Re: IML: Imperial & New Yorker of late 80's and '90-'93

[Paul Volkmann <blackplumcoupe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, the 'M' body (Diplomat/Gran Fury/Fifth
Avenue) lasted from '82-'89, the FWD 'C' body
(Dynasty/New Yorker) appeared in '88 and then was
stretched in '90 for the 'Y' body (Fifth
Avenue/Imperial).

During the 80s the Fifth Avenue was an 'M' body (RWD -
derived from the '77-'81 LeBaron) while the New Yorker
was an 'E' class (variation of the FWD LeBaron that
appeared in '82)

NOTE: No matter what year/body/drivetrain layout the
Fifth Avenue is actually referred to as New Yorker
Fifth Avenue

I also view my LHS as a Fifth Avenue with the wrong
name as the Fifth Avenue was just a notch above New
Yorker --- but that's another discussion


Paul
'65 Purple Coupe

--- twolaneblacktop <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> The last "Fury/Diplomat V-8, rear drive Fifth Avenue
> was in 1987.  In 1988 the K-car version appeared  In
> 1990 the stretched to the
> limit K-Imperial debuted.
> 
> Wm. R. Ulman
> Seattle, WA  
> '66 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe - Doris Day -
> WA State Vanity Plates: FIT4AQN
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> twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Mark McDonald
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 7:10 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Jay Leno Mentions Imperial
> 
> Dear Bill,
> 
> I think I must be misreading you.  Are you saying
> the Fifth Avenue was 
> not introduced until 1990???
> 
> I could swear the Fifth Avenue was introduced in
> 1983, give or take a 
> year or two.  I know my mother had a 1989 model, and
> I'm sure I've seen 
> 1985 models up for sale.  Can you clarify what you
> meant by this 
> comment?
> 
> Thanks, Mark
> 
> On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 01:10 PM, Bill
> Watson wrote:
> 
> >
> > In 1988 Chrysler introduced the Dynasty and New
> Yorker (C body) on a 
> > 104"
> > wheelbase - basically a K car with four more
> inches in the rear seat 
> > area.
> >
> > Two years later the Fifth Avenue and Imperial were
> introduced - the Y 
> > body
> > on a 109" wheelbase, this time the C body with
> five more inches for 
> > the rear
> > seat passengers.  So the 1990-93 Imperials were
> based on the New 
> > Yorker (and
> > Dynasty) which were derived from the Reliant and
> Aries.
> >
> 
> 
> 
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