![]() ![]() No dents, creases, rust, or other mayhem is visible – the chrome and stainless trim measure up to what one would expect for a car of this stature. The Cinnamon Gold Metallic finish is this car’s original hue but it is a repaint while the vinyl top “opera roof” is also a redo. We have already addressed this car’s outsized proportions and the length of those body panels really accentuates this coupe’s size. One of the first things that I noticed about the Imperial is the length of its quarter panels. There are several more videos that you can access via the listing. Here’s a walk-around video that will give you a close-up of what this Imperial is all about. Dimensions? This is a big one with its 127″ wheelbase holding up a total stretch of almost 225″ in length and spread sideways to 80″ in width. Of that 17K Imperial total, only 3,200 were Crown coupes. Now there could be some overlap when you consider the Chrysler total and which Chrysler models were true Cadillac/Lincoln competition and which weren’t. Well, this one certainly caught my attention and it’s available, here on craigslist for $14,967.Ĭadillac’s 1967 production total equaled 200K copies while their crosstown rival, Lincoln, was way behind at 45K units. I encounter Imperial sedans and four-door hardtops with regularity, but the two-door hardtop – not so much. And a Crown coupe, such as this Redondo Beach, California resident, drives the point home – it’s a magnificent car, and yes, it’s a whammer-jammer – more on that to follow. Take 1967 for example, all three luxury builders produced stately, handsome automobiles, but the Imperial’s production numbers paled compared to its two major competitors. One of the big automotive mysteries, at least in my mind, is why Chr圜o’s Imperial fell so short when compared to the sales numbers that Cadillac and Lincoln managed to put up. ![]()
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