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The last Imperial, a black LeBaron hardtop, rolled out of the factory on 12 June 1975. [1] However, only the name disappeared, as the same basic car was offered rather more cheaply, less some of the Imperial's features, as the Chrysler New Yorker Brougham for model years 1976 through 1978.
The M-platform LeBaron was sold in Mexico from the 1977 to the 1982 model years. The K-car LeBaron was also produced in Toluca and was sold for the 1983 through 1987 model years. There were no K-platform convertibles offered from the factory. Chrysler Phantom was the Mexican-market version of the J-Body LeBaron Coupe. There were no convertibles ...
Unlike the 1955–1983 Imperial, this car was a model of Chrysler, not its own marque. Based on the Y platform, it represented the top full-size model in Chrysler's lineup, above the New Yorker Fifth Avenue. The reintroduction of the Imperial was two years after the Lincoln Continental was changed to a front-wheel-drive sedan with a V6 engine.
1978–1979: 6DR5 2.5 L 6G73 - Used in the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Cirrus, and Dodge Stratus; 3.0 L 6G72 - Used in the Plymouth Acclaim/Dodge Spirit and 1987–2000 Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager, also Dodge Dynasty, Chrysler LeBaron, Chrysler TC, Chrysler New Yorker, Dodge Daytona, Dodge Stealth, Chrysler Sebring (Coupe), Dodge Stratus (Coupe), Dodge Shadow ES, and Plymouth ...
Dodge Sierra (1955–1957) Dodge Suburban (1955–1957) Ford Country Sedan (1955-1957) Ford Country Squire (1955-1959) Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria (1955–1956) Ford Fairlane (1955–1956) Ford Thunderbird (1955–1957) Hudson Hornet (1955-1957) Imperial Crown (1955–1956) Jeep DJ (1955–1965) Nash Metropolitan (1955) Nash Metropolitan (1955 ...
The Newport was based upon the Chrysler Imperial Crown chassis and engine, [1] and was designed by LeBaron / Briggs Manufacturing Company designer Ralph Roberts. Only six were built. [2] [3] Actress Lana Turner owned a Newport Phaeton, as did Chrysler founder Walter Chrysler, who used it as a personal car.
The cars were based on stretched (to 147.5 in) 1952 Imperial Crown Limousine chassis and carried completely custom bodywork with the exception of the 1951 Imperial grille, bumpers and front and rear trim. Almost uniquely for a postwar car, they were dual-cowl phaetons, with separate front and rear passenger compartments, each with its own ...
When the fully redesigned 1949 "Second Series" Chryslers bowed in mid-season, the Saratoga was once again regulated to two body styles, the four-door sedan and two-door club coupe, and shared the 131.5 in (3,340 mm) wheelbase and the 323.5 cu in (5.3 L) Chrysler Straight-8 engine of the Chrysler New Yorker and the reintroduced Imperial. The ...