A return of Imperial?

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Worse yet John, look what they did (as posted earlier) to the name LeBaron.

Paul

In a message dated 1/21/2004 7:35:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
50scars@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> 
> 
> I think it best that the name IMPERIAL be left to the past rememberance of
> great cars.  I mean look at what they did to the name NEW YORKER.
> 
> John
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: A return of Imperial?
> 
> 
> > I have seen posts here today stating that the Mercedes is now considered
> the luxury offering from that company now. In light of this it would be
> unlikely that they would introduce a rival vehicle. As much as I like your
> idea about a "flood of emails" (especially to them) I am afraid that it
> might result in the ultimate insult such as placing the Imperial name plate
> on a deluxe minivan, or something equally horrible.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > In a message dated 1/21/2004 4:34:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why don't we all email Chrysler asking if the "Imperial" will ever
> return?
> > >
> > > Just an idea, but with a flood of emails it might make them think about
> it.
> > > As of now Chrysler has no true luxury cars. GM has Cadillac, Ford Motor
> > > Company has Lincoln, and why not Chrysler having the Imperial back????
> > >
> > > R. Woolf
> > > '66 Crown
> > > '73 LeBaron
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dave Duricy [mailto:dave@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:11 PM
> > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: IML: A return of Imperial?
> > >
> > >
> > > At 01:23 PM 1/21/04 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Chrysler has always been a middle class brand.
> > >
> > > Imperial began as a Chrysler Imperial. As a Chrysler Imperial, it earned
> > > immortality as a Classic. Chrysler Imperials shared the ether with the
> big
> > > Packards, Pierce-Arrows, Stutzes, Duesenbergs, etc.
> > >
> > > For many years, a Chrysler Saratoga, New Yorker, Imperial or Town &
> Country
> > > was a mark of good taste - a sensible choice over contemporary
> Cadillacs,
> > > Lincolns, and Packards.
> > >
> > > Chrysler prestige held fast until Imperial was seperated for 1955. This
> > > triggered a downward reaching for market share by Chrysler. Enter the
> > > Chrysler Newport, exit DeSoto Division.
> > >
> > > It's hard to say when the lustre finally left Chrysler. Sometime during
> the
> > > Iacocca years, I suspect. So much in the American auto industry was
> erased
> > > then.
> > >
> > > Chrysler can reclaim its respectable status. It can only do so if it is
> > > true to those ideals that elevated it in the first place: engineering,
> > > power, style - and a bold confidence to do things differently. I believe
> > > that the 2005 Chrysler 300 C, with V8 Hemi power, is the first sign of
> > > recovery.
> > >
> > > Now, if Chrysler could just get the name right!
> > >
> > > Dave Duricy
> > > desotoland.com
> > > duricy.com/~imperialist
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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