Apparently, this unit sold for $53,900 at the Scottsdale B-J auction in Jan 2017. This is what a car looked like the year I was born. If only my body could be rehab'd the way this car was.
I used to think that 55 Chrysler Imperial is super gorgeous but nope 51 took the lead!! The more early years of Chrysler we will head toward the more gorgeous we will ring!! I loved the dash!! Dash is so........... ornamental!
Most early 1950's automobiles are always better than the middle and later, people don't realize because they never look past 1955, or the name Chevrolet 1955. In other words most people on earth think there was basically 3 companies that made automobiles and they only look at a 1955-56-57 chevrolet, or a Cadillac 1959, and a Hudson Hornet 1952. And never look past that to actually care and learn history about the 1950's. I hardly bet anyone realizes that these are period stock tires either.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar lolol then we are lucky to have those types of people around, less attention mean less costly, readily available maybe nearby in backyard barn who knows and you went there..bought it cheap and voilla...i say people should always think chevy, caddys are best and dont look anywhere else..
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Personally, I prefer the Exner Forward Look cars of Chrysler Corp. 1955-1962 from a purely design standpoint, but the early 1950s Chrysler cars, which were short on beauty of design but high in quality and engineering, are very interesting also. However, there are few cars as ugly as a 1951-52 Plymouth.
@@TheDejael Personally, I prefer vehicles from 1915-1936, so because i appreciate earlier vehicles, I don't see early 1950s automobiles as old at all. Win win.
Such a beautiful car! Thanks for sharing your appraisal. Great camera work too. Too many TH-cam vintage car videos feature camera movements that make it difficult to look at the car...zooming in/out repeatedly and moving to/fro at breakneck speeds. This video was far more enjoyable for not falling into these traps. Well done.
Love the bumpers on this car. Not over done, but very elegant and stylish, what great looking bumpers should look like on a luxury car like this. Really a lot of great detail all around. Only draw back to this car that I see is the placement of the spare. It appears to block out quite a lot of trunk space on the right fender. Perhaps mounting the tire over the rear trunk shelf would have given the trunk more room.
I own a 1953 Imperial which is my `daily' driver (twice a week) and fully appreciate what differentiates quality automobiles like this from the hideous, modern junk made by robots from re-cycled pop cans. It ALWAYS starts on the second turn , no matter how cold, and NEVER BREAKS DOWN ! there are not even any body rattles which is hardly surprising as these were the last of the Briggs bodies made for Chrysler. GLORY BE TO THE GREAT DAYS OF AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES.
The Imperial Crown made its debut as a 1950 model, but they were so exclusive, they sold in such limited numbers and now are super rare so that they are nearly extinct as a species from 1950 to 1954. There were none built 1955-56, so when the 1957 models came out, they seemed like a new model making their debut, which was a good selling point for Chrysler's all-new Imperial line as a separate make.
I had a '68 Newport wagon, with front disc brakes. There was a '53 Imperial sedan on the next block, as a kid in 1980s California. I had my first car I never got running, a '50 DeSoto sedan.
Wouldn't that car have had the Presto-matic transmission, rather than the regular fluid drive? I know Dodge was offering both the standard fluid drive and the more advanced Gyro-matic in that year, but don't know about Chrysler.
I owned a 53 Nuport Custom Imperial ,, for years,, only 823 made Sorry I lost it ,,,,a stunning beautiful car , quite fast , John Osborne , Rolls Roys and. Cadillac dealer in Long Beach CA , once compared it to a Rolls Corniece ,,,, The Imp had alot more class. 18 mpg freeway ,, Horrible Brakes dangerous ,,
This entire car was designed by Bill Robinson of Briggs Auto Body Company of Chicago, for Chrysler Corp. Very rare car! Before Exner became involved in the production cars. Exner was a part time design consultant for Chrysler at that time, reporting to Chrysler CEO K.T, Keller, so he was only minimally involved, and was still working at Studebaker via the Raymond Loewy Studio.
@@brustar5152 What a damn shame that the Chrysler name has been soiled by the association with Fiat, Chrysler made great cars, even my old 225 Torqueflyte was a great old car.Transmission was indestructible,
Had a buddy in high school whose dad was a Chrysler dealer...an Imperial Crown was a sedan or a Coupe. A Crown Imperial was the stretch limousine that Chrysler had built on special order by Ghia in Italy. Mamie Eisenhower's last White House car was a 1960 Crown Imperial and it was later used to transport Jacqueline Kennedy.
wish i had it be great my father had 51 windsor it was great car 51 to 59 when fluid drive went out sad got 58 plymouth peace of rusting shit no park em brake failed sad day for chryler co
Chrysler's Fluid Drive was a hybrid manual-to-automatic transmission available on their cars from 1941 to 1953, when they introduced Hy-Drive for 1953-54, their first automatic transmission, which was replaced mid-year 1954 by the much improved Powerflite.
The narrator has no idea what a "Crown" Imperial is as well as what was standard and optional on a 1951 Imperial. Much of what he says is not accurate. I give him credit for trying, but he is not informed about 1951 Imperials.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, THE 1951''' CROWN''' IMPERIALS WERE ALL 8 PASSENGER LIMOS .THE'' IMPERIAL'' ONLY BADGE WAS WORN BY SEDAN 4DR; COUPE 2DR; HARDTOP 2DR; AND CONV. IN 1952 THEY ADDED A 4DR IMPERIAL TO THE CROWN LINEUP .BUT HE WAS CORRECT THAT THEY MADE 650 CONV.IN 1951
I sure as he'll wouldn't know either. I was born in 1952. I can tell you what was standard starting with 62 Imperial Crowns. The Crowns were well appointed base models that competed with Cadillac DeVilles. In 67 an Imperial post sedan was introduced below the Crown. It was a nice car that competed with the Cadillac Calais. They had base prices without options of about $5100.
Gary G. Reese wrong. Chrysler spun off Imperial as its own division starting with the 1955 model year. Before that Imperial was just a step up from New Yorker. But unlike say Cadillac, Imperial was never sold in its own dealership. They were sold right next to Chrysler’s price leader Windsor. So the buying public never made the disconnect and still referred to the car as a Chrysler Imperial.
Luxury at its finest. Must be one smooth ride.
The car just exudes dignified elegance. The color combo is very complimentary for the car. You were doing well driving this in the day!
Apparently, this unit sold for $53,900 at the Scottsdale B-J auction in Jan 2017. This is what a car looked like the year I was born. If only my body could be rehab'd the way this car was.
I used to think that 55 Chrysler Imperial is super gorgeous but nope 51 took the lead!! The more early years of Chrysler we will head toward the more gorgeous we will ring!! I loved the dash!! Dash is so........... ornamental!
Most early 1950's automobiles are always better than the middle and later, people don't realize because they never look past 1955, or the name Chevrolet 1955. In other words most people on earth think there was basically 3 companies that made automobiles and they only look at a 1955-56-57 chevrolet, or a Cadillac 1959, and a Hudson Hornet 1952. And never look past that to actually care and learn history about the 1950's. I hardly bet anyone realizes that these are period stock tires either.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar lolol then we are lucky to have those types of people around, less attention mean less costly, readily available maybe nearby in backyard barn who knows and you went there..bought it cheap and voilla...i say people should always think chevy, caddys are best and dont look anywhere else..
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Personally, I prefer the Exner Forward Look cars of Chrysler Corp. 1955-1962 from a purely design standpoint, but the early 1950s Chrysler cars, which were short on beauty of design but high in quality and engineering, are very interesting also. However, there are few cars as ugly as a 1951-52 Plymouth.
@@TheDejael Personally, I prefer vehicles from 1915-1936, so because i appreciate earlier vehicles, I don't see early 1950s automobiles as old at all. Win win.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar The late 1940s-early 1950s Chrysler Corp. cars of 1946-1954 are so old fashioned.
Such a beautiful car! Thanks for sharing your appraisal.
Great camera work too. Too many TH-cam vintage car videos feature camera movements that make it difficult to look at the car...zooming in/out repeatedly and moving to/fro at breakneck speeds. This video was far more enjoyable for not falling into these traps. Well done.
This was from the days when a imperial was a deluxe Chrysler, it didn't become just a imperial till 1955
Must be one roomy and comfy ride. Imperial Crown was a legendary car.
Power windows in the front, and hand cranked in the rear, I also saw this on an old Packed convertible when I was a kid Very interesting beautiful car
`52 was the Imperial's last convertible until `57. By `53 Chrysler's power windows operated all 4; not just the fronts.
Early fox body mustangs did the same thing
Love the bumpers on this car. Not over done, but very elegant and stylish, what great looking bumpers should look like on a luxury car like this. Really a lot of great detail all around. Only draw back to this car that I see is the placement of the spare. It appears to block out quite a lot of trunk space on the right fender. Perhaps mounting the tire over the rear trunk shelf would have given the trunk more room.
The yellow lights at the rear must be the backup lights.
Beautiful Beauuuutiful Car!❤️
I own a 1953 Imperial which is my `daily' driver (twice a week) and fully appreciate what differentiates quality automobiles like this from the hideous, modern junk made by robots from re-cycled pop cans. It ALWAYS starts on the second turn , no matter how cold, and NEVER BREAKS DOWN ! there are not even any body rattles which is hardly surprising as these were the last of the Briggs bodies made for Chrysler. GLORY BE TO THE GREAT DAYS OF AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES.
I'm looking 1951-1954...hardtop
Yeah now its Prius and junk. I wish I could go back in time.
John,.. Does your '53 Imperial have a twelve-volt electrical system?
@@34Packardphaeton 6 volt.
I wish my daily job was "twice a week"😁😁
Worth every penny
The Imperial Crown came out in 57, the Crown Imperial was a limousine-sized car. The "crown" emblems simply meant royally prestigeous.
The Imperial Crown made its debut as a 1950 model, but they were so exclusive, they sold in such limited numbers and now are super rare so that they are nearly extinct as a species from 1950 to 1954. There were none built 1955-56, so when the 1957 models came out, they seemed like a new model making their debut, which was a good selling point for Chrysler's all-new Imperial line as a separate make.
They aren't reproducing those bullseye headlights. Getting quite hard to find.
Very Nice Indeed!!
BEAUTIFUL CAR EXCELLENT VIDEO TO
Are the amber lamps on the rear end back-up lights?
The door gaps are pretty big at the rear on both sides.
I had a '68 Newport wagon, with front disc brakes. There was a '53 Imperial sedan on the next block, as a kid in 1980s California. I had my first car I never got running, a '50 DeSoto sedan.
Wouldn't that car have had the Presto-matic transmission, rather than the regular fluid drive? I know Dodge was offering both the standard fluid drive and the more advanced Gyro-matic in that year, but don't know about Chrysler.
The Prestomatic trans was standard on the Imperial.the transmission quadrant on the steering column shows that this is Prestomatic
I owned a 53 Nuport Custom Imperial ,, for years,, only 823 made
Sorry I lost it ,,,,a stunning beautiful car , quite fast , John Osborne , Rolls Roys and. Cadillac dealer in
Long Beach CA , once compared it to a Rolls Corniece ,,,, The Imp had alot more class. 18 mpg freeway ,,
Horrible Brakes dangerous ,,
This entire car was designed by Bill Robinson of Briggs Auto Body Company of Chicago, for Chrysler Corp. Very rare car! Before Exner became involved in the production cars. Exner was a part time design consultant for Chrysler at that time, reporting to Chrysler CEO K.T, Keller, so he was only minimally involved, and was still working at Studebaker via the Raymond Loewy Studio.
Thank you for the informative input!
Gorgeous...manufactured to a higher standard than vehicles today.
Beautiful car but where could you park it day to day without it getting knifed and maybe stolen?
My front yard would do nicely.
@@brustar5152 What a damn shame that the Chrysler name has been soiled by the association with Fiat, Chrysler made great cars, even my old 225 Torqueflyte was a great old car.Transmission was indestructible,
The backup lights on this car are seemingly yellow. That is actually good. Impy gave Caddy and Lincy a run for its money. YES!
I wonder why they put power windows in the front and not in the back
why do you think that's a stupid question,
Probably cause the motors for the windows was too big to fit behind the paneling.
Is this one of the disc brake Imperials of that era?
No.
I believe this was the first year for electric windows versus hydraulic ones.
So Cool!
Could be wrong but I think that on these years the crown would be the 8 passenger limo.
Had a buddy in high school whose dad was a Chrysler dealer...an Imperial Crown was a sedan or a Coupe. A Crown Imperial was the stretch limousine that Chrysler had built on special order by Ghia in Italy. Mamie Eisenhower's last White House car was a 1960 Crown Imperial and it was later used to transport Jacqueline Kennedy.
Absolutely beautiful
very cool! 😁👍
Then, I guess my statement is CORRECT from 1955 on. :-)
wish i had it be great my father had 51 windsor it was great car 51 to 59 when fluid drive went out sad got 58 plymouth peace of rusting shit no park em brake failed sad day for chryler co
Chrysler's Fluid Drive was a hybrid manual-to-automatic transmission available on their cars from 1941 to 1953, when they introduced Hy-Drive for 1953-54, their first automatic transmission, which was replaced mid-year 1954 by the much improved Powerflite.
When it was young it definitely parked in a lot VIP parking lots.
The narrator has no idea what a "Crown" Imperial is as well as what was standard and optional on a 1951 Imperial. Much of what he says is not accurate. I give him credit for trying, but he is not informed about 1951 Imperials.
The gas cap looks odd on this car.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, THE 1951''' CROWN''' IMPERIALS WERE ALL 8 PASSENGER LIMOS .THE'' IMPERIAL'' ONLY BADGE WAS WORN BY SEDAN 4DR; COUPE 2DR; HARDTOP 2DR; AND CONV. IN 1952 THEY ADDED A 4DR IMPERIAL TO THE CROWN LINEUP .BUT HE WAS CORRECT THAT THEY MADE 650 CONV.IN 1951
I sure as he'll wouldn't know either. I was born in 1952. I can tell you what was standard starting with 62 Imperial Crowns. The Crowns were well appointed base models that competed with Cadillac DeVilles. In 67 an Imperial post sedan was introduced below the Crown. It was a nice car that competed with the Cadillac Calais. They had base prices without options of about $5100.
Absolutely ❤️ 💯 👌 awesome!!
IMPERIAL by Chrysler, NOT a Chrysler Imperial.
Gary G. Reese wrong. Chrysler spun off Imperial as its own division starting with the 1955 model year. Before that Imperial was just a step up from New Yorker. But unlike say Cadillac, Imperial was never sold in its own dealership. They were sold right next to Chrysler’s price leader Windsor. So the buying public never made the disconnect and still referred to the car as a Chrysler Imperial.
Neil Anderson For 1951? I don’t think so.
... not until the '55 model year.
This one is a Chrysler Imperial
@@TheItsmegp46 Exactly right Very few people remember the Imperial becoming it's own division.
Don't quote me, but I believe an interesting fact with this car is it's the first commercially available passenger car with power steering
That's Chrysler engineering for you back in the 50's...always a bit ahead of the competition
DeSoto 1931
You left a big greasy finger print on that chrome.
fugly, crude design.