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1955 Imperial 2-door hardtop coupe with rear view of free-standing "gunsight" taillights 1955 Imperial Newport. For the 1955 model year, the Imperial was launched and registered as a separate marque (make), apart from the Chrysler brand. It was a product of the new Imperial Division of Chrysler Corporation, meaning that the Imperial would be a ...
Chrysler Corporation advised state licensing bureaus that beginning in 1955, the Imperial was to be registered as a separate make. [37] It was an attempt to compete directly with GM's Cadillac and Ford's Lincoln luxury-focused marques. Frequently and erroneously referred to as the "Chrysler Imperial", this period of Imperial production was a ...
The cars continued to be owned and serviced by the Chrysler Corporation. After three years of service, the cars were brought back to the factory in 1955 to be updated to 1956 Imperial appearance, in which form they continue to exist to the present day. The front and rear, including grilles, bumpers and trim, were replaced.
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The model was introduced in 1931, with a body manufactured by LeBaron, and competed with other luxury cars of the era, such as Lincoln and Packard. After purchasing LeBaron with its parent Briggs Manufacturing Company, Chrysler introduced the luxury make Imperial in 1955, and sold automobiles under the name Imperial LeBaron from 1957 until 1975 ...
Pages in category "Cars introduced in 1955" ... Imperial (automobile) J. Jaguar Mark 1; Jeep Forward Control; L. Lincoln Mark series; Lloyd 600; M. Mercedes-Benz 190 SL;
[12] [13] Imperial continued to offer a hardtop also starting in 1956, but to distinguish it from other Chrysler products, the Imperial hardtop was renamed Southampton until 1963. [14] Briefly in 1955, Chrysler used the nameplates St. Regis for the New Yorker and Nassau for the Windsor hardtops with two-tone paint schemes but ended the practice ...
1969 Citroën DS. Citroën DS: 1955–76 1,455,746; sold 12,000 in a single day upon release at the 1955 Paris Motor Show. [111] Continental Mark II. Continental Mark II: 1956–57 3,012 of a single generation (only car produced by the short lived Continental division of the Ford Motor Company). [24] 1948 Crosley. Crosley: 1939–42 1946–49