1973 Imperial LeBaron Review - The Longest Car EVER!

[@Regularcardcollecting]

Zack, these are the car reviews I like watching. Big, floaty, boaty, lazy, gas guzzling, 100hp, 8.0L V8, American land yachts. Keep them coming! 🔥

[@ezequielalberto6274]

Me too!! More more!

[@rightlanehog3151]

Zack, If I am not mistaken, the Gremlin would fit in the Imperial's trunk. 😁

[@markhealey9409]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leinster22]

It could fit 4 original Mini Coopers. 2 in the front and 2 in back

[@dinanbimmertv1864]

It’s like a truck bed back there!

[@LITTLE1994]

That car is a freaking GIANT. It makes even the Ford Panther cars look small!

[@ImmortanDan]

Big cars are a rabbit hole. You find out about Panthers and think they're large than life - then you find out about B-bodies, C/D-bodies, this beast... And then for some dumb reason you end up wanting one of each.

[@RustyZipper]

I have an ‘11 CVPI and ‘95 Caprice 9C1, looking hard to acquire a ‘77 Grand Marquis 2 door Uncle Buck

[@FTRVDenny]

My boss has a 1963 Imperial. I think it's a crown. It doesn't fit in the parking spot at work.

[@FrequencyORD]

that’s fckin hilarious! 🤣

[@BDylanHollis]

God how I desperately want one of these.

[@steves9905]

I had a 75 Imp with the velour bordello cushion interior...so much blue in that car...awesome ride...4 wheel disc brakes. Mopar never really recovered from the fallout of the poorly made '57 lineup...and some quirky styling too a little later. 65-68 were the best years...good looking, quality, hi performing cars. the 69 introduced the fuselage and while interesting with good lookers, the quality tanked once again. if it wasn't for the K car reviving Mopar, it all would have ended in 1979.

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

Literally wearing a ‘72 Imperial T Shirt right now. My favorite American cars of all time - the fuselage Imperials!!

[@severinjohn]

What a terrific video! Probably recommended since I loved Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History's black 4 door Imperial video. I'm gonna have to visit the Forney museum when in Denver next.

[@jimkanellakos4699]

What a treat! Love these landyachts! My neighbour had a green '69 Imperial when I was a kid. Awesome review, thanks Zack!

[@geraldsnyder6482]

I had a 1973 Imperial 4 door....acres and acres of it.

[@OmarDenarzi]

More reviews like this one please.

[@Wiencourager]

The body from the windshield back was basically the same as a New Yorker except the rear bumper and taillights. But everything ahead of the windshield was different including the front suspension and subframe and longer wheelbase. A lot of other parts were different as well, different wheel bolt pattern, different driveshaft with CV joints. Brake rotors and drums are different.

[@ForeverDownByLaw]

These giant Chryslers weren't the best made out of the big 3, and most rusted away over time, but they had character and drove great. Big fan.

[@jgg02]

Great fun to hear the demolition derby anectdote, love these 70's cars. Truly a unique era of car design for good and bad, mostly good.

[@timothykeith1367]

The last of the full framed Imperial was 1967. Those have the extra bracing for the bumpers.

[@artoodiitoo]

I think the Imperials were so tough because they had an "o-frame" that went around the whole chassis, like in a truck, unlike the frames on other cars

[@Doctor_Robert]

0:55 You can't forget the '81 to '83 Imperial coupes, the final attempt to revive the marque in its entirety with the help of Frank Sinatra (they even matched their blue paint option to Frank's eyes!).

[@davidkastin4240]

Gorgeous Imperial, my fav yr.

[@Just1American1966]

My first car was a '71 Plymouth Fury.. definitely some shared DNA between that one and mine. I had it in 1983-1984. It would be cool to find another one. Mine had been made with the 360, but a 318 had been swapped in by a prior owner. It was still pretty robust, though.

[@bwofficial1776]

Now that's a luxury car. It had one goal: to carry six people and their stuff in disconnected comfort. These early-70s pre-fuel crisis boats made statements. Fuselage Chryslers look so good and the attention to detail is impressive. I'd drive this. Imperial never really shook the "top trim Chrysler" instead of being its own marque. It didn't help that the car was sold on and off as the Chrysler Imperial. I wish they'd been more popular because they're cool cars and a nice alternative to Cadillacs and Lincolns.

[@selfdo]

The last of the "Fuselage Era" PORN. Awesome, big ol' BOAT, has the same "440 plant" that came BEFORE catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular (leaded, if it were still available) gas. By then, though, Chrysler, like other auto makers, had put in hardened valve seats and valve facings to be able to last w/o leaded fuel, so those valves should last as long as the lower end does. Like driving one's living room on the highway!

[@wendellellison3482]

I've been to this location (train museum in Denver). Great review, great car!

[@MichaelKelly-eg6jo]

Those fuselage Imperial coupes are some of the most beautiful and rare cars ever made. You can go to hundreds of car shows and never see one, just acres of Camaros, Mustangs, and Chevelles. And, remember, when you drive one, you don't so much steer it as you aim it.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Nice stance it has. Looks ready to rumble.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Love early 70s Chrysler designs, fuselage era was 👌🏽

[@xaviert.123]

Oh this is exciting! I didn't expect my favourite car to be featured on this channel. Real nice to see you in the driving couch!

[@DB-bw5fz]

If I remember correctly….On Chryslers of this era, you used the ignition key for the doors as well. The 2nd, round key was only for the glove compartment and the trunk. I believe it was done for valet purposes, allowing one to be able to give only the ignition key to the valet to unlock the doors and move the vehicle while keeping the trunk area secure. The power trunk release was in the glove compartment after all. GM used the oval key to unlock the doors, trunk and glove compartment, with the ignition key being solely for the ignition. You could give just the ignition key to a valet, but then they had to keep the doors unlocked. Ive never been a big Chrysler fan….but they got the key thing right from that perspective.

[@howardgreenman2908]

My Dad had a 69 Olds 98 Luxury Sedan 4-door. Different manufacturer but the same species of ginormous floaty boat like this car. He’d let me drive it every so often and it was a blast. Also got single-digit mileage but gas was cheap then and nobody cared. Love this Imperial . That paint with the white leather on a two-door is just beautiful. Nice to see a young man like you take an interest in these old cars. Your camerawork and commentary are excellent. All the best to you.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Wow, the steel factory ( foundry) must have taken 2 days straight just to produce that single automobile.

[@TassieLorenzo]

Could it be said that modern sedans and coupes are far, far too small? Downsizing American passenger cars was a mistake? 🙂

[@unowen-nh9ov]

OPEC, so consumers went to pickups, SUVS & minivans.

[@reinmutuc8999]

I wanna drive one! Especially takes 2-3 business days to feel the pothole on the rear!😅

[@Doctor_Robert]

4:28 Dude, that editing is slick!

[@2040wagon]

My stepdad had our used Olds Delta 88 Brougham 4 door sedan rerepossesed. We jump up and down like a trampoline. Playing with front seats back and forth. Somebody's dog almost flew out the side window after skidding down the mikareli vinyl bench seat. Those cars along with Dodge Imperials are in someone's heaven always having 1/2 a tank of fuel.

[@m.pietro9087]

Awesome video. I have a 73 Iperial 4 doors, but the 2 doors body is amazing.

[@ezequielalberto6274]

In the US?

[@johnfitcheard7112]

Used to drive my father's 73 while I was in High School in the late 80s , what a pleasure it was!

[@timothykeith1367]

There is a '76 New Yorker for sale locally - almost the same as '75 Imperial - waterfall grille - nice looking $2,000

[@michaelhoskins832]

That Imperial's trunk seems bigger than my studio apartment.

[@nathanjoseph4284]

It's very cool that museums let you take their vehicles out to review! If you're ever in Tennessee one day, you may want to check out the Lane Motor Museum! You would feel like a kid in a candy store there. It's heaven for fans of quirky and unusual vehicles.

[@RustyZipper]

I’ve been in the basement of the Lane Museum and it’s shocking the number of cars kept hidden 🤫

[@DanT271]

That trunk As my dad would say you could fit Dolly Parton in there lol

[@johnmadow5331]

I remember saw this car at the used car lot after oil Embargo in 1973 that sold for $2,500.00 and I love thus car. I almost brought it but the gas price keep climbing frpm 39 cents for 92 Hi test to 55 cents.

[@MrMentorite]

garage door headlights lol

[@joeseeking3572]

For 1972 the Imperial coupes got a formal roofline. Not as attractive and the 1969-71, and so this model looked better as a sedan. There's a really clean 72 around me locally. In 74-75 they rectified this to some degree with the Crown option gave you painted rear sail panels and 3/4 vinyl roof with integral opera windows (neat looking but you lost the functioning rear windows of course). I've been to the Forney, worth checking out.

[@bc5441]

Zack, should you have dressed up just a bit to drive an IMPERIAL? 😂 As cool as the LeBaron script on the dash is, I’ve always liked the LeBaron badge on the C pillar of this generation that was also used on the 74s and 75s and had been used for I don’t know how long before. You referred to the bustleback Imperial of the 80s and I hope you’ll get a chance to review one of those too.

[@OLDS98]

Thank you for the review. It is appreciated.

[@xxxpensive1415]

Looks well taken care of

[@ghostmarshmello5893]

agreed

[@timothyleake8750]

Love me some Imperial! Always did, always will!!!

[@RichardinNC1]

The Imperial was my favorite car growing up, aside from the Charger/Challenger muscle cars. I even managed to fit Imperial power seats into an old Dodge Monaco. One small error, the outside mirrors in those days were mechanically adjusted with a remote joystick. Not power…. Hopefully the right side too, likely in the center of the dash. My parents had a 1975 New Yorker with the 440. It could get 16 highway and about 11-12 city mpg. That Imperial needs a good tune or must have a performance rear-end, to only get 9 mpg.

[@matthrivnak6572]

Got me a Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail!

[@seanmcgivney7631]

I was thinking earlier this morning, Zack is going to have a interesting car this afternoon. I was right!

[@bulbman256]

Hey Zack, thanks for reviewing my dream car! Always was partial to the fuselage era of Chrysler cars, and hoping to find a 72' after I finish college. Great video and I definitely want one of these more now!

[@noneed4me2n7]

I owned a Buick of this size for a time and I throughly enjoyed it. It was also surprising reliable and I did a lot of the work on it myself. But man did it suck gas like crazy. I day-lied it for about a 30 minute commute for a couple years till I got something new and it was passed to my mother in law. She hit smothering but it it didn’t affect the driving. Don’t know where it ended up or why. I can at least say I can remember it fondly. It was so floaty zero road feel and lots of power but it was early 80s big block I can’t remember what model or exact year I’d have to go bug the dmv. F that.

[@dhillaz]

There are a lot of well preserved cars on the channel, but this one doesn't look preserved - it looks NEW.

[@Chris-yt1nu]

I saw one a few days ago, It was immense. no garage would handle it now.

[@garryjames5338]

This was a really review. Just two things you forgot to say and that was exactly how long the car was and the horsepower and torque of the engine.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Immaculate condition.

[@JohnEvans-zo7kk]

Brilliant car, personally I prefer cars like this than today's bland SUVs.

[@Mauscmkwk]

2:17 that sd40 in the background is probably the same age as the car

[@chaseteter]

This might have the shortest wheelbase for its length of any car I can think of. What an awkward shape.

[@Imperialist440]

The 127-inch wheelbase was shared by 4dr and 2dr Imperials from 1967-1973. The coupes from 1969-73 definitely have a peculiar proportion that I like.

[@dauntae24]

“I only see one LeBaron, Freddy”

[@dave11686]

So badass

[@timothykeith1367]

In black these Imperials say "mobster"

[@davinp]

Wow this is preserved like new

[@AtTheHorizonLine]

Oh how I wish these were sold in Australia 😢

[@eddiefalcon8316]

Super cool seeing a survivor

[@kc0lif]

that's my kind of car. if I owned Chrysler i would bring back cars that were 220 inch.😊

[@kgarba9253]

Gotta do a 64-67 imperial. Better than contemporary Lincoln or caddy

[@alphawoolf5981]

Beautiful but wasteful vehicle. I'd love to see some of the styling from this era brought into the modern day.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Would never pass modern safety emissions or road noise test, you get a blob with safety or a personal limo pick one

[@kc0lif]

and... length.

[@James-mw6se]

I enjoy watching the video

[@audiencesmember]

Beautiful car!

[@ItsTheCostanza]

so.. when will you review Reba’s car?

[@ShootingCars]

[whole channel blocked]

[@ItsTheCostanza]

@@ShootingCarsshe’s got fancy cars, I would email her 😂😂😂

[@jeffnesbitt1168]

lol Zack…love the echo hahahaha

[@ezequielalberto6274]

I'd love like crazy to have one here in Argentina.I was born in the wrong place and wrong time 😔

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

1968 cadillac fleetwood series 75 is a production car and is not a aftermarket stretch. Just like the audi a8L is production car. When you say not limo people think stretched cars , which those examples arent.

[@davidp2888]

Elegant.

[@FrequencyORD]

Y’know sometimes it’s hard to tell which end is the front and which end is the back with cars like these.

[@Porsche996driver]

I think the mob drove one of these of these on the Lufthansa heist. 💰💰

[@hofmannjoachim8817]

Too short - that video for such a great car.

[@GribbleD]

The 1973 Cadillac Series 75, measuring 250 inches is the longest car. The 73 Imperial is only 235.3 inches long.

[@jonathanmorrisey5771]

Longest NON-LIMO!!!!!

[@GribbleD]

@@jonathanmorrisey5771 This was a regular production model, and not a limo. There were two versions: the Nine Passenger Sedan, and the Limousine, which had a glass divider.

[@ralphabreu5022]

Zach the reason people didn't sell because all fuselage Chryslers had torsion bar issues. The torsion bars used to snap anywhere from 4000 to 12000 miles My grandfather used to say that about those Chryslers He was a GM man

[@bwofficial1776]

That's the first I've heard that. Maybe it has to do with your grandfather being a GM man.

[@charlesb7019]

Make mine a 4 door please!

[@Flies2FLL]

Imagine the greasy old guy that bought that thing in 1973, wearing cheesy polyester clothes to the 19th hole where he got drunk as hell....

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

MY ALL TIME DREAM CAR! I really want a '73 Imperial that is triple black (black leather interior) so if anyone knows of one out there on the market, PLEASE let me know!

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 😊

[@HenrySchecker]

I want it I want it SO BAD

[@robertdiehl9003]

Steering wheel and speedometer looks like it was stolen directly from General Motors playbook. Hmmmmmm

[@w123benzman]

Unfortunately Mercedes used that same climate control system on their models from the late 70s to the very early 80s. Verily problematic but when it worked.. it worked very well

[@davinp]

There was the Chrysler LeBaron in the '80s and '90s - much smaller coupe than this one

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Iaccoca, Sinatra, Montalban.

[@thewiseguy3529]

These rode better than a rolls royce

[@williamg2552]

Dump the antiquated 440..and replace it with a newer, for more powerful 392 H E M I !!

[@auntbarbara5576]

1.00 ummmmm 1981 - 1983 yes?

[@craigchally5942]

Abysmal quality control killed Imperial. The Forward Look bodies rusted with a unique vengeance, the plucked chicken look of the early 60s was just bizarre, and the marque never recovered in the public eye. The mid 60s Elwood Engel Imperials were lean and sleek, but then these fuselage body cars came along and people thought them too bloated, along with too much interior bits in common with lesser Chrysler cars. Imperial could just never break free from the “Premium Chrysler” taint.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

So it's a Chrysler product and nothing has changed

[@Dankcatvacs]

this car could tow too 440 power i bet it smells good too

[@boydsdodge]

What a Fantastic Imperial. I have had three of the 73 Imperials and love them. Check out the videos I did for my triple black Imperial.

[@artoodiitoo]

loong boi

[@karoltakisobie6638]

Since current EV makers are trying out new layouts in their products I have one request - could you please go back to ergonomics and esthetics of cars of this particular era? New esthetics of Tesla and such are really terrible and ergonomics are even worse.

[@michaelpfaff6009]

Chronometer. The accent is on the 2nd syllable. OMG. Chro- NOM-eter. I don't think I can watch any more of this now.

[@chuckpeterson3262]

Zack, dude, when you drive a car like that, you shower shave, comb your hair & put on some grown up pants & shirt. PLEASE.