WIDEST CAR EVER ! 1961 Imperial Custom Southampton in Tan & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the Southwest Suburbs of IL on 4-14-23.
We're looking at a 1961 Imperial Custom Southampton in Malibu Tan Paint. The car comes with the factory 413 CI V8 engine.
The car's Owner is Barry Koehl. Barry’s had this car since 2018. He’s shares he remembers the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies and the Banker Milburn Drysdale used to drive an Imperial with headlights like this. He shares he liked that car but never thought he’d own one like it.
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Plenty of elbow room in this one, and if it's good enough for Mr. Drysdale, it's good enough for me. Thanks, Lou!
You're right TheGunfighter45acp, lots of room in this one. You're welcome.
😍Beautiful Imperial!!!!!!!!!!!👍
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Thank you, Barry and Lou, for sharing this Rocket To The Moon.
Hi Chris, My pleasure sharing this "Rocket To The Moon" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
they just do not build them like that anymore lou. thanks so much for bringing this survivor for all of us to enjoy. SHE IS A BEAUTY.
I agree
Hi sly 23, My pleasure sharing this one with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
👍🏻🇦🇺💯⛽️
WOWZERS AND A HALF!!! No no no... WOWZERS AND ¾!!!
Hi Zach, Happy to receive a "WOWZERS & 1/2" :-) Lou
💕👍 😃
:-)
Thanks Lou and Barry! Love this survivor Imperial!
Hi Mikey B, Happy to read "Love this survivor Imperial" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Fin *HEAVEN!* ...A beaut and classic Imperial! 😍 Thanx for showing us this *DREAM* automobile, Lou & Barry....Cheers from British Columbia, Canada👋😎
Hi Billy, Happy to read "Fin HEAVEN!" :-) Just the way we like it. Cheers, Lou
Part of the reason that these Imperials are rare is that they didn't make as many as Cadillac or Lincoln, but the other reason is that they were the car of choice for demolition derbies because they were indestructible. That two feet of space between the end of the car and the radiator meant you could smash the front of the car in, but the car could keep running because the radiator remained intact. Probably the only reason this car survived is they were eventually banned from demolition derbies because they were just so superior to every other car.
Hi Samspot, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou
The also had full frames through 1966 with an X brace like a convertible would have.
I remember some rules at a demolition derby that I went to and they said no Chrysler imperial’s from 1960 to 65 something like that
Beautiful Chrysler ! Great Color ! Thanks for posting Lou !
Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this one :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful, not many of these around anymore! If only Chrysler had Imperial today...
You're right. Not many of these around anymore.
Getting up early has found me the first like a few times, but I sadly only got second. This car!!!❤😊 adore Imperial. The head lamps make this my favorite year model.
Hi Jeffrey, Happy to read this is your favorite model year. NICE! Lou
I love those headlights. I've seen only one in person.. I think it might have been at an antique car show event at the Evansville 4H grounds. It might have been Frog's Follies, I don't know. It was a different color. That's a great color, though. I can't tell if this one had power windows or not. Very cool car!
Hi John, Happy to read you love the headlights :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou
Hi Lou. You're looking good and healthy I hope life's good for you... it's been a while for me watching your excellent channel... Barry certainly has a beautiful cherished automobile, stunning colour too. I live about 25 mile's from Southampton here in the UK and I can honestly say I have never seen one of these beauties in Southampton.... Please keep up the good work so all of us out here can see the best automobiles on the planet. God blessed you Lou and we are all grateful for your dedication and hard work to probably the best vintage automobile channel on TH-cam.
Hi cymatics is the key, I appreciate that you feel I'm looking good. Glad you're back to watching the Channel. Make sure to watch the commercials (or at least the ones you can) as that's how I get paid and can keep sharing with you. Please enjoy seeing some of the cars you've missed, and hope I'm in the UK sometime soon, Lou
Wow, never thought I'd see a car featured in my dad's hometown. Southwest suburbs... heh, heh! Forrest is definitely a small farm town with a different way of life out in the boonies yet less than two hours from Chicago. You can definitely cruise on those rural country roads.
Hi yoregano, Happy to share this car from your Dads Hometown :-) Cruising in Forrest IL can easily be done, Lou
THANKS LOU,BARRY…🤗FOR SHARING THIS IMPERIAL 😎…
I remember these since they were new 💚💚💚
You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long. Happy to read you remember them when they were new :-)
Wow! Wow! Wow! What an amazing and rare car you have here, Lou! Love it or hate it, this car has style! This is rolling sculpture. This is so over the top that it goes past tacky and hits out of this world. Great car to be featured and amen to all those who preserve vintage cars and keep it so future generations can see how cars used to exist (!) and used to have style (!) and knew what luxury was like (!) other than just being an expensive price tag on some electronic packed eyesore made today!
Hi ultraviolet tp, Wow! x 3 = Winner with style :-) Lou
Amen to that,I second that, here here,
Fintastic Imperial! I love the way it looks like a spaceship floating down the road ❤
Hi David, Happy to read you appreciate the FINS on this car :-) Lou
You know those are well built cars because they dominated the demolition derby for years. Great video Lou and thanks!
Hi Gary, "The Demo Dominator!" Has a nice imposing ring to it. You're welcome, Lou
Now that's a classic Mopar! Cars back in that era had such class with the floating headlights, and the "sparrow catcher" taillights! This Imperial reminds me of the cars in Randy Guyer's collection you've featured on your videos. He has a massive collection of classic Mopar vehicles! The 413 CI engine sounds healthy and quiet. What a survivor that's never been restored! Amazing car Lou!
Hi Michael, Happy to read the details you enjoy on this "classic Mopar!" :-) My pleasure sharing this "Amazing car" with you, Lou
Чудове авто! Дякую! А фари!
Hi Сергій Шамін, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" and glad you enjoy the headlights too :-) Lou
Fabulous Car Barry & Rose...I LOVE the Color! A true Classy survivor! Thanks Lou!
Hi CJ Design, Happy to read you enjoy this "Fabulous Car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
It's amazing that the electro-mechanical clock still runs after 62 years, a real testimonial to the way things used to be built in this country. A beautiful automobile! The Imperials of the late 1950's and early 1960's were elegant indeed, in keeping with so many higher end makes and models of that era. Love the wide open feeling of the hardtops, too!
Thank you for sharing what you notice. The clock working is nice!
I had an acquaintance with a '62 Lebaron, and he drove 2-footed with feet to the floor on both the throttle and the brake...it was a wild ride! While the styling is polarizing, the performance of these cars can't be denied...much more of a drivers car than the competition. I would never call these cars good looking but I love them for what they are...over the top style with the driveline that powered drag racers! How could you not?
HI Steve S, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Acquaintance's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I've known a few of those "2 footed drivers" , too...
Incredibly DANGEROUS.
Even though I'm not a fan of Chrysler I will say that this is a cool and elegant automobile. Very awesome!
Hi Zeke, Happy to receive a "Very awesome!" :-) Lou
what a wonderful car , realy fantastic, the interior is magnificent this whole car is a gem.
High praise :-)
¡Fantástico Imperial Custom Southampton 1961 en Marrón Claro Malibu! Los autos "Imperial" eran conocidos como los modelos de la más alta gama de Chrysler, hasta que en 1955 se separó formando una marca propia (su logo era una Águila Imperial) y durando hasta 1983. Este ejemplar tiene líneas muy hermosas y aerodinámicas, con un encaje perfecto en piezas y partes cromadas. Me llamaron la atención sus faros delanteros exteriorizados junto con sus guías traseras del tipo aeronáutico. Su interior tiene tantos detalles que sería imposible nombrarlos; pero mencionaré el hermoso tapizado, su espectacular panel de instrumentos, sacado directamente de la era espacial, y el impresionante sistema de aire acondicionado (mención especial, para ese singular reloj, aún funcionando, que marcaba las 12,05 del medio día). ¡Muy ameno estuvo el recorrido final, junto a sus dueños, por esos hermosos caminos rurales! ¡Saludos cordiales Lou!
Hi Jaime, Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Happy to read the details you notice. My pleasure taking you on a ride in the country, Lou
This is an excellent My Car Story installment. This car was built in the year I was born, so I feel a kinship with it's shapes and forms. I love learning the story of the owners and why they love their cars. This one pushed the All American buttons. The views of this Imperial rolling alone down the long straight farm road evoked nostalgia that is difficult to describe.
Thanks Lou, and thanks to the fine people who own and drive this fantastic automobile. A+
Happy to read "This is an excellent My Car Story installment." :-) Glad to read you and this car share the same birth year. You're welcome soyounoat
What a great car and story. I never appreciated these cars until I got older. Just think how many people it took to make all the parts for this car and they changed them to a certain degree every year.
Hi Charles, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car and story" :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou
Awesome!
:-)
This is one incredibly beautiful Car!!💕
Hi James, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Now you know I just really like these Virgil Exner master piece cars, Works of art!!! Just beautiful!! Thanks for posting Lou! Be blessed always!
p.s Much of Iowa looks like the scenery in this video...
Hi Gerry, Happy to share this "Masterpiece" with you :-) You're welcome. Blessings received. God bless you, Lou
Wow - talk about presence is right!
Thanks Lou and Barry. And yes, I remember Mr. Drysdale driving one of these.
Hi Jeff, You're right, this one can not be missed :-) Glad to read this brings back memories of Mr. Drysdales car. You're welcome, Lou
Seeing this survivor time capsule, in that color, cruising the country road would make one fine postcard, as it sure puts a smile on my face, thnx a bunch Lou and the owners. . . :>/
Hi Dr Candor, Happy to share this "postcard" moment with you :-) Glad this one makes you smile, and now I'm smiling too. You're welcome, Lou
A really nice survivor Imperial in a great color. Thanks, Lou!
Hi Brian, Happy to read you enjoy this "really nice survivor" :-) You're welcome, Lou
💕👍 reminds me of the times, when we highschool kids drove around at 6 or 7 inside to the pizzerias 😂
You're right Konrad. You can add many kids to the inside of this car :-)
Regards to those wonderful people, thanks.
Hi Steve, Thanks for viewing and sharing. You're welcome, Lou
Thanks for showing this beauty guys. I love it.
You're welcome. Happy to read "I love it" :-)
Yikes !! Time capsule is right. What a gem!!
Looks like a 4 eyed monster from the front and the 413 snarls like one when revved.
Outstanding !!!
Hi Glen, Happy to read you enjoy this "gem" :-) Lou
Beautiful car and i think that colour is perfect for it.
Nice :-)
Thanks for posting, Lou. And thanks to Barry for looking after this marvellous Mopar survivor (5 Cheerleaders - I'd buy that for a dollar!🤣🤣🤣)
Hi Ray, Happy to you'd buy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Sure enough, along with their "2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits a dollar" cheer.
I remember in the late 1980"s the Imperials from the late 1950's and early 1960's were a favorite of local destruction derby drivers. The Imperials during that era retained body-on-frame construction where the rest of the Chrysler line was switched to unit-body design in 1960. These beautiful cars finished their life entertaining the crowd.
Hi Biblio Bill, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Very nice 🥰
Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy this "Very nice" car :-) Lou
@Lou ... what a great ride sir ... SUPER WIDE! Excellent production as always ... something for the coffee fund /
@Peter ... THANK YOU FOR THE SUPER THANKS! Happy to read you enjoy the production of this Wide Car :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
What a beauty. I believe that the Imperial is one of the best cars built. The owner stated he liked the headlights on Mr. Drysdale car but the taillight is similar because it's not built in to the body. The Irving chute company was ahead of it's time because seat belts weren't mandatory until 1965(?). Good great story Lou.
Hi Larry B., Happy to share this "beauty" with you :-) Appreciate you enjoy this story, Lou
1966
Love that car!! LOVE when Rose said "I don't have to cook".. she's awesome!
Hi Nunofurdambiznez, Happy to read what you enjoy from this video :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
That's class right there
Nice :-)
Beautiful, rare car. Truly a dream car. Thanks for video guys.
Hi Bruce H., Happy to share this "dream car" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
My grandfather, father, and I have all had multiple big Chryslers such as the Imperial, New Yorker, or Newport Custom. So, it's a thrill to see one as old as this one and with four doors! Perhaps it does not get as cold in Illinois on a consistent basis as it does in Minnesota because I've never heard you say that these cars do have a reputation for heating up slowly in cold weather!
Hi Jed, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandfathers & Fathers cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Oh man, that car is glorious...so glad we get to see 'em like this! Thanks Lou, great channel.
Hi machpodfan, Happy to read "Oh man, that car is glorious..." :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautifully Fintastic! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy this "Fintastic!" car :-) You're welcome, Lou
My Uncle had a '61 4-dr sedan in metallic (?) pink, once owned by Doris Day. He moved with it from Oakland CA to Edmonton in northern Canada. What a thrill to ride in it!
Hi Arne, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
OMG!!!
Thanks Lou!!!!!
Cheers!!!
Hi JubileeValence, Happy to receive an "OMG!!!" from you on this car :-) You're welcome, Cheers, Lou
Beautiful car! Workmanship is amazing!
High praise Frank F :-)
Love everything about this car except the color. Probably looks better in person. The Chrysler/Imperial dashes with the square steering wheel and push-button pods are awesome.
Hi AustinEVPLab, Happy to read you "Love everything about this car except the color." :-) Clearly a color most people wouldn't chose as there 1st choice, Lou
Lou, you cease to amaze me the cars you find, what and incredible Imperial that dash is wild 😜 like a space ship and the tirm especially on the trunk and those headlights are so cool, keep em coming!!!
Brian, Happy to read you enjoy this "incredible" car :-) My pleasure sharing this automotive spaceship with you, Lou
The front end makes it look like the son of Christine! I love the color; it looks like a darker shade of Bittersweet, the color of the '64 Mercury Marauder and Park Lane. Thanks for bringing this amazing survivor, Lou!
Hi Gary, Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice. My pleasure sharing this one with you. You're welcome, Lou
Hey Lou, Love it! This styling along with the ‘62 Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth models is what got Virgil Exner fired. Goes to Show you’re on top 1 year and out the door a few years later. I remember seeing these in the Beverly Hillbillys too.
Hey gene978, Happy to read "Love it!" :-) Thanks for sharing, Lou
Yeah! I remember Mr. Drysdale getting chauffeured around in a 63-64 Crown sedan 😁
That’s got to be the most beautifully designed dashboard and gauge cluster ever made
High praise :-)
Love the tone of that horn.
:-)
Great to see this ‘61 Imperial survivor wearing its original rarely seen Dune Beige paint that so beautifully complements the rich multi-toned interior and dash. Always loved the freestanding headlights, that were a signature Exner throwback to the early 20th Century Classics with their bolted-on headlights. And the continuation of Imperial’s gunsight taillights, a feature of these beauties since 1955. This is an amazing time capsule that looks just as impressive at shows we’ve attended together. Thanks for adding another ‘61 Imperial video added to your site.
Hi Noel, What a treat to read your comment and appreciate you sharing knowledge. You're welcome, Lou
A great and cool car Cap't Lou! How could you not love those freestanding headlights and taillights? I wish I had one. Oh yeah, I do but mine is missing the top. You'll have to video it someday.
Hi Randy, "How could you not love those freestanding headlights and taillights?" You're right, gotta love this :-) Looking forward to "Captaining" the ship with you, Lou
I love the squeak from the trunk hinge. You can't get that noise from a modern car.
Hi Timothy, "I love the squeak from the trunk hinge. You can't get that noise from a modern car." You're right :-) Lou
Exner Excess at its best! When the original buyer placed the order, the Imperial dealer asked if he’d like to supersize it? Yes, indeedy… he did!
Hi Dr Akbar, "Exner Excess at its best!" Just the way we like it :-) Lou
This is quite the car beautiful classic
Hi Norm, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this classic :-) Lou
Exner excellence! Love his design! Glad the suits at Chrysler did not veto his design! Love the coral pink color too! Exner explained that the floating chrome headlamps were an inspiration from the 1930s classic cars. They were a design feature from 1961 to 1963. The mighty 413 Chrysler Golden Lion Fire Power V8 with first year alternator, a powerful engine to power the futuristic dream car! Fintastic fins!
Hi Dejael, Happy to read "Love the design!" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
I LOVED THE HEADLIGHTS AS WELL ! If I remember correctly, the Imperial was also longer than the 1961 Cadillac as well as wider. Quite a spectacle. In Black, these cars really looked like money. My favorite Imperial design was actually the 1962. I loved the redesigned rear with the new taillights. Total understatement.
Happy to read the details you enjoy and remember :-)
In 1961, Chrysler and Imperial were but a few of the cars to still have upright tail fins. It was as if these cars stayed in the 1950's. Cadillac still had fins, but the car did looked up to date, not stuck in the 1950's. It wasn't until the 1964 update that the car finally made it into the next decade! - style wise. However, don't get me wrong, I LOVE these cars. They are very, very special with the elegance that it has. Love the interior...even the backseat was elegant! You had to have $$ to drive an Imperial, that's for sure. Loved Rose's comments! She was priceless too.
Hi Brian, Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
We built an Enduro car in the early 90's and when we got the rules and requirements it was made perfectly clear that you could not use an Imperial. Frigging things were beasts
Hi Richard, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou
Fabulous car!! No mistaking that for a Hyundai. Irvin also designed the Irvin sheepskin jacket used by the RAF. A little worthless trivia for your next cocktail party.
Hi JWelchon, "No mistaking that for a Hyundai" Good one! :-) Lou
Wow! Fantastic. Love the old Chryslers. 👍
Happy to read "Wow! Fantastic." :-)
@@loucostabile u find the coolest cars!
An interesting feature of the car was a foot control switch for radio station advance. There are 2 left foot switches, one(lower left) controls the high beam headlights and the other(up and to the right) is to control the radio. Not many cars had that feature even though it hung around until the seventies.
Hi Mark H, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Lou
It was called America's most carefully built car. They used a slower assembly line to assure quality.
Love the shark fins.
Hi Michael, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love the fins too :-) Lou
Wild car is right, Lou! Great car and video!😁🛠️👍
Hi Billy, Happy to read you enjoy this "Wild car" :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou
Great vid as always lou. Somehow you capture more than just a car in these video's. The story, the owners and the car itself.
Hi Bart, Thank you for sharing what you see I capture in the videos. Lou
My father bought a '61 Plymouth Fury and I had to take my driver's test in that huge beast. What a nightmare and it took two tries, but I passed.
Hi ghw7192, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Imperial: The preferred car of Mr. Drysdale in "The Beverly Hillbillies." Of course, the show started when the finless 1962 Imperials began appearing. But, this car is indeed like a time capsule and one of the last of the Chrysler cars designed by The Incomparable Virgil Exner.
Hi William, Thank you for sharing TV trivia. My pleasure sharing this "time capsule" with you, Lou
The Imperial was always over the top as Chrysler was trying to out do Cadillac and Lincoln for market share in the luxury car market. Chrysler never made it, but boy did they leave us some wonderful cars to look at. Thx. again Lou!
Hi David, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Ford & Chevy fans always forget that Chrysler’s use to build the biggest Bad Asses in the 50 & 60’s … A 413 cubic inch is a giant engine ….
I can’t imagine a car being as Wide as an 18 Wheeler … Wowww ❤❤❤ 😊
Hi tallspaniard1, You're the "Tall Spaniard" & this is the "Wide Chrysler" :-) Lou
Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou
Hi, Lou! When I saw the title of this video, I had to look twice to make sure I read it correctly, that is, whether it said "WIDEST car ever" or WILDEST car ever! You could certainly make the argument that the 1959 Cadillac was the wildest car ever, but the Imperial was definitely the wildest car among 1961 models, with those freestanding headlights, and those hanging "sparrow catcher" taillights on those "Hi, there" tailfins! As for being the widest car, I heard that the 1960 full-size Ford ran afoul of many states' laws that deemed its 81 inches as being too wide. Ford got let off with a warning and narrowed its '61s down to 79.9 inches. As much as the '61 Imperial was criticized for a lot of things, I'm not aware of anybody complaining about its width...go figure!
Chrysler furnished cars for The Beverly Hillbillies. You would often see Jane Hathaway pull up to the Clampetts' mansion with one of their cars, usually a Dodge.
Many thanks to you, Barry and Rose for taking us along on this fintastic adventure on a quiet country road!
Hi iswc27, Happy to share a "fintastic adventure" ride with you :-) Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You're welcome, Lou
the model with the "floating" headlights, neat car
Hi Ben, Happy to read you enjoy this "neat car" :-) Lou
@@loucostabile am starting to dig some mopar, always been a Mercury guy but saw one of your episodes awhile ago about 1960 Chrysler 300F and really found it amazing
Chrysler (Yes..I know that Imperial was it's own "brand" back then) more than any other manufacturer, was responsible for the proliferation of large "fins" on most all cars from 1956, thru 1961. In fact, most other auto makers changed to a smoother look, starting in 1961. So this vehicle was making an ultimate, "last stand" for the fin era! Gotta love how Chrysler started, and then finished, an amazing trend. Also gotta love the push-buttonTorqueflite transmission...it was bullit-proof, although there was an issue at times, with the relays operating those controls. And finally, gotta love that massive, powerful 413...I think it was 350hp back then--very impressive for the era.
Hi Curbozer Boomer, Happy to read the knowledge and details you see :-) Lou
Amazing shape the car is in. Don't believe I ever saw that model or a steering wheel like that. I had a 59 Plymouth in 69-70 that was similar with push button tranny, but not nearly as fancy. Paid $65 for the car!!
Hi Rich, Happy to read you appreciate the condition of this car :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your $65 car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The front end to me is one of the prettiest front ends and they had the arguably best engine,and the best and strongest and one of the most efficient automatic transmissions compared with the other luxury cars of that time.The sad part is that car never enjoyed the sales it should have had.
Hi Patrick, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
You know these cars were powerful, well-built and handled well because some famous and successful moonshiners used them to run their 'white lightning'. The spacious interior and trunk meant that they could carry a big load of the stuff and one rumrunner claimed that he hit speeds of up to 180 MPH with his 1960s Chrysler New Yorker with a full load of shine. He never got caught, either.
Hi Mr. C., Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
that is a beautiful car Lou. I notice there isn't a right side mirror. I wonder if that was an option.
Hi Rich, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hmmm, not sure about the right side mirror. Maybe a Viewer with knowledge can share, Lou
The Imperial was in a class by itself. Try squeezing one of those in a garage today!
Happy to read you appreciate this big classy car :-)
So big he's got a jet landing on his trunk!
Nice !
When they came out they cost more than a Rolls-Royce bet it rode smooth as silk love the colors and all that chrome screams class
Hi Larry, You're right, this one rode like we were floating along the rode :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
I really like '61 and '62 Imperials.
Hi guglielmo64, Did you see this one? Lou th-cam.com/video/yH6WXNG9GG0/w-d-xo.html
@Lou Costabile I will check it out. Is it Mr. Trost's car?
Nice pastel color.
:-)
And the 1973 Imperial was the longest production car ever made.
Thank you for sharing.
Wow, I haven’t seen one of these in forever.
I think quite easily the most hideous domestic of that era, and what a crazy styling era!
Hi Doug, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Lou
First luxury car to feature an alternator
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I offer my reverence to Barry 🙏🙏
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Dunno if it's true, but I heard people used to enter these Impereals in demolition derbies and always win. Subsequently Impereals were banned from participating. Nice to see a survivor.
Hi Mr Repurpose, I can see this one causing A LOT of damage in a demolition derby :-) Lou
I have my parents 61 Imperial, also Malibu Tan.
NICE!
I love imperials
Nice !
1961 Imperial Custom/LeBaron.
The luxury Chrysler marque, Imperial, started out as a model of Chrysler for 28 years from 1927 until 1955. For 1955-1956, it became its own separate luxury 2-door car/4-door sedan based on the Chrysler 300C and other Chryslers at the time competing with other luxury marques such as Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Mercury, and Lincoln. This company would last for 28 years again from 1955 until 1983, with a delay for 5 years starting from 1976 until 1981. The average price of an Imperial in the 1950s was similar to any other luxury marque, costing around $6000 to $8000 or even higher dollars in the mid 1950s ($58,000 to $78,000 in 2023 Dollars). For 1957-1983, Imperial would change their model and their codenames for those models every year (e.g. 1957 Series IMI would be Series LY1 in 1958). The most known and popular Imperials are the 1960-1973 Chrysler Imperials while the least known are the 1955-1959 and 1974-1981 Imperials. The longest Imperial (and the longest ever American Car ever made) would be the 1973 Imperial LeBaron, at a whopping 235.7 Inches, adding 5 inches because of the 5 mp/h bumpers. It also decreased in horsepower just like any other car in 1972 due to the switch from SAE Gross HP to SAE Net HP.
Hi Matthew, Thanks for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou