the same as those super-stretch limo conversions you see in many cities (along with the stretched Hummers, Escalades, etc.).

Chris in LA

-----Original Message-----
>From: anthony romano <mamrom@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Aug 8, 2006 3:03 PM
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>Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos
>
>
>I recently saw a stretch Limo 300 2006 on the road. If they make the 2008
>Imperial concept, do you think they'll make it into a stretch?? And why not
>if they made a 300?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brad Hogg" <luxoliner@xxxxxxx>
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:22 PM
>Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos
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>> Bill.  Would that little early 80's "Executive Car" (K platform) be
>> considered a "limo"?  I believe those were made by Chrysler.  They might
>not
>> fit in to the proper usage of the term limo though.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, the 1956 Crown Imperial limousine was the best seller at 175 units
>> followed by 1955 at 127.  In addition, Imperial sold 51 8-passenger sedans
>> in 1956 and 45 in 1955.  Also, the 1955-56 Crown Imperials had bodies
>built
>> by Chrysler.   That totals 226 Crown Imperials for 1956 and 172 in 1955.
>>
>> Of the Ghia-built Crown Imperials, the 1957 was most popular at 36 units
>> followed by 1958 with 31 and then 1960 at 16.  The least popular years
>were
>> 1959 with seven and 1962 with zero.   Although Ghia production was zero in
>> 1966, the Ghia tooling was shipped to Barreiros in Spain where another ten
>> were built.   Barreiros, a truck and engine manufacturer, was purchased by
>> Chrysler and would become Chrysler Spain in 1970.
>>
>> And that was the end of the factory-backed Imperial limousines.  Instead,
>> Stageway was contacted to extend Imperial sedans into long-wheelbase
>(163")
>> limous.  Twelve were built in 1967-68 with another fifteen between 1969
>and
>> 1971.
>>
>> After that, all extended wheelbase Imperial limousines were done by the
>> purchaser.  Two 1972 Imperial limous (with 1973 front ends) were built by
>> Hess and Eisenhardt (builders of funeral cars) for the American Secrect
>> Service.    The stretched Imperial  limousines of the 1980' and 1990's
>were
>> all done by coachbuilders not associated by Chrysler and arranged by the
>> buyers of the Imperials.
>>
>> (Hope you're back on your feet soon, Bill)
>>
>> Bill
>> Vancouver, BC
>>
>>
>>
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