Re: IML: Imperial Limos

["anthony romano" <mamrom@xxxxxxx>]

I recently saw a stretch Limo 300 2006 on the road. If they make the 2008
Imperial concept, do you think they'll make it into a stretch?? And why not
if they made a 300?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Hogg" <luxoliner@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos


> Bill.  Would that little early 80's "Executive Car" (K platform) be
> considered a "limo"?  I believe those were made by Chrysler.  They might
not
> fit in to the proper usage of the term limo though.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:41 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Limos
>
>
>
> Yes, the 1956 Crown Imperial limousine was the best seller at 175 units
> followed by 1955 at 127.  In addition, Imperial sold 51 8-passenger sedans
> in 1956 and 45 in 1955.  Also, the 1955-56 Crown Imperials had bodies
built
> by Chrysler.   That totals 226 Crown Imperials for 1956 and 172 in 1955.
>
> Of the Ghia-built Crown Imperials, the 1957 was most popular at 36 units
> followed by 1958 with 31 and then 1960 at 16.  The least popular years
were
> 1959 with seven and 1962 with zero.   Although Ghia production was zero in
> 1966, the Ghia tooling was shipped to Barreiros in Spain where another ten
> were built.   Barreiros, a truck and engine manufacturer, was purchased by
> Chrysler and would become Chrysler Spain in 1970.
>
> And that was the end of the factory-backed Imperial limousines.  Instead,
> Stageway was contacted to extend Imperial sedans into long-wheelbase
(163")
> limous.  Twelve were built in 1967-68 with another fifteen between 1969
and
> 1971.
>
> After that, all extended wheelbase Imperial limousines were done by the
> purchaser.  Two 1972 Imperial limous (with 1973 front ends) were built by
> Hess and Eisenhardt (builders of funeral cars) for the American Secrect
> Service.    The stretched Imperial  limousines of the 1980' and 1990's
were
> all done by coachbuilders not associated by Chrysler and arranged by the
> buyers of the Imperials.
>
> (Hope you're back on your feet soon, Bill)
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
>
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