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1958 Imperial Crown convertible. Styling changes for 1958 were limited to the front grille and bumper. Quad headlights became standard. The 1958 Imperial is credited with the introduction of cruise control, which was called "Auto-Pilot", and was available on the Imperial, and on Chrysler New Yorker, 300, Saratoga and Windsor models. [25]
The new designation Imperial Crown Series C-37 was the only product to wear the "Imperial" nameplate, while Derham continued to build custom limousines, town cars and four-door convertibles using the Series C-37 designation, listing the limousine at US$3,065 ($57,155 in 2023 dollars [11]). As with all U.S.-built automobiles, production was ...
The Ausco-Lambert disc brake was complex, and because of the expense, the brakes were only standard on the Chrysler Imperial Crown through 1954 and the Town and Country Newport in 1950. [6] They were optional, however, on other Chryslers, priced around $400 ($5,066 in 2023 dollars [ 2 ] ), at a time when an entire Crosley Hot Shot retailed for ...
In comparison, a 1957 Imperial Crown Convertible was listed at US$5,598 ($57,655 in 2023 dollars [11]). [16] GM's Pontiac Division introduced the Pontiac Bonneville as a convertible only, offering fuel injection and a similar price tag but offered lower luxury content and a reduced price for 1958, [ 6 ] and Mercury offered the Mercury Turnpike ...
Three Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaetons were produced in 1952 by Chrysler as ceremonial vehicles. They were styled by Virgil Exner and were in many ways a preview of the new "100 Million Dollar" styling that would debut in 1955 on the newly separate Imperial marque and on other full-size Chrysler Corporation Cars.
The New York Special Series C19 was introduced as a distinct sub-series of the 1938 Chrysler Imperial.It was available as a four-door sedan with a 298.7 cu in (4.9 L) straight-eight engine and a generous amount of comfort and space for the passengers, and a two-door Business Coupe - though no records show one was ordered and built. [2]
Chrysler Imperial Crown: Powertrain; Engine: 323.5 cu in (5.3 L) Chrysler Straight Eight "Spitfire" Transmission: 3-speed manual 3-speed fluid drive with overdrive 3-speed 'Vacamatic' overdrive (allowing clutch-less shifting between standard and overdrive ratios in second and third) Dimensions; Wheelbase: 145.5 in (3,696 mm) (Newport Phaeton)
1957–1958 Chrysler New Yorker; 1957–1958 Imperial Custom, Crown, and LeBaron [a] 1957 Chrysler 300C; 1958 Chrysler 300D; 1958 Facel Vega Excellence (EX) In the late 1950s and early 1960s, drag racers found the 392 to be a formidable engine and continued to run them competitively into the 1970s. Usual color of the block was silver. [8]