Re: '67-'71 Imperial Limos; was Re: IML: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1804084826: Chrysler : Imperial Limousine
From: "Murray Park" <mbpark@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:07:16 -0500
Elijah, I know my limo looks like a 71, but it is titled as a 70. It
definatley started as a 69 as it has budd brakes and a 69 engine.
Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:13 AM
Subject: '67-'71 Imperial Limos; was Re: IML: Interesting item on eBay web
site item#1804084826: Chrysler : Imperial Limousine
> --- Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm curious to know who built them? Were they made
> > by Chrysler (or Imperial, excuse me) at the
> > Jefferson Ave. plant? Or were they made by another
> > company, like the Lincoln & Caddy limos were?
>
> The limo currently for sale on eBay (at
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1804084826
)
> was built by Stageway Limousines of Arkansas. As
> someone else mentioned there were approximately 12
> '67-'68 limos produced by Stageway. This same company
> also produced approximately 12 '69-'71 limos, all of
> which were built on '69 bodies, with updated grilles
> and trim for '70 and '71. In fact, there was only ONE
> '71 limo produced -- it was originally sold to Hugh
> Hefner, and currently resides with IML member Murray
> Park -- visit it at
>
http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Professional/Limos/YearByYear/
1970/MurrayPark/index.htm
> (yes, I incorrectly filed it under the '70 pages, so I
> need to move it to '71).
>
> A few years ago, I found a nice brochure for a '67
> limo built by Andrew Theodorou Coachbuilders of
> Chicago -- available at
>
http://www.imperialclub.com/Varieties/Special/Professional/Limos/YearByYear/
1967/brochure.htm.
> Frankly, the Theodorou conversion looks a bit more
> luxurious than the Stageway cars.
>
> Stageway continued to build limos and airport sedans
> into the late '70s. Hess & Eisenhardt also built a
> few Imperial limos, the most notable of which was a
> '73 Imperial used by Nixon's secret service detail.
>
> Imperially,
>
> Elijah
>
>
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