Imperial Luxury - When Size Matters

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  • @ecannon649
    @ecannon649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She sounds strong, that interior is great, I bet she rides and drives like a dream. The small chips,wear and dings give it character.

  • @brianferrell9497
    @brianferrell9497 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In 1973 I was 11 years old. I remember these huge cars as being the normal cars that everyone drove. I really liked the 4 door hardtops like this car is. It was so fun to ride in with all the windows down. One of my friends Mom had the 2 door version of this car. Same color inside and out as this car is.

  • @isaialeuila9327
    @isaialeuila9327 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Im 18 years old and most youngins my age want new luxurious mercs and fast cars and all but i just cant stop thinking about buying a old school car !!this is my favourite old skool along with lincoln continental

    • @StuartOliver83
      @StuartOliver83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Isaia Leuila good lad make it happen

    • @enrichozucharoff4287
      @enrichozucharoff4287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So there is normal kids out there ,,right on

    • @wantsomecoffe
      @wantsomecoffe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i absolutely want a lebaron '72 with sunroof. + a Mercury Marquis brougham '74 wich have been dusting down in my grandfathers garage since 1998

    • @bauxiticaxis1048
      @bauxiticaxis1048 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dude same, im 17 and am in love with my 1974 Chrysler new yorker. While everyone else practically wants a Mercedes or a lexus, im here with my classic chrysler.

    • @milesalleven7471
      @milesalleven7471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same here! I don't want some muscle car, my dream car is a 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car Collector's Series!

  • @boostedmaniac
    @boostedmaniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these old boats. They have a smooth ride that is unmatched by most anything today. While it’s nice to have a sharp handling car, sometimes it’s nice to have a super smooth cushy ride.

  • @TheWalkmanRotation
    @TheWalkmanRotation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5 years later I am watching this video and just bought a "Sky blue" '73 Imperial identical to this one. Took awhile-but I got it.

  • @pauldg837
    @pauldg837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such memories. In my first job in 1975 my boss drove this car. He always came in each morning, gave me his car keys and asked me to do him a favor and park his car. So I would go out to the hotel entrance, and drive his car several times around the hotel grounds pretending to find the best parking spot. It was like stearing a floating car, but I loved it. Especially pretending that it was mine. Lol.

  • @deusalexjones
    @deusalexjones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I turned 19 a week ago and not but a month before that I bought a 71' Newport in Ohio. Original jet black paint with a thin red stripe running down the sides. I love these big luxury cars, makes for the smoothest ride anyone could be in.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congratulations on your birthday and for buying a fantastic Mopar from the fuselage era. You clearly have fine taste in automobiles. I think you'll find that for a vintage car, your '71 will drive and handle like something much more modern. Yea she's big and heavy and the suspension is designed for comfort but she have everyday livability with strong brakes, competent handling and easy steering. Parts are pretty inexpensive too. You made a very good choice in automobiles!

  • @johnmaki3046
    @johnmaki3046 ปีที่แล้ว

    The car! The color! The quality! AWESOME! What a CLASSIC! I MISS THE DAYS!!!

  • @biggreentruck4907
    @biggreentruck4907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I note that Wild Cherry was in the 8 track, so that you could Play That Funky Music, White Boy. That is a great car in which to Lay Down the Boogie.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey man, thanks for checking out my '73 Imperial video. Love how you're thinking too! -Chris

  • @bruceburns1672
    @bruceburns1672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good to see people keeping these old time Yank Tanks alive as they were certainly from an era of excess and we will never see cars like these again , its amazing that they ever existed in the first place .

  • @joer3481
    @joer3481 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    9mpg be dammed...these are the best highway cruisers....

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Joe, thanks for the comment, and you're right! To hell with the mileage. These cars just eat up the highway miles effortlessly and in comfort. None of todays care compares.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joe, thanks for the comment, and you're right! To hell with the mileage. These cars just eat up the highway miles effortlessly and in comfort. None of todays care compares.

    • @teresa67factoid95
      @teresa67factoid95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joe R more like 5 mpg.
      Love the vagina shaped tail lights

    • @4406bbldb
      @4406bbldb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did better you know.

    • @Capitanvolume
      @Capitanvolume 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I get 9 mpg too, pulling 35ton.

  • @stardustdreamfactory1947
    @stardustdreamfactory1947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Love the 'fuselage' cars! Great styling by Chrysler IMO.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yea, I agree. Then consider how much better of a 'drivers' car these are when compared to anything from GM, Lincoln or Mercury. These really are great road cars.

  • @jimviau327
    @jimviau327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys down south are blessed with a perfect weather. Cars live long, no snow, no salt on the road. Car body last much longer than in Canada. Here cars may last 10 years max, then they rust to irreversible damage. This Chrysler is a pearl. Take good care...

  • @colin6769
    @colin6769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ahhh the old days -- Driving around in a living room was soooooo awesome. I remember when vent windows disappeared. I was so pissed... LOL that baby even had power vent windows. Pure luxo-barge.

    • @jimmiesmith5811
      @jimmiesmith5811 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah the last year for them was 68 for gm cars I liked them you didn't have to let down the large window to get a little air

  • @dman6267
    @dman6267 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these old school land yachts. I recently owned a 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham which was the former Imperial LeBaron. What a ride that was. Sold it to a guy in Cleveland, Ohio who flew to Birmingham, Al to pick it up and drove it home.

  • @lmoore5264
    @lmoore5264 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You brought back memories for me when as a teenager just training to be an auto mechanic the big Chryslers and Dodges (family cars) were the first vehicles I worked on and kept maintenance up on. My mom didn't know a Oldsmobile Cutlass from a Mercury Marquis but the cars she could always spot was a Chrysler. My next door neighbor has a 69 Imperial and there were times he took out the back seat and hauled furniture in it. I miss the smooth ride, the cornering lamps and that big torquey 440. Thanks for sharing.

  • @zelphx
    @zelphx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I miss driving these barges, when I was much younger. I cannot explain the feeling to those who never have.

  • @OLDSPANKY1967
    @OLDSPANKY1967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I Like the power vent windows!

    • @richardpare3538
      @richardpare3538 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were great in that you could open them enough to have air blowing on to you instead of having to turn on the AC all the time.

  • @DavidSmith-sb2ix
    @DavidSmith-sb2ix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a 1971 Imperial and loved it. The steering was so easy. Great on the highway. AC shouldn't be a problem to repair.

  • @maniacjack3363
    @maniacjack3363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Simply BEAUTIFUL!

  • @georgeszaslavsky
    @georgeszaslavsky 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of my favorite cars, imperial was far superior in terms of handling to gm and ford. And the 440ci is a very strong and bullet proof engine

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, thanks for your comment. I agree that Mopar just plain outhandled anything GM and Ford was making at that time. This Imperial is a great example as it was a great driving car. In fact, she was my daily driver for about 8 months. She drove, steered, rode, braked and handled like a much more modern car.

    • @shwt121
      @shwt121 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OH YEAH, THE 440 WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.......FAR BETTER THAN ANYTHING FORD OR GM HAD TO OFFER BACK THEN......

  • @Robinallenyukon
    @Robinallenyukon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    my father used to get loners from the local garage every time our cars went in for repair ... all the loners were big ol' Chrysler boats ... loved them ... and those fender mounted turn signal indicators were the coolest, maybe I'll put some on my Hyundai !! lol

  • @faustinosantoyo7580
    @faustinosantoyo7580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was born in '72 when i started driving i grew up with these cars along with the olds,impalas,caddy's,catalinas,bonneville's,and so on but the chryslers were my favs.i hav a 72 town/country wagon with 53k miles all orig that i saw sitting in a front yard in mexico so i asked if it was 4 sale and man told me i could hav it for $800.put a batt and some gas in carb and cranked right up smooth cant tell its on! like you said they dont hold much value so now im gonna sell it cause i will never get my $$ back if i start fixing it up...wish i could keep it but times are hard.....beautiful imperial...

  • @jkpol71
    @jkpol71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite car I owned was a 1972 Cadillac Sedan Deville with the 472 cu in. V8... that was also a beast and could pass everything but the gas station!

  • @morrismckinnon6047
    @morrismckinnon6047 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The interior looks more comfy than my bed. If I was to jump into this after a hard days work I'd probably just fall asleep in there until the next morning!

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'll notice that the back seats from front to back are deeper than the competition. These had more leg room than Caddies or Lincolns. The only car that had more leg room was the Fleetwood, which was a stretched Sedan deville.

    • @kevinc4632
      @kevinc4632 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was just thinking that last night. If I owned that great car after a long day of brick-laying ( job I took after the military) I KNOW I WOULDVE SANK IN AND CALLED IT A NIGHT, HELL ID BRING MY OVERNIGHT KIT , WAKE HIT MCDONALDS BIRD BATH IT GO BACK TO WORK .

  • @hullinger
    @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    As an update, the Imperial has been sold and she's on her way to the new owner in England and should arrive sometime in February 2017. I hope the fine folks in the UK enjoy her as much as I did.

    • @cornellgreen3692
      @cornellgreen3692 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      East Coast Classics You can stuff FOUR bodies in that trunk! :)

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As for the four bodies comment, I had actually planned and even filmed pieces for a follow-up video showing how many of my nieces and nephews I can fit inside the open trunk of this car. I had eight in there with room to spare. I had some other footage too but all for not as I sold the car a few weeks ago.

    • @jamesstasiak
      @jamesstasiak 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm sure that we will. I'm from England and love American cars from the late 50s to the late 70s.

    • @surferbri5346
      @surferbri5346 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      East Coast Classics beautiful car, i love these fuselage mopars, i have a 1966 chrysler 300, which is dwarfed by comparison. is that a corvair van or pickup in the garage??

    • @zacharybarker244
      @zacharybarker244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You should have kept this car in America where it belongs...

  • @dooner777
    @dooner777 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learned to drive in one of theses, the power steering was awesome. Slept in the back window as a kid on long trips. So many memories!! Gold exterior with green pleather.

  • @glennleslie6127
    @glennleslie6127 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a beautiful car. My piano teacher always drove Imperials, she had a yellow 1973 just like this one. Thanks for the video

  • @nomimalone7520
    @nomimalone7520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love a 4 - door hardtop. Driving with all the windows down is awesome.

  • @marcager9156
    @marcager9156 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 1971 Chrysler Imperial two-door coupe, white leather, and burgundy, two years old at the time and very cool for a twenty-one-year-old kid.

  • @S.E.MILLER
    @S.E.MILLER 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful automobile... I remember my aunt who was only 4' 11" drove a '73 it was maroon. She was so tiny in that car. Refused to ever get rid of it drove it every day until she passed away 5 years ago. I would have loved to had that car it was in mint condition. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @danielbennion80
    @danielbennion80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Dad had a brown '73. He set it up to run on propane to increase economy and power. My Mom nicknamed it "the Walrus ".

    • @danowens1256
      @danowens1256 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry but propane decreases power!

  • @Seadweller451D
    @Seadweller451D 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Corinthian" leather was only available on the later Córdoba models; which were endorsed by the late Ricardo Montanan.

    • @daiichidoku
      @daiichidoku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      no such thing as "Corinthian leather", this was made-up ad copy

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seadweller451D Da plane Da plane!

    • @cliffordcullen1687
      @cliffordcullen1687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember those commercials in the 70s.

  • @DavidSmith-sb2ix
    @DavidSmith-sb2ix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 71 Imperial. Dark green. Front was a little different but the interior was the same. Loved it. Power windows, air conditioning and rust spots can all be fixed.

  • @michaelrodrigues5713
    @michaelrodrigues5713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a BEAST! I'm in love.

  • @shawnmcculley2995
    @shawnmcculley2995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think Imperial was the only full sized Mopar that still had vent windows in 1973. Beautiful RARE car!!!!

    • @34Packardphaeton
      @34Packardphaeton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mopar began to offer VENT windows AS AN OPTION as the 1970s rolled along. The '78s were the last ones to offer them.... and long after the competition no longer did.

    • @shawnmcculley2995
      @shawnmcculley2995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@34Packardphaeton OOHHHHH yeah!!!! That's right!! I had a neighbor who had a 1978 Chrysler Newport 4dr. hardtop that had vent windows. I totally forgot about that car.

  • @yoboi01
    @yoboi01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing classic !! Love your car ! I bet it floats down the road . That's when they made real cars !M

  • @wa1ufo
    @wa1ufo ปีที่แล้ว

    If I owned this great car I would keep it and go the full distance with a complete cosmetic restoration! This is one of my favorite luxury cars from any era. I cannot buy it myself but whoever does should do the full restoration!

  • @shwt121
    @shwt121 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    EXCELLENT HIGHWAY " YACHTS " , BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR , .....THE GREEN-HORNET IS REBORN & IT IS FANTASTIC..!!!

  • @crazycanuck2578
    @crazycanuck2578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to have a 1971 Imperial Le Baron, fully loaded, what a car that was I wish I still had her today. For a big car, she sure could go, lol fooled many people at a light.

  • @karlhungus5554
    @karlhungus5554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful land yacht! I can't believe such amazing finds still exist!

  • @payamyazdi7672
    @payamyazdi7672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am keeping my 2008 Lincoln Town Car mainly because of 28 MPG. I Love traditional American cars V8 body on frame and RWD

  • @tacoma5543
    @tacoma5543 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That vinyl top issue isn't about "shrinking" There is rust around the glass and on the roof. Rust repair, R&I the back glass, replace the vinyl and replacement of rear window motors and possibly regulators. That's a good $2000 depending on the shop.

    • @user-ut9ln4vd5m
      @user-ut9ln4vd5m 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much to just rip off the vinyl & paint the metal? A $2 paint scraper & $10 rattle cans do it, or is there something messed up about the underlying metal?

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-ut9ln4vd5m Old cars with vinyl roofs routinely have lots of rust underneath, and based on what I can see this one will be no exception; you see bits of rust in varied places on the car. So that needs to be addressed first, especially where the trim is located, as the holes where those trim pieces usually have enlarged from expanding rust. Plus, you have to match the paint, and you're going to have a hard time doing that with rattle cans. Best option is usually to cut out the badly rusted parts, weld in replacements, and replace the vinyl roof, because trying to get the metal right after fixing the rust will be near impossible without costing a fortune in order to keep the panels looking perfect.

    • @slicksnewonenow
      @slicksnewonenow 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@d.e.b.b5788 not to mention that lead line probably wasn't finished finely at the factory, seeing as it had the vinyl top "option"...
      Had it the "optional" painted roof, they'd have gone those extra few steps to finish it off nicely.

  • @popeyejones1959
    @popeyejones1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty.....brings back memories of a car driven by an elderly family friend years ago, it may have been a late 70's Plymouth Gran Fury, it was big like this and featured rear opera windows.....rode so quiet and smooth.

  • @topenglish6674
    @topenglish6674 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, thankyou for making and posting it. A totally impractical impossible car to have here in France. I respect the Americans, you cherish, look after and keep older cars on the road. I always enjoy watching these videos, they put a smile on my face. I've always loved big floaty American cars.

  • @stardustdreamfactory1947
    @stardustdreamfactory1947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I failed to mention my family never owned one of the fuselage cars but went from a '64 Sedan Deville, to a '67 Newport sedan to a '69 Olds 88 Royale to a '71 Sedan Deville and finishing out with a '79 Sedan Deville - every single one a memorable car. All bought no more than one year old. I've always driven pickup trucks and sports cars since. We had a neighbor who was big on Chrysler products. They owned a magnificent '72 Monaco Brougham with every option including sunroof and cassette player (mounted on the transmission tunnel /microphone). They traded it for an all black '78 New Yorker (last full size) before we moved away. What an american car era!

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Having Olds, Cadillac and Chrysler is a pretty diverse group of cars. It seems folks that buy Chrysler products typically stay with the brand so I'm betting your family had a bad experience with the Newport or the Olds was just fresher. Chrysler products of the era had a pretty unique ride and handling combo when compared to the others. It is very distinctive and noticeable and is a result of the torsion bar front suspension while the others had coil springs. Chryslers started using torsion bars in 1957 and even won the Motor Trend Car of the Year that year for this. Thanks for checking out my video and if you haven't already, take a look at the Corvair Greenbrier, Desoto and some of the other videos I made. Hopefully they're not so cringe-worthy.

    • @78logistics
      @78logistics 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny about the Chrysler loyalty...we had neighbours in Edmonton who had a 19621 Chrysler 300 (non letter), a 1964 300(non letter), a 1965 New Yorker and a 1968 300 while we lived there 1962-68. I dropped in on them to say hello 20 years later and she had a late model Olds Toronado which did not surprise me as her car in the day was a 1966 Malibu SS, but he was still driving a Dodge Dakota truck in his retirement.

    • @78logistics
      @78logistics 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The one Mopar my father owned was dreadful build quality , a 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite and he always owned Fords or GM after that. Turned him right off their cars.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey, I don't disagree about build quality. Pretty disappointing as the rest of the industry was making low quality stuff too. A buyer would have to really step up in price in order to get a well build and engineered car. The Japanese stuff during that time wasn't competitive and the European stuff was crazy expensive.

    • @stardustdreamfactory1947
      @stardustdreamfactory1947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dad had a knack for finding 'like new' cars for a song - always finding the 'deal'. None were bought new and I don't remember any as being particularly troublesome. I recall the Newport needing an a/c repair and power window repair when dad first brought it home. The 'Chrysler' neighbors I mentioned elsewhere really had it in their blood and they had a number of relatives who even worked at local Chrysler - Dodge - Plymouth dealerships. I remember them bringing a like new '48 Chrysler (w/fluid drive) home from a elderly relative who had recently passed away. I recall the radio backlight changing colors - pretty cool (late '60s). We had many neighbors who owned C-P-D products; don't recall any complaining about the build quality.

  • @RU-zm7wj
    @RU-zm7wj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A work of art! Just beautiful. I love this eras land yachts. I have owned a few in my time as well.

  • @OffMyPlanetNow
    @OffMyPlanetNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad and I pitched in to get a 1969 Imperial Crown for my 19th birthday. Can't wait to have it be my college car next year. For $3500 it was quite the steal. That's what's great about these cars though, you can still find decent Imperials for less than $5k and they are worth every penny.

  • @The171350
    @The171350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had two Imperials both 1972s both four doors the first one was darker blue with a AmFm stereo only in factory had a 440 4 carb But my second was brown also 4 door with AmFm eight track stereo sounded great and had a TNT 440 in the original air cleaner had that sticker on it had rear air conditioning but sold it when I got laid off back in 1982 Wish I still had it took a while to wash it but it rode so nice and the chrome would shine I’d like to have another once more before I die

  • @kendavid891
    @kendavid891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was about 10 my dads 71 triple white caddy was nice.i have to admit your car is stunning in blue

  • @alzaidi7739
    @alzaidi7739 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agree on the exhaust, it has a big hole. My aunt had a '72 Newport, same powder blue. Also identical to a state cop car. The trunk was huge. Every Christmas she would fill it with toys for her nieces and nephews.

    • @alzaidi7739
      @alzaidi7739 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Got about 12 mpg. We also had a '72 Saab. What the Saab ate in parts, the Newport ate in gas.

  • @terry3193
    @terry3193 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a real beauty...and original to boot. Personally, I think the ‘73 Imperial is one of the best looking Imperials ever designed. Nice job!

  • @sterlinsilver
    @sterlinsilver ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations! You now own the most interesting thing in the entire state of delaware

  • @ericvonsiebenburg548
    @ericvonsiebenburg548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had one of these back in the 80's - it was white, so it looked even bigger. I got a lot of good-natured attention with it and when someone asked me what possessed me to buy such a huge car I said: "Because just once in my life I wanted to hear a woman say, regarding something of mine: 'My God that's the biggest thing I ever saw!'

  • @ronbrock6153
    @ronbrock6153 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had an Imperial in the early 1980's. Mine had all the base stuff, but what sets mine apart was. Posi rear end, anti lock brakes, lock alarm, and the stereo with the micro phone to dictate.

  • @robschoufour4825
    @robschoufour4825 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years ago I owned a 9 passenger Chrysler New Yorker station wagon I forget what year was somewhere in the 70s 440 what a beautiful car. It drove down the highway like a train once I was moving and I got good fuel mileage

  • @glutenfreejoe6099
    @glutenfreejoe6099 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great car, Great video!!
    We had a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker growing up 440 4 barrel with Torque Flight Transmission
    We had our New Yorker 25 years and replaced with a Chevy Tahoe
    I remember how wide and long the 1973 Chrysler New Yorker was also yet great weekend road trip car ran great great tow vehicle and great smooth ride

  • @pyrrhus17
    @pyrrhus17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a great car !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @shiddy.
    @shiddy. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:30 that was a really nice gauge layout for 73 ... very cool car, worthy of still being on the road

  • @SteveBuchanan1447
    @SteveBuchanan1447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have an absolute treasure of a car there! Very nice!

  • @tripsadelica
    @tripsadelica 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car! It's crying out for a full restoration (when you get the time and money). I love how the indicators are visible from the driver's seat (small lights flashing atop the front of the fenders) and the look of the grille. I was a 12 year old when this car was new. Only a few made their way downunder (Chrysler were building a slightly smaller luxury car for our market...the "Chrysler by Chrysler"...yep, that was the name of it!) but I drooled over every one I saw. If I owned one like this I'd fully restore it, change the lights to LED, retrofit the modern Chrysler fuel injected V8 from the 300, install an ABS booster system and install a modern airbag steering wheel. The rest I'd leave as is...just fully restored. What a dream! One day, if I win the lottery......

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The front fenders from front to crack were the two longest metal stamping ever manufactured for a production car.

  • @calumbaxter9946
    @calumbaxter9946 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a lovely original car; a pleasure to watch your video.

  • @General.Longstreet
    @General.Longstreet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome car.
    You can stick your latest Merc or BMW .
    These old land yachts are the business!

  • @simonrichard9873
    @simonrichard9873 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy crap, that bench is literally wider than my bed is long! I could comfortably sleep in that car

  • @galaxysaint
    @galaxysaint 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just love those big 70's cars! The size and styling is what made them distinctly AMERICAN. The European and Japanese car makes during those times pale in comparison to our styling. I used to own a 79 Mercury Cougar and what a beauty she was. You sir, have one fine gem of a car!

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey, thanks for checking out my video and your comment. I appreciate what you said and distinctly remember the Datsun 210 and 610 from the early 1970's. They were almost comical in comparison to what the big American cars were and could do. Of course, the gas crisis hit and the last laugh was on the gas guzzlers. Thanks again for sharing.

  • @geedavey66
    @geedavey66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these cars......My dad had a 67 New Yorker with the 440 and I loved driving that baby! BTW love the Wild Cherry 8 track!

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey man, thanks for checking out my Imperial video and for your comment. I'd love to get me a '67 New Yorker. It's actually on my bucket-list of cars to get. May soon! Anyways, thanks again. -Chris

  • @iloverush123
    @iloverush123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad someone is giving the C body love. Own two C body Furies myself, I'd LOVE to have an Imperial.

    • @34Packardphaeton
      @34Packardphaeton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The '57 through '66 (at least) IMPERIALS were "D-bodies" --- NOT C-bodies. It says so right in the factory shop manuals!

  • @TairnKA
    @TairnKA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Mom had a 1967(?) Chrysler Crown Imperial 4 door and my dad had a 1968(?) Chrysler 300 (no letter) 2 door. ;-)

  • @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus
    @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful Mopar! Nice to see one that hasn’t been modded or pimped.

  • @klwthe3rd
    @klwthe3rd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not only does this car have the expensive leather interior option but it has the extremely rare separate rear air conditioning option. If you watch the video where it shows you the shot of the dash, you can see the rear air conditioning switch. Beautiful car but needs some cosmetic restoration.

  • @gochanny
    @gochanny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “what you have here is
    an amazing luxury car.. with no air conditioning.”

  • @marko7843
    @marko7843 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gave you the Thumbs-Up... and you make me long for my youth!!
    I grew up in Lincolns & Cads, and as much as I LOVED our Continental Town Car, I've learned that I wish Dad had an Imperial for more than (yes) FOUR days....
    I'm not sure this car is bigger than a Town Car, though it certainly looks like that trunk & overhang beat the Cadillacs on space. I DO prefer the "deep-well" trunks on the Lincoln/Mercurys though.
    I admire Chrysler for KEEPING the wing-windows (in power, of course), and that Torsion-Bar front suspension was always superior to the other two! Plus, they had THREE-speed wipers while everyone else had only 2-speed... Also, while most of the features/options were common among all three automakers, only Chrysler gave you full gauges AND an idiot-light to say, "Hey, look at the gauges, Idiot!" LOL
    Imperial even had an option for "Fuel Economy" in the Left-Front fender turn-signal, and low-beam WIPERS in the 70's, though finding one is like finding a unicorn - I think their biggest problem was rust... like under your vinyl roof.
    All things said, thank you for your video!

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for checking out my video and for your comment. I never knew Chrysler had a mileage minder in the fender. That's a pretty cool feature and I'm guessing appropriate too given the '70's gas crisis. Thanks again for sharing.

    • @imperiallebaron4476
      @imperiallebaron4476 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea, it was called the "Fuel Pacer System". The idea behind it was to indicdate if you were giving the engine more fuel for the speed you were going. The turn signal indicator light on the left fender would come on to let you know. My neighbor had a 1975 Dodge Dart with it.

    • @marko7843
      @marko7843 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bill Slater - thanks for the trademark information. though it was basically just a vacuum switch that tripped when you were leaning into the fuel enrichment it was still something that Chrysler did before Caddy ... 😋

  • @10Bryson52
    @10Bryson52 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice, good to see history. Enjoy, in the day I would enjoy it.

  • @maxd2215
    @maxd2215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Awesome car dude, keep up maintaining it and it'll last forever

  • @shwt121
    @shwt121 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry to see her go, She is an absolute beauty & you've done an excellent job of taking care of her. I will bet driving some of those back roads feels like 'the titanic@ sea' with the huge front bow and enormous trunk space..... "All hands on deck, prepare to come about.."

  • @d.e.b.b5788
    @d.e.b.b5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most of the issues can be addressed. Body roll can be controlled if you can find the Addco sway bars which were often used on Plymouth Fury III's. Vinyl top should be replaced or removed, as they often have rust underneath. I would get it replaced. Exhaust is noisy, it should be almost silent. But whatever floats your boat, or in this case, land yacht! Nice car. Oh, rear door window modulators are pretty easy to work on, I replaced the ones in my dad's 1970 Fury III. Usually only need to replace the plastic strip that works them.

  • @jankypop-a-matic58
    @jankypop-a-matic58 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice original example. She's a beast and a beaut!

  • @Whatsthatsmell69.
    @Whatsthatsmell69. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh the memories of my '73 with the cloth interior.

  • @andydanko7074
    @andydanko7074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coolest front end of any car ever 👍👍

  • @sgtalstrafficticketblog2452
    @sgtalstrafficticketblog2452 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car. May you receive fortune for the sale and may the next owner have many good years with it.

  • @thefifthwheellastwheel1903
    @thefifthwheellastwheel1903 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love one of those cars.

  • @bigsexy6105
    @bigsexy6105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolute Beauty!!!

  • @guidedmeditation2396
    @guidedmeditation2396 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car. I can imagine what it must be like to drive one. Like an old towncar with a mile long hood.

  • @wurly164
    @wurly164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The car got 12 gallons to the mile and you had to go to a big state like Texas just to make a U turn. If you can find one today, they make great rentals for a family of 6.....not to drive but to live in, with a swimming pool in the trunk.

    • @johncollins7423
      @johncollins7423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wurly164 They remind me of that line in the B-52's song "Love Shack", because saying one of these "seats about 20" isn't too far off the mark, lol.

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You got 12? Wow. Must have gone real easy on the gas pedal. We got 8.

    • @wurly164
      @wurly164 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@d.e.b.b5788 read it again, 12 gallons ..to the mile 😆

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wurly164 To get 12, we'd have had to push it for four! (Or maybe only drive down hill!)

  • @davidpancerev9658
    @davidpancerev9658 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great front end style. Only 2 seasons left to this fine marque, little did anyone know..

  • @senorkaboom
    @senorkaboom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is definitely a car worth a few dollars in upgrade. Paint, roof, some interior work, check the suspension, give it a good going over. Truly a survivor from the land yacht era.

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for checking out my video and your comment. Yea, these cars are certainly worthy of restoring simply for their out-of-the-norm shear size. Unfortunately they just don't hold much value and it's real easy to get upside down financially. As an example, I bought this car for $3K, had it shipped from Alabama to Delaware, spent another $500 on parts. When I was done I had $4300 in the car but only got $3500 when I sold it one year later. It's a real shame these cars just don't command higher prices and thus warrant more restoration work. I believe the same holds true for Cadillac and Lincolns of the same era too.

  • @recnepsgnitnarb6530
    @recnepsgnitnarb6530 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a '73 Dodge Monaco that was loaded. Bought it from a barber for 800 bucks. Rode like a cloud and was very quiet.

  • @drsoxami
    @drsoxami 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All the way from Australia, you have a fabulous car.

  • @dragon-lf9ow
    @dragon-lf9ow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldn't complain being all original. That's a wonderful looking car for the age

  • @yahkibenyehuda4255
    @yahkibenyehuda4255 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, you can throw a party in this car!

  • @693mike
    @693mike 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what a tank! love it,ive got a mark v lincoln you cant beat these cars for coolness!

  • @angelonicassio7131
    @angelonicassio7131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good for you, great summer cruiser...

  • @ChevyBM
    @ChevyBM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thats a nice land yacht! Mopar had the best design just at that era!

  • @jasoncarpp7742
    @jasoncarpp7742 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sweet looking Imperial. I hope it goes to a good owner. :)

    • @hullinger
      @hullinger  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jason, thanks for your recommendation from earlier too from my giveaway idea.. I was really surprised when I spoke with two places here about gifting them the car and they really weren't interested. Both groups really weren't equipped to sell or create a fundraiser around the car. Oh well.

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sorry that didn't happen. Oh well. I hope *someone* is interested in buying the car. :)

  • @tskraj3190
    @tskraj3190 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember seeing a lot of imperials in junk yards, not because they were bad cars but because the middle piece that supports the back doors would rust off and break. The only old big sedan I owned was a 67' Pontiac Catalina. It was definetly a big car. When you opened the hood it made the Pontiac 400 Big Block look tiny but it had plenty of power. As for large 70's vehicles I owned a 76' Mercury Cougar, although it was a large car, the inside was tiny.

  • @charleshutchin1296
    @charleshutchin1296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandfather had the exact same car. Even the color is the same.

  • @JeffFrmJoisey
    @JeffFrmJoisey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a beautiful car!!

  • @yahwea
    @yahwea 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    my parents had a 1966 Cadillac, and that front bumper is the same as a rear '66 Caddy

  • @bobgauthier2779
    @bobgauthier2779 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mine was a 67. Loved it.