Mark,
The car is a 1959 Imperial LeBaron 4-door Southampton (aka hardtop). It is
not a Crown, which was the middle priced series which had but one "moon
ring" on each fin.
George was indeed correct and the only engine available in the 1959 Imperial
was the 413-cid V8, with a 4-bbl carburetor. Cross ram manifolds were not
available on any Imperial, in any year. Just to throw a monkey wrench into
the engine situation, the 1959 Imperial Custom Crown limousines by Ghia did
have the 392-cid hemi V8, but that was because they were built from leftover
1958 Imperials that were updated with 1959 trim. Seems Chrysler
overestimated Ghia demand during 1958.
As for production, 622 LeBaron 4-door Southampton hardtops were built.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "MARK J HASH" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Last Year For Hemi Imperial
> A question related to this issue, and possibly helps clarify it as well.
I
> have a lead on a '59 Imperial Crown Southampton LeBaron, 4 door hardtop.
> Instead of the usual one "moon-ring" on each of the fins, it has two
> moon-rings on each side; it has the trunk mounted air-conditioning unit,
> and since it's the LeBaron, my assumption is that this is the "best" that
> Imperial offered in '59. It has power everything, is in fantastic
original
> condtion, and no, it does not have a hemi. It has a 413, and NO cross
ram.
> So assuming that if any '59 Imperial could have had a hemi, and this
> top-of-the-line car does not, then I would conclude that George is
correct,
> and they were probably not available in '59.
>
> Now my question, since if I'm lucky, I may eventually be the owner of this
> car: can anyone tell me the production run of this specific model, and
what
> the value of a high #2 or low #1 car would be? Thanks,
>
> Mark mjh
> '57 Fury in OR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Sazdoff <Scavengers58@xxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:17 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Last Year For Hemi Imperial
>
>
> > I beg to differ with the assumption that 59 was the last year for the
Hemi
> in
> > an Imperial. As a matter of fact 58 was the last Hemi for the Imperial
> line.
> > It was the 392 used only in 1957 and 1958. The 413 Wedge design took
its
> > place under the hood of the Imperial for 1959. Check your books....You
> will
> > stand corrected. George. 1957 Imperial Crown Southampton 4 door
hardtop
> > (Shell Pink) (2) 1958 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door
> hardtops
> > (1) 1958 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door
> hardtop
> > (Parts Car)
> >
>
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