IML/NYBML: questions for the group

[Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alan Harper wrote:

[The first three questions pertained to the 74-54 Imp and 76-78 NYB. I'm
responding to both lists since Alan posed the questions to both...]

> Was there ever a convertible?

No. Chrysler stopped making Imperial convertibles after 1968.

> Was there ever a coupe with bucket seats and a floor shift in a console?

Not in these years (1974-78).

> What was the Salon?

You can read about mine in detail and see pix on the NYBML website:
http://nybclub.org/christopherhoffman/index.htm
 
> About Imps in general:
> What was the first year for the automatic transmission?

Fully automatic: mid-1953 (two-speed PowerFlite)
Fluid Torque Drive (semi-automatic but with torque converter): 1951
Fluid Drive (semi-automatic): 1939

> What was the last year for manual transmission?

1939?

Chris in LA (in Yosemite at the moment)