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Imperial Archive
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![No version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-convert-Persian-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-e1787754371706-115x115.webp "1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way")
1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on August 29, 2026 | 22 CommentsNo version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […] -
![The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-Crown-2HT-Haze-Green-Met-Bring-a-Trailer-5-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go")
1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […] -
![(Updated 8/18/2026) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some backlash. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Oct-Nov-2013-037.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend
Posted on August 18, 2026 | 152 Comments(Updated 8/18/2026) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some backlash. […] -
![(Updated 8/6/2026) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5303.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink")
Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink
Posted on August 6, 2026 | 129 Comments(Updated 8/6/2026) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chrysler Newport 4-Door Hardtop — Another Big Bet That Chrysler Never Got to Win
Posted on June 25, 2026 | 88 Comments(Updated 6/25/2026) Poor Chrysler. Poor, stupid, unlucky Chrysler. Was there another brand of what we used to call the “Big Three” that was so consistently star-crossed? -
![Nestled in 35 acres of pine trees about 2 miles off Interstate 75 midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga lies Old Car City USA. This plot of automotive nirvana has seven […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-junk-1-vert-115x115.jpg "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 1 – Chrysler Corp. Cars")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 1 – Chrysler Corp. Cars
Posted on April 27, 2026 | 50 CommentsNestled in 35 acres of pine trees about 2 miles off Interstate 75 midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga lies Old Car City USA. This plot of automotive nirvana has seven […] -
![If one car represented the counterculture in 1960s America, it was not the 1966 Imperial; however, Chrysler Corporation hopped on the psychedelic train to sell a few, as the Imperial’s sales catalog […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1966-Imperial-Crown-Convertible-BaT-1-115x115.webp "1966 Imperial Sales Brochure: Chrysler Goes Psychedelic To Sell Its Conservative Luxury Car")
1966 Imperial Sales Brochure: Chrysler Goes Psychedelic To Sell Its Conservative Luxury Car
Posted on March 30, 2026 | 33 CommentsIf one car represented the counterculture in 1960s America, it was not the 1966 Imperial; however, Chrysler Corporation hopped on the psychedelic train to sell a few, as the Imperial’s sales catalog […] -
![Traveling long distances in an old car is a unique combination of exhilaration, hyper-awareness, and stress. I made several long trips in my former 1963 Ford Galaxie, one of which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250605_111143_HDR-115x115.jpg "A 1935 Chrysler Airflow Traveling to Two Nations and Across The Continent")
A 1935 Chrysler Airflow Traveling to Two Nations and Across The Continent
Posted on January 7, 2026 | 27 CommentsTraveling long distances in an old car is a unique combination of exhilaration, hyper-awareness, and stress. I made several long trips in my former 1963 Ford Galaxie, one of which […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a good gallery of vintage photos of the pride of the Mopar fleet: Chrysler and Imperial. During this era, these were well-appointed and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/890555_1000-115x115.jpg "Mopar Elegance: Vintage Photos Of Chrysler And Imperial Cars In The 1950s, 1960s & 1970s")
Mopar Elegance: Vintage Photos Of Chrysler And Imperial Cars In The 1950s, 1960s & 1970s
Posted on January 2, 2026 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have a good gallery of vintage photos of the pride of the Mopar fleet: Chrysler and Imperial. During this era, these were well-appointed and […] -
![Calling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil Exner, the father of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-45-089-925-115x115.jpg "1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars")
1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars
Posted on October 11, 2025 | 13 CommentsCalling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil Exner, the father of the […] -
![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker-115x115.webp "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
![I spent a lot of time recently staring at this well-preserved 1974 Imperial LeBaron hardtop, wondering again why it didn’t sell. In most respects, Chrysler’s senior make was at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1974-Imperial-LeBaron-Crown-Coupe-Golden-Fawn-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-wide.webp "1974 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe — A Chrysler By Any Other Name, It Sold Better As A New Yorker")
1974 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe — A Chrysler By Any Other Name, It Sold Better As A New Yorker
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsI spent a lot of time recently staring at this well-preserved 1974 Imperial LeBaron hardtop, wondering again why it didn’t sell. In most respects, Chrysler’s senior make was at […] -
![There are lots of things to dislike about the American luxury cars of the ’70s, but you could never call them colorless: They offered a very wide range of interior […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Interior-color-montage-1979-De-Ville-1975-Mark-V-1978-Mark-V-Givenchy-1978-Eldorado-115x115.webp "Cadillac, Lincoln, And Imperial Interiors Of The 1970s: Almost Every Color Of The Rainbow")
Cadillac, Lincoln, And Imperial Interiors Of The 1970s: Almost Every Color Of The Rainbow
Posted on July 27, 2025 | 50 CommentsThere are lots of things to dislike about the American luxury cars of the ’70s, but you could never call them colorless: They offered a very wide range of interior […] -
![Hoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1975-oldsmobile-delta-88-convertible-press-photo.webp "The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era")
The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 22 CommentsHoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […] -
![Chrysler claimed many advantages for its vaunted 1957 “Torsion-Aire” suspension, which featured torsion bar springs rather than coil springs in front. Over the years, the success of this suspension has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1957-Plymouth-Torsion-Aire-brochure-excerpt.webp "CC Tech: Riding On Torsion-Aire – Chrysler’s Famous 1957 Torsion Bar Suspension")
CC Tech: Riding On Torsion-Aire – Chrysler’s Famous 1957 Torsion Bar Suspension
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 32 CommentsChrysler claimed many advantages for its vaunted 1957 “Torsion-Aire” suspension, which featured torsion bar springs rather than coil springs in front. Over the years, the success of this suspension has […]
