This is definitely a 67, it was built about 1/4 of the way through the model
year. Most likely you do not have ATC, but there have been some strange
things showing up in our study, so I'd like to know if it has both vent
levers over the radio, or only the left one. Your VIN decodes to a 2 door
car, I hope that is what it is.
It is a simple bolt-on job to replace the front end sheetmetal of a 67 with
68 equivalents, the only problem being that the side trim is different, and
you will have side marker lights in the front and not in the back. If you
note the size of the medallion which covers the gas cap, you'll see there
are two sizes; the 67 is about 2/3 the size of the 68. Also, the
brake/turn lights work on all 3 of the rear lenses on a 67, only the outer
two on a 68. The 67 dash pad has a grab handle in front of the passenger,
the 68 does not. The 67 has wood trim on the dash and door panels, the 68
has brass. The dashes are otherwise identical. The upholstery is
different. There are a couple of other very minor differences, and there is
a difference in the engines - while both have 440, the heads and carburetor
are different.
One can only guess why the front end was changed. It would probably be
wise to take the car to an alignment shop and have them inspect the frame
and undercarriage for old damage and welding.
The search tune radio was offered in both AM-FM and AM only, the stereo
radio (offered late in the year) did not have the search tune feature. The
AM-FM with search tune is probably the most common radio in these cars, for
both years, as the AM is found in only few cars, and the Stereo was
outrageously expensive.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edmund Villasana" <edmundv@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: IML: New Member, Edmund T. Villasana (1967)
> Thank you all for welcoming me to the club. Unfortunately I am pretty new
> at dealing with Imperials: this is my first. The am/fm radio has the
foot
> operated option (step on a button by the headlight dimmer and the radio
> comes on and finds the strongest station) and I don't know about the
climate
> control, yet. The reason I called it a 67 1/2 is that it has the grill,
> taillights and body panels of a 68 model, but the interior matches the 67
on
> the websight; also after checking the VIN # (which was on the door hinge)
I
> found the car to be a 67 model. I still need to decode the fender tag and
I
> will send pictures of the car on monday or tuesday. If I am wrong about
the
> year then I would like to know because like I said I am new to the world
of
> Imperials. In case it will help, here is the VIN #: YM23K73181293. I am
> the third owner of this car and I know it was special ordered. The man
who
> ordered it actually flew to Detroit to see his car get built and so he
could
> drive it home to Texas. Also he ordered a spare 440, a spare 727
> torque-flite tranny, a spare driveshaft, and a spare rear differential
with
> the car. They were sent to his storage building in Texas and kept there
> till he needed them. At 100,000 miles he swapped the motors and its only
> been driven 52,000 miles since then. When I bought the car I found out
that
> the spare driveshaft and rear differential had been stolen, but I have the
> spare transmission still on the crate and in the plastic mopar wrapping.
> Any information anyone can give me would help, thank you all for your
time.
> Eddie Villasana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: New Member, Edmund T. Villasana (1967)
>
>
> > Welcome, Edmund! I hope you find many friends and much good support here
> in
> > this fine online community.
> >
> > One question based on your intro: By "1967 1/2," what do you mean? Is
your
> > car one of the later 1967 models built with Automatic Temperature
Control
> > and/or the multiplex (stereo) radio that officially were new for 1968?
> >
> > Chris in LA
> > '67 Crown 4dHT
> > '78 NYB Salon
> >
> > >> New Subscriber(s): Edmund T. Villasana
> > >> Email Address is: edmundv@xxxxxxxxx
> > >> Member Location: east texas
> > >>
> > >> Car(s) owned: 1967 1/2 Imperial Crown Coupe
> >
> >
> >
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