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Imperial also outsold Studebaker in 1965:

Imperial     17, 214
Studebaker     12,042

It also outsold Mercedes (11,994), and Opel, Datsun, Simca, Renault, and Fiat--
at least in 1965.  My source for these figures is Automotive News.

Mark

Bill Watson wrote:

> As for sales, the Imperial never outsold Rambler, and the only year it
> outsold Studebaker was in 1966, when Studebaker ended production for good in
> March of 1966,
>
> Looking at model year production, Imperial's best year was 1957, with 37,593
> built.  Lincoln built 41,123,, Studebaker 63,101, Rambler 91,469, and
> Cadillac 146,841.   Imperial did beat Willys and Kaiser in 1955,  Packard*
> in 1956, 1957 and 1958, Continental Mark II in 1956 and 1957, Hudson and
> Nash in 1957, Edsel in 1960 and DeSoto in 1961.  The only other car that
> consistently appeared below Imperial on the production charts was Checker.
> (* - Packard combined with Clipper beat Imperial.)
>




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