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Gotta love a 73 Imperial. I think had Chysler done more to make Imperial its own brand and also not been over regulated with the Hemis, then they probably wouldn't have had to wait for the 300c, Charger, and Challenger to start being well recognized again.
A close friend of mine is an enthusiast of Chrysler luxury cars from the 50's 60's and 70's. Right now he has a very nice late 70's Newport. IMO the best of Chrysler luxury cars was always a little bit below that of a Lincoln or Cadillac but they held their ground pretty good. A few of my biggest qualms with them is that that the suspensions are a bit "clunky" which probably leads to the next issue... they are full size uni-bodies!! You need full frame on body design for a proper land yacht IMO.
the unibody was a reason why the noise levels were generally always higher than Ford or GM's in Consumer Reports tests until 76 or so--then they rode as quiet as the competition
My folks used to have a '76 Newport with the 400...very, very nice car. Rode quiet, reliable, comfortable. But, it was a '76, so the 400 acted much smaller...
Gotta love a 73 Imperial. I think had Chysler done more to make Imperial its own brand and also not been over regulated with the Hemis, then they probably wouldn't have had to wait for the 300c, Charger, and Challenger to start being well recognized again.
The '73 Chrysler Imperial was one of the longest non-limousine cars ever built.
It was 235.3" long. For comparison, the longest Cadillac Fleetwood Broughams were 233.7" (74-'76) and the mid-'70s Lincoln Continentals were 233.0".
Chrysler New Yorker was rated in Consumer Reports as only "fairly quiet" (rough road at 30 mph had a sone reading of 26 as opposed to the Marquis' 24, Caprice' and Electra's 23 but the rest of the Chrysler's readings seemed to be within the "quiet" range), do you think that a 73 Imperial would ride quieter than the New Yorker?
do you think that a 73 Imperial would ride quieter than the New Yorker?
I think so for sure. It probably had more sound deadening material than the New Yorker. Imperial was a huge car and imo inline with the Cadillacs and Lincolns of the era, but I think their initial quality (interior, reliability), was still alittle behind Cadillac and Lincoln.
I really like that the Imperial was a full hardtop as well. When did Continentals stop having 2 door hardtops? I know the 73 was longest and then 78 Continental and 76 Fleetwood Brougham. It is really a shame Imperial didn't get set apart as its own, and surely this must've made Chrysler look secondary as Buick or Oldsmobile would look to a Caddy and a Mercury next to a Lincoln. I own a 76 Cordoba and I really like it, but I think it is time to get rid of it. Have any of you seen the Imperial concept? It's like a flashier 300c. Shame it didn't get passed, same for 300 convertible too.
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yeah
1973?
