I don't know about landing a helicopter on the trunk but it sure comes in
handy
as a spare bedroom on a camping trip. Yes, I have slept in the
trunk of my 69
Lebaron on more than one occasion.
The fuselage Imps are my favorite, although I'm very fond of the 62's and
the 64's and the 67's and you get the idea.
Ed Noble
69 Lebaron
71 Lebaron
62 Crown
and a bunch more
Mopars
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Subject: RE: IML: All Time
Favorite?
The 69-73 dates are correct for the fuselage styling, but the
first year
(and maybe the second) displayed the concept in a more extreme
way.The trim
on the 72 and 73, along with the grille changes, seems to
tone the "look"
down a bit. So maybe that was a Freudian Slip, cutting the
date in '71. : )
I see an interesting parallel with the 34 Airflow, and
the deemphasizing of
that theme on the 35-37 models, still sharing the
same body platform.
Tony, while it is true that Chrysler Corp pioneered
something, with the
extreme tumblehome and tuckunder on the 69
corporate line, I still see a lot
of the well-admired 1965 GM line of
cars. Especially the 65-66
Impala/Caprice in the Plymouth. Not so much in
the front view, revealing the
"fuselage", but in the side view, showing
the general shape.
Maybe it's just me...
Anyway, that 69
Imperial Coupe always fascinated me, with such a small A to
C pillar
volume, and such a huge trunk. It was almost El Camino-ish in
proportions.
You could land a helicopter on the trunk.
Currell
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