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.) >