Learn more about this very handsome 1960 Imperial Crown pillared sedan!
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@ttocselbag50542 жыл бұрын
How can you not love these big, beautiful sleds?
@bk14nyc2 жыл бұрын
I just bought a beautiful 1964 Imperial 2-door Crown Coupe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! It sat since 1979 in a garage! I’m actually rebuilding the Front End & Rear End! 👍
@TBullCajunbreadmaker2 жыл бұрын
When I was 23 yo I found a car exactly like this that had a for sale sign on it. It was an old farmer that had bought it new. It was 1977 and the old man told me he would let me have it for $200. I couldn't hardly give him the money fast enough. The car was in excellent shape both inside and out. Not a scratch on the paint and it was a creamy white. I forgot what the real color was called but it was very close to the car in the video, if not the exact same. He told me that there was a bad oil leak under the hood but did not know what was wrong even though it started right up. When I turned the wheel I knew exactly what was wrong. The power steering pump had a bad leak. I went and bought a repair kit and in no time it was repaired. After I cleaned that side of the engine it was mint. There was absolutely no oil leaks anywhere under the hood or the car. The interior was in mint condition also and the car had 46K on the clock. I cleaned the car very well and polished it up and it looked like a brand new 1960 Imperial Crown and it drove and rode like it too. The only negative about the car was that it only got about 13mpg on the highway and about 10 in town. But if you pushed down the passing gear in it and let it shift by itself you were hitting almost 95 when it shifted ot of second gear. The big old girl would absolutely fly down the highway.
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
Omfg I am so jealous! That the farmer was a dummy sure was a fortunate thing so obviously the Universe wanted you to have this yaught! Cool story
@TBullCajunbreadmaker2 жыл бұрын
@@sableminer8133 He wasn't any dummy. He was a good old man who thought he was helping a newly discharged veteran to give him some wheels to run around in. I had been knowing this old man for many years and worked on his farm quite a bit plowing fields and harvesting rice as a 14 y/o teenager.
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
@@TBullCajunbreadmaker Aww, sweet I was thinking how he could be cuz farming you have to work a lot on machinery & stuff!
@FumariVI2 жыл бұрын
@@TBullCajunbreadmaker I'm jealous too. What a wonderful deal that was. Do you still have it?
@TBullCajunbreadmaker2 жыл бұрын
@@FumariVI No I do not. I guess I was tempted too many times and sold it to buy another Mopar a few years later. I still see it every once in a while mostly at local car events. The guy I sold it to went through the car and had it professionally detailed and it looks and probably drives like a new car. It is beautiful and I get pissed at myself for letting it go.
@erneststaino2254 Жыл бұрын
Imperial topped Lincoln in 1957, the only time in its brief history. By 59-60, Imperial sales slumped to the usual 12-16,000 units. I owned a '59 back in the mid-seventies. Loved that car. The gauges/speedometer cluster was beautiful and radiant.
@dave19562 жыл бұрын
All I can say is that was one heck of a car show!
@paulpeterson43112 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure this was a Gay car show & us guys like big beautiful luxury cars. LOL
@dave19562 жыл бұрын
@@paulpeterson4311 To me a good car show is a good car show. I am so sick of Mustangs and Camaros.
@paulpeterson43112 жыл бұрын
@@dave1956 Agreed!! I would have killed to be at this show!
@kc0lif2 жыл бұрын
i saw one in a kinda salmon color. i remember 1974-1975 imperial LeBaron then 1976 Chrysler new yorker got moved up same look as the LeBaron until 1978 but 1969-1978 nice Era.
@tombrown18982 жыл бұрын
Typical Virgil Exner glorious excess! There was an elderly lady in my hometown who drove one of these in an almost obscene metallic mauve. Great memories. Thank you!
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
That is one of the best colours!
@richardmorris70632 жыл бұрын
In my 65 yrs I've only seen 1 on the road.A family @ our church in 67 had one w/ the fins w/ the taillight hanging from the fin,colored in a nice pale yellow.As luxurious as any & at least as big.I think the 73 Imperial was the longest passenger car @ 234 inches or just short of 20'.
@kirbywaite15862 жыл бұрын
That has to be one of the most elegant interiors I have ever seen.
@MrFescue2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful seat upholstery. Looks very comfy and nice looking pattern.
@analogidc13942 жыл бұрын
This car was built to be photographed at a picturesque roadside motel somewhere on Route 66. It certainly puts me in the mood for a road trip.
@craigbenz48352 жыл бұрын
Now those are some fins!
@robertdragoff69092 жыл бұрын
The only Fins that were bigger were in Finland ! LOL!
@nicksgarage22 жыл бұрын
1961 was the last year for the big fins on the Imperial. The 1962 had them clipped off with taillights mounted on top of the quarter panel. Last year for the separated taillights. I just bought a Dawn Mauve 1960 Custom Southampton, which as you mention is the base model. Mine has the mauve cloth and vinyl interior and is well equipped. I see this one has Auto Pilot with the control in the dash at the base of the steering wheel. These cars are considered a semi unibody by Chrysler with the full frame being unusual that it is a very thin and wide section under the passenger compartment so that it doesn't intrude like GM and Fords full frame cars. The 1960s are under appreciated which means there are good deals for people that like them. Just get a good one as they are very hard to get parts for. This one is lovely, thanks for sharing it.
@arnepianocanada2 жыл бұрын
They were recognizable fins in '62. '63s 'flatlined' with taillight strips atop. 1964 film 'Where Love Has Gone' has Susan Hayward fleeing in a '63 to kill herself.
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
What a great colour. My Windsor sedan is that colour (or a similar shade?)
@nicksgarage22 жыл бұрын
@@markbehr88 Petal Pink would be the Windsor color.
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
@@nicksgarage2 Ah, thanks. My car is in primer, however, you can see the original colour on the glove compartment lid and steering wheel etc. I love the colour and also the metallic pink featured in the 1960 Imperial brochure.
@tomdelisle89552 жыл бұрын
I always found the headlights on the 61 Imperial to be the most unusual on any car.
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
I love these. They are one of my favourite cars and I’ve always wanted one. A few years ago I bought a blue 1960 LeBaron four door that needs full restoration but I wanted it regardless. It is one of only 999 made and is a great companion to my project 1960 Plymouth Fury sedan (I found via KZbin channel Carcheology) , my 1960 Windsor sedan (from KZbin channel Adventures Made from Scratch and a 1960 Chrysler Windsor pillarless wagon that was converted into Ambulance duties in the Detroit area. So, a full box of Virgil’s finest.
@nicksgarage22 жыл бұрын
That's quite the collection. Is that ambulance a Briarean?
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick. You are exactly correct.
@Richard4point62 жыл бұрын
You have a fantastic collection! I love late 50s and early 60s Mopars.
@markbehr882 жыл бұрын
@@Richard4point6 Thank you Richard. That is very nice of you. I will progressively feature them over time as I get the chance.
@HamJamming2 жыл бұрын
I've got a Tom McCahill story for you from my childhood. In 1949 Cadillac and Oldsmobile introduced their OHV V8 engines which used hydraulic lifters for the first time, to my recollection. GM advised its customers that they had to use detergent oil in these engines, and that the use of non-detergent oil would void the warranty. McCahill was then writing for Mechanix Illustrated magazine and he tested the new GM V8 cars. He stated in his article that detergent oil was just a sales gimmick, and that owners should feel free to keep using non-detergent oil. Many of McCahill's readers took his advice because he was supposed to be such a car authority figure. Their hydraulic lifters and camshafts failed; GM refused to repair their engines under warranty; and McCahill backpedaled from the issue in a manner that would have made Muhammad Ali proud!
@dansmusic57492 жыл бұрын
Wow, this really reveals something about Tom McCahill. I enjoyed his style, but I always wondered about him because he was always so "folksy" sounding in his reviews. I can sympathize with his being looked on as an "authority". I always wanted to be one. I know many times I have run off at the mouth when I was sure that I knew something I didn't. lol
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
@@dansmusic5749 well, at least you admit it. Most peeps do at some point. I loved Adam's mock version of Tom, hilarious
@votingcitizen2 жыл бұрын
Dig that roof cut out and the pearl paint job. Nice crown emblem in the middle of the headlight 'eyebrows'. That push button shifting was crazy.
@mrluckyuncle2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel so much. Bless your heart. I can totally understand why this car appeals to you. Look at its happy face! For me, born as I was in ‘64, with a dad who spent his time fixing cars for people after hours, I look at this as some whacky fever dream. Why were cars so extreme in their styling in that conservative era? Me, I loved our ‘59 Buick that resembled a Batmobile but I also liked its replacement: a Chrysler station wagon because of its modern-looking station wagon. Still, that ‘59 Buick was for me the apex of style.
@T-412 жыл бұрын
Exner’s cars were artwork on wheels. The 1960 is my favorite Imperial. I find the design to be very clean, nothing would I change. I miss the flair of that period. In more recent times cars, although quite amazing in what they can do, more resemble appliances .
@Jasona19762 жыл бұрын
A true classic beauty...from an era of style and class.......unlike today.
@Henry_Jones2 жыл бұрын
I still say the worst decade for style was the 1980s. Especially 80-85.
@jerrycallender99272 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the ACCURACY of your presentation. I grew up with Dodge (1950 Coronet Deluxe), DeSoto (1955 Fireflite 2-door hardtop), Chrysler (1954 New Yorker Coupe, 1964 300 Convertible was my 1st new car, 1967 300 hardtop and 1973 New Yorker Brougham) and Imperial, (1952 Town Sedan,1966 Crown 4-door hardtop and 1975 Le Baron.)
@Ctrl-XYZ2 жыл бұрын
The two giant binnacles in the dashboard each have a "spike" sticking out toward the driver -- those are the turn signal indicators. For a left turn, a bulb in the tip of the left-land spike blinks, and the other spike blinks for a right turn. The sales brochure for the 1960 Imperial calls the steering wheel a "steering ellipse."
@davef.28112 жыл бұрын
Needed a tiller for this car...
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 жыл бұрын
Nice styling touch for the indicator lights. The actual control, on the other hand, was a different story. I understand from a "Motor Life" article published back in the day that the control for the signals was placed on the dash, purely for symmetrical aesthetics, and making it much harder to get used to. If people today don't use the flip-lever which is the standard, just imagine how many would not use a dash-mounted turn-signal switch to signal their turns.
@HondaCTTrailForSale Жыл бұрын
Great review of the 60 Imperial…One of my favorite “Forward Look cars from Exner….Loved my 61’ New Yorker 2dr Hrdtop…These cars handled quite well for their time with the torsion bar suspension…Thanks again and always appreciate and enjoy your videos
@garysandiego2 жыл бұрын
‘60 Imperial is my favorite of the finned Imperials. Fred Astaire owned one, too. By the way, it was the ‘67 Imperial that went to unibody construction.
@garysandiego Жыл бұрын
@Eric Ruud I would like to find a ‘66 LeBaron just for that isolated quiet ride. I think the also moved the motor mounts closer together for ‘66, to further reduce engine shake.
@tracy4good Жыл бұрын
1967 (my favorite year because of the styling) was also the year these cars went back to being Chrysler Imperials.
@cj-fh4nx Жыл бұрын
No they were still just Imperials. Not until 1990, they became Chrysler's again.
@billiebobbienorton25562 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial!
@christopherkraft13272 жыл бұрын
Virgil Exner certainly created some very distinct & off beat designs!!! This Imperial is huge!!! Thanks for sharing this informative video!!! 👍👍🙂
@toddbonin69262 жыл бұрын
The interior is spectacular!
@MrJayrock6202 жыл бұрын
The one thing that helped save some of these Imperials is they were outright banned from demolition derbies. Because of their double frame they were deemed to have an unfair advantage.
@Lianpe982 жыл бұрын
To me this is THE most beautiful car, although I like the LeBaron a tiny bit more than the Crown. I also like the regular sedan more than the hardtop.
@arnepianocanada2 жыл бұрын
My uncle had a pink '61 once owned by Doris Day. I saw it mid-1980s in Canada where he'd shipped it during a move. Tailfins to extreme, planned so the lights could hang off them.
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
That was the '61, and truly the last year before Virgil was given the boot. Gawd, Day was such a wonderful woman, cool to know she thought so too.
@jamesfox25797 ай бұрын
One Incredibly Beauuutiful Car!💕
@ellisonhamilton33222 жыл бұрын
Fascinating as a period piece, but not what I would call an attractive car. Moving into the so called Age of Camelot a new, fresher, younger approach is the direction other car makers were moving. This car has too much of the esthetics of the 1950s about it. Consider what a Lincoln Town car looked like 61-63. Then consider what a 64 Imperial looks like. It's clear they were chasing after Lincoln's coattails. It could be that Exner was fired because Chrysler's BOD thought he was looking backwards rather than forward where design was concerned. Just a thought. Interesting car. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
Elwood Engle who replaced him did okay but a bit too stoodgey his efforts were. I didn't like all the angles on many of his boxy designs!
@MarinCipollina2 жыл бұрын
@@sableminer8133 Unlike many, I was not a fan of the boring Engle designs. Exner cars had much more flair.
@donswier2 жыл бұрын
You summed up my thoughts, too. "Suddenly, it's 1960!" was replaced with "Suddenly, it's 1965!" when the '61 Lincoln hit the market. Of course, VW continued to flourish well into the 1970's with "Suddenly, it's 1938!" designs.
@ellisonhamilton33222 жыл бұрын
@@donswier VW had an unusual and new niche market. Virtually all younger and very few older for whom VW represented something too damned German. Memories of WWII lingering in their minds. America's youth were suddenly affluent post WWII and VW was smart enough to go after it. Affluence among the young was something completely new and those youthful buyers wanted something all their own that was totally different than mom and pop's big square sedan. Affluence and rebellion and VW cashed in on it. What better way to piss off mom and dad than by buying something small, round and made in a country that mom and dad's brothers just died defeating in a global war. Humorously those same rebels got married and had kids and quickly learned the value and absolute necessity of having a larger US made car. You have to laugh. All this proves how very wise and true are the words of the late William F. Buckley. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR 20S AND NOT A LIBERAL YOU HAVE NO HEART, BUT IF BY THE TIME YOU REACH YOUR THIRTIES YOU ARE NOT A CONSERVATIVE YOU SIMPLY HAVE NO BRAIN.
@shadowofthenight73162 жыл бұрын
Nice car!
@dlvh007 Жыл бұрын
Loved many of Virgil's Forward Look cars. The Dashes on these Imperials, and other Chryslers of that era, were Electroluminescent Dashes. They are quite unique. Love your channel. Keep up the good work!
@yettobseen2 жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite year for Imperial, front end is clean and modern. The interior and amazing duel luminous dials with the center point on each the L/R turn indicator. The air conditioning vents look like something the old luxury steamer had for intakes. Just beautiful.
@Samsgarden2 жыл бұрын
Arguably a better part of the century for build quality
@Flies2FLL2 жыл бұрын
Honestly Adam, I don't know what is cooler: This 1960 Imperial or Tyler Hoover's 1949 Cadillac. And this comes from a die-hard Porschephile... Great video!
@hynestimothy4112 жыл бұрын
It's a shame Hoovie got another restomod Though it is a cool car and the wizard fixed his a/c Can't wait for a classic breakdown though it isn't as fun as watching an expensive high end German car doing it's inevitable expensive breakdown
@althunder42692 жыл бұрын
@@hynestimothy411 Hoovie has lost the plot. He was better a few years ago when he bought regular cars.
@hynestimothy4112 жыл бұрын
@@althunder4269 I thought his buying BMWs and Mercedes Benz was ground breaking in that it broke the German luxury car myth of well engineered dependable cars. Though they are well engineered it's their reliability and repairability that he brought to light was his shining moment
@althunder42692 жыл бұрын
@@hynestimothy411 Was there ever a myth German luxury cars were well engineered and dependable cars? I never thought they were. Hoovie decided to go upmarket with his channel and it ruined it. Plus, he never does any work himself, the wizard does all the repairs and Tyler writes a check.
@Flies2FLL2 жыл бұрын
@@althunder4269 He bought a 928, and those are less than expensive...
@DanEBoyd2 жыл бұрын
Those trim pieces on the roof give the illusion of doors which cut way into the roofline. Interesting how the emblem is in the center of the rear seat-back, while the the one in front is on the driver seat because of that giant armrest. I don't care if I sound like a lout, but I would've stowed the console and speaker in the trunk, for the show. I hope you will do a feature on that beautiful blue Buick! (1967?) Its slab sides rival Lincoln's. Those always looked long and low and beautiful going down the street. I think the late '60s full size Buicks were the most elegant out of the GM lineup. And in keeping with that theme, I'd love to see a feature on that '70 Country Squire, with its crazy radio to the left of the steering column.
@noelgibson59562 жыл бұрын
I love this era........and that dashboard is badass!!
@ChillkootMarkowee Жыл бұрын
59 and 60 Imperials we're my favorite!!
@JasonJones-br3or Жыл бұрын
Truly, a magnificent ride; you ramp-up a busy interstate in this thing, folks just move out of the way in deference... you don't even need to gun it. I think Jackie Kennedy went to her husband's funeral in the Ghia limo version of these things... an even more beautiful automobile... 100% class, as though the car were tailor-made for her.
@davidkastin42402 жыл бұрын
The sweep flight deck lid was only available on the 60 Imperial. Magnificent Virgil Exner design 🏆
@nicksgarage22 жыл бұрын
It was available from 1957-63 on the Imperial. 1960-61 on the Chryslers. I have a 1960 300F and a 1960 Imperial. Both with the flightsweep deck lid.
@davidkastin42402 жыл бұрын
@@nicksgarage2 Ahh I am mistaken. Thank you for the info.
@jamesmunro87832 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks
@alitheretrokid2 жыл бұрын
This is easily my number 1 dream car. If I could own any car it would be this. The only ones I've found in my price range were rusted out badly.
@derekantill37212 жыл бұрын
A dramatically styled Imperial from Virgil Exner, simply fantastic.
@gimmesomesugar2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.
@57fury892 жыл бұрын
My favorite car of all time! Thank you for taking the time to talk about this car! Yes they were their own brand until from 55 to 1975 and again in 81-73. The 60 imperial was the only mopar that was still body on frame while the rest were unibody construction. The silver roof inserts were available on crown models as the “silvercrest” roof option along with a plethora of other appearance options such as the rear flitesweep wheel hump on the deck.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 жыл бұрын
Yes, there were many knowledgeable engineers in the auto industry who believed that unibody construction would be the way of the future (go figure!); they weren't only at Ford. On the other hand, most of those "unibody" cars weren't true unibodies; they were body-on-frame cars, the only exception being that the body was welded to the full-length frame, as opposed to being bolted on; it was that difference alone which would reclassify them as unit-bodies. It would make some sense, as that would be the cheaper route of addressing the construction of the future back then. TRUE unibody construction was very expensive, especially if you were talking about anything bigger than a Volkswagen...like Ford's two main examples, just in that year. Sure, over time that cost would be diluted by amortization and sticking to the true standard for unibody construction...but in the late-'50s they had to ease into it at the start. Well, except for Ford, of course, but you know how that is.
@charlesb70192 жыл бұрын
Interesting (?) story about those drivers seats. My parents owned Chrysler products exclusively from 1950 through 1988. In all those years, the one and only seat they found uncomfortable was the high backed driver’s seat in their 1961 Dodge. Both said it gave them a backache! Mom was 5’6”, dad was 5’7”. Maybe that had something to do with it?
@pt0082 жыл бұрын
Love the open taillight rings. I wonder how many pedestrians got clipped by them... I also love the symmetry of the controls - transmission buttons match the heating buttons, turn signal lever matches the fan lever.
@dennislavoie58692 жыл бұрын
I inherited my parents ‘64 Imperial LeBaron. I had it a few years until I sold it in the mid 80s. The man who bought it used it in a demolition derby! I wish I had never sold it!
@Henry_Jones2 жыл бұрын
Demo derbies sought those out specificly because of their body on frame construction.
@dennislavoie58692 жыл бұрын
@@Henry_Jones yes, the space between the grille and radiator was significant. That was a big advantage
@cdstoc2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, I love the Tom McCahill impression! I used to read him in Mechanix Illustrated all the time and I loved his opinionated reviews. Iʻm sure KZbin has some of the films he made touting the Chrysler suspensions back in the late 1950ʻs. I always thought the Imperials from the 50ʻs and 60ʻs were special, thanks for sharing this.
@TonyKuehler2 жыл бұрын
Panel fit is very impressive, especially considering the year and the size. That new dedicated plant must have been really dialed in.
@dukeallen4322 жыл бұрын
Sedans are better car than hard tops. Noise, strength. Take function over form any day. Great content.
@PedroConejo19392 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks. That show is amazing. Enough walkaround kit to keep you going for some time by the look of it.
@Bbbbad7242 жыл бұрын
The Great White Shark!!! My Dads boss had one with the 413 2 long Ram 4 barrels and the rear end was a locker.
@stevehartz461511 ай бұрын
Wow!!truly a beautiful car,a work of art.
@hynestimothy4112 жыл бұрын
Love the channel and how you stick to classic American cars, nice to have a channel that reviews cars I grew up with and even owned, took my driver's Ed class in a 1977 Chevy Monte Carlo, parallel parking was a challenge especially with the opera windows and mile long hood, though it did handle the 305 surprisingly well
@wurly1642 жыл бұрын
Real legroom in the backseat is true luxury
@jaymichaels51872 жыл бұрын
That was a great Tom McCahill vocal impression.
@rbcrain24692 жыл бұрын
Spot on,I always thought the 59s were butt ugly!
@user-iz3gv5vo6b Жыл бұрын
Luv these old Imperials.
@robertpace9012 жыл бұрын
That's my kind of car show. Lots of 50s 60s American luxury cars.
@bc54412 жыл бұрын
Even when Imperial had its own factory and a unique body, its Mopar genes show through. Peak Virgil Exner, like you said, Adam.
@sportfuryman2 жыл бұрын
I love the early 60s imperial. I own a 1962 Chrysler crown. It was my fathers.
@javahedz2 жыл бұрын
We had a ‘59 Custom Imperial that we drove Seattle to Florida in 1963. Family of five on a month long vacation… easy peasy! Dad drove that beast to Cape Canaveral in three days flat! No air, no cruise. Stopovers in Denver and Montgomery, AL we’re the only motel stops. They were rare birds, indeed. I’ve always loved the Imperials.
@MarinCipollina2 жыл бұрын
No AC? On an Imperial? That sounds odd indeed.
@jacobfleming66162 жыл бұрын
The 1960 Imperial is my dream car!
@davef.28112 жыл бұрын
A beautiful, unique American car from a happier time.
@davidj58982 жыл бұрын
Fantastic designer's during this Era. 👏
@Zenny_69692 жыл бұрын
..hi Adam..you're certainly getting some good mileage out of that car show....that Imperial was a beauty...I owned a 61 and a 64 at the same time back in the 90's, though neither was as remotely nice is that one...still, they were great cars......
@RareClassicCars2 жыл бұрын
It was a great show!
@Flies2FLL2 жыл бұрын
-If you look at a lot of Cadillacs and this Imperial, you see two headlights on each side with a prominent shroud. Especially on the Cadillacs, you see in the middle a prominent rounded body colored hood bulge, that tapers down to meet the grill. This reminds me of a parade with the President or other VIP in an open car, the bald forehead of the VIP being the hood, and the headlights and shroud on each side evoking police on motorcycles wearing helmets. I think they did this to signify that a very important person was coming through. This sounds silly but people subconsciously respond to this sort of thing. To this day you still see front end automotive design aping persons faces or a visage like the above. Today, a lot of SUV's convey "safety" by purposely large and scowling front ends, rather like the gargoyles that were installed on medieval churches to ward off evil spirits.
@sableminer81332 жыл бұрын
Fascinating perspective!
@box48592 жыл бұрын
It had unique style unlike today's cars which all look alike.
@markaustin43702 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted a car from my birth year 1960. I've heard the big downfalls of these cars are the body rust and the "One stop brakes" that fade almost instantly
@MarinCipollina2 жыл бұрын
I could get either a 1957 or 1958 car as my birth year car, since the 1958s came out in 1957... I like the 1958 Cadillac Coupe de Ville a lot.
@michaelfluno Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car, love that Jetsons interior - digging that '66 Connie Coupé behind it too .. since I'm admittedly biased 😎
@robertdragoff69092 жыл бұрын
That inset photo of the Chrysler Imperial looks like a Cadillac clone!
@billolsen4360 Жыл бұрын
Remembering Jacqueline Kennedy's White House limousine, it was a black 1960 Crown Imperial that was lengthened and upgraded from a stock Imperial by Ghia in Italy. I think Mamie Eisenhower probably used it first.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 жыл бұрын
I have to say, if I were forced into picking a car from the befinned '50s that was *not* the Continental Mark II, the 1960 Imperial would be my top choice. It was the best-looking of the Imperials from that time; and unlike most cars of that period, somehow it looked slim compared to the obese contemporary monstrosities. True, most cars by that year were starting to adopt slimmer looks, but the oversculpting and the extraneous styling-only fins offset that slimness. Yet, it seemed to work well for Imperial. I read in an article in 1991 that Chrysler actually adopted fins for a purpose other than pure styling. After conducting some experiments, they discovered that fins could contribute to aerodynamic stability, the first such (re-)discovery since the Airflow (and shortly afterward, Zephyr) days of the Depression. Plus, Virgil Exner, Sr., designed those fins to look like they were intrinsic to the overall construction and not tacked on as afterthoughts, like nearly all others did...and his pioneering of curved side glass on Imperials starting in '57 gave more to the overall look that could help those Imperials move past the decade they were built in. Flat glass is just so bland, so '50s...so *OLD.* On the other hand, finding one that hasn't gone through terminal cancer is the real challenge, never mind the very low production numbers of that year. That was what really sullied Chrysler's reputation, which it never fully recovered from: Every '57 and '58 Highland-Park car, from Plymouth to Imperial, rusted with a vengeance, something the buyers discovered right at the time the flash recession of '58 came crashing down on the U.S. economy. By the end of that year, only about 1 in 10 buyers who switched to a Chrysler product from a rival make in '57 would have thought about buying another Chrysler product. But, enough history. I find the '60 Imperial to be one of my top non-Lincoln choices of vintage car, especially an example of this one with its B-pillars. However, that turn-signal switch would have to take some getting used to; it's not a flip-lever like all other cars have. It's a toggle on the dash, placed there strictly for dash aesthetics. Even "Motor Life" back in the day criticized that setup.
@donaldmilhoan6379 Жыл бұрын
Most beautiful car they ever made! Modern
@Slimjim2605 ай бұрын
I seen a white convertible in the tv series the Lieutenant! Hot blonde was driving it. So cool
@BusterTucker2 жыл бұрын
What an terrific beauty the front says in a subtle way get the F out of my way while the back says oops I farted but you didn't hear that and the interior I fell asleep on like a baby in a cradle! Imperial's were the Cadillac of Chrysler😁
@GaryGrube1 Жыл бұрын
Cadillac was the Imperial of GM.
@nephi5059 Жыл бұрын
They were simply Sooo flamboyant. With 1961 being the penical of outrageousness surely Liberace would love. Talking about celebraty Jackie Kennedy had her own personal 1960 Imperial Limousin. She allegedly adored it. Pictures of 1960 Imp. Limo at White House can be found on internet.
@turdferguson41242 жыл бұрын
It is shocking to think there was only one model year between this Imperial and the 1961 Lincoln Continental. Wow.
@Henry_Jones2 жыл бұрын
1:21 A yellow NEW car! Cool colors are coming back!
@tj81164 Жыл бұрын
That’s my 2022 Kia EV6 First Edition in Urban Yellow. I call her Céline Dijon. 🤓
@LITTLE19942 жыл бұрын
Nice car.
@KO-pk7df2 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a good video on the 1960 Chrysler Windsor, my first favorite car. With that cool domed instrument panel, push button controls with green back and segmented lighting. Including the 383 "Golden Lion" engine. The 300 is very similar.
@georgeszaslavsky Жыл бұрын
It was the best handling luxury car from the late 50's early 60's, very rare and high end
@erichiatt61192 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Imperial model years!
@jcc7779 ай бұрын
I forget exactly what year it was, but it was very very close to what we are looking at here, but my dad had a Imperial, and it was very very recognizable because Barbie would have loved it. It was pink with white inserts on the roof, where the chrome banding separated it. This was back in the late 60s when he owned it but I do remember it was fast and I do believe it had a hemi. I know it shamed a few mustangs and Camaros in its day.
@JS.4362 жыл бұрын
Regarding the designs of the 1959 Chrysler (Corp.) products, Virgil Exner was still recovering from a heart attack. He wasn't yet able to sign off on the finished products.
@Richard4point62 жыл бұрын
Thank you! A great presentation! I grew up in a Chrysler household in the 50s and 69s. My dad (almost) bought a new '62 Imperial at Poteet Motors in Bristol, TN. I remember looking at in their showroom. He bought a New Yorker instead.
@TigerDominic-uh1dv Жыл бұрын
I like the Rear End of the Car ❤
@KingDavidinPhoenix2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car!! So much detail, a work of art
@loveisall55202 жыл бұрын
This year was so much nicer than the '59, and the '61 had those ugly inverted fins/lights. Period mags said the front end looked like a cowcatcher, and of course this has the famous 'toilet seat' on the trunk lid. The massive dashboard with its "panelescent" lights was the best of the '60 luxury cars. Check out the brochure on Old Car Brochures, including a beautiful woman at that dashboard using a radio-telephone! Amazed that Mopar stuck with that turn signal lever, as the car mags uniformly condemned it through '63.
@DSP19682 жыл бұрын
What a great car to feature, Adam. I like the white-on-white color scheme as well.
@seed_drill71352 жыл бұрын
Love the ‘60. The 61-63 looked daft with those free standing headlights.
@mikelove98322 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! Straight Ahead ✌😎
@williammaceri8244 Жыл бұрын
Hey Adam thanks for this great review of the 1960 Imperial Crown. I love all the model years of the Imperials. I understand that from 1955 to 1966 these cars were not to be called "Chrysler " Imperials, they were Imperials all to their own. However, when you look closely at them they are unmistakably Chryslers. On the exterior, the grill, headlights and front bumpers these were all very strong Chrysler styling ques. Out back as you pointed out, by 1960 those fins are pure Chrysler. And the interior, well, the push button drive, the square steering wheel and the Panelesent IP lighting are all Chrysler exclusives. But if they wanted to be known as Imperials, I'll go along with them, but everyone knows in the real world these are Chrysler Imperials. I also understand Chrysler wanted them to be known as just Imperials to better compete with Cadillac and Lincoln, knowing full well they were products of General Motors and the Ford Motor Company respectively. There wasn't a car with the brand name of General Motors by itself and the Ford Motor Company had separate brand names for all its Division's. Chrysler should have realized the Imperial was a proud brand, but clearly a Chrysler Corporation division the same as Dodge and Plymouth. But as I said, I'll go along with them.
@andreat4898 Жыл бұрын
No doubt great looking car.
@ultragor2 жыл бұрын
I saw a convertible of this model at a car show!
@DerrickOil2 жыл бұрын
I recently read a biography on "Ex" that I picked up at the Studebaker Museum.
@hangonsnoop2 жыл бұрын
It looks like it's rocket powered!
@fairfaxcat13122 жыл бұрын
Actually the back end of a 1971 Imperial Lebaron has a plate which says, "Imperial by Chrysler."