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1964 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL LE BARON FOUR-DOOR HARDTOP

Auction 25.04.1998
25.04.1998
Schätzpreis
8.000 $ - 12.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
3.450 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 64

1964 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL LE BARON FOUR-DOOR HARDTOP

Auction 25.04.1998
25.04.1998
Schätzpreis
8.000 $ - 12.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
3.450 $
Beschreibung:

1964 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL LE BARON FOUR-DOOR HARDTOP Chassis No. 9343193623 Black with pearl white leather interior Engine: V8, pushrod overhead valves, 413 cu. in., 340bhp at 4600rpm; Gearbox: three-speed automatic; Suspension: independent front by wishbones and torsion bars, rear live axle with half elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four-wheel hydraulically operated drum. Left hand drive. Back in the 1930's, any automobile corporation worthy of the name had to complete its range with a flagship luxury line: Ford had Lincoln, General Motors had Cadillac. Walter Chrysler introduced his Imperial in 1926. Always impressive, first in straight-six, later straight- eight form, the Imperial took styling cues from Cord. By 1931 it was a remarkably handsome car, evolving in 1955 into a separate brand in its own right. By the early 1960's and under the style direction of Virgil Exner, the Imperial was V8 powered and one of the most flamboyant products of a spectacular period. The line had peaked in 1957, when 38,000 had been sold, and there were to be some dazzling excesses still to come. But for the moment, there had been a change in public taste, and alongside crisp new Cadillacs and Lincolns, the Imperial had a hint of times past about it. Out went Exner, in came Elwood Engel from Ford. His job was to keep Chrysler in the main flow of what had quite suddenly become a very difficult market to predict. Engel's 1964 Imperial, said the pundits, had more of the look of the '61 Continental about it. But who cared? The trick had worked thirty years previously and it worked in 1964. Imperial production whipped back up to 23,285, not a patch on '57 but almost double the dismal year before. This Imperial was purchased from the original owner by Mr. Pettit in the Shendandoah Valley and is in exceptional original condition with a speedometer reading of 76,754 miles. It was last run in 1983 but should easily be prepared for a return to road use. It has the rare option of dual air conditioning, with separate systems for front and rear compartments. WITHOUT RESERVE

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 64
Auktion:
Datum:
25.04.1998
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
Los Angeles
Beschreibung:

1964 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL LE BARON FOUR-DOOR HARDTOP Chassis No. 9343193623 Black with pearl white leather interior Engine: V8, pushrod overhead valves, 413 cu. in., 340bhp at 4600rpm; Gearbox: three-speed automatic; Suspension: independent front by wishbones and torsion bars, rear live axle with half elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four-wheel hydraulically operated drum. Left hand drive. Back in the 1930's, any automobile corporation worthy of the name had to complete its range with a flagship luxury line: Ford had Lincoln, General Motors had Cadillac. Walter Chrysler introduced his Imperial in 1926. Always impressive, first in straight-six, later straight- eight form, the Imperial took styling cues from Cord. By 1931 it was a remarkably handsome car, evolving in 1955 into a separate brand in its own right. By the early 1960's and under the style direction of Virgil Exner, the Imperial was V8 powered and one of the most flamboyant products of a spectacular period. The line had peaked in 1957, when 38,000 had been sold, and there were to be some dazzling excesses still to come. But for the moment, there had been a change in public taste, and alongside crisp new Cadillacs and Lincolns, the Imperial had a hint of times past about it. Out went Exner, in came Elwood Engel from Ford. His job was to keep Chrysler in the main flow of what had quite suddenly become a very difficult market to predict. Engel's 1964 Imperial, said the pundits, had more of the look of the '61 Continental about it. But who cared? The trick had worked thirty years previously and it worked in 1964. Imperial production whipped back up to 23,285, not a patch on '57 but almost double the dismal year before. This Imperial was purchased from the original owner by Mr. Pettit in the Shendandoah Valley and is in exceptional original condition with a speedometer reading of 76,754 miles. It was last run in 1983 but should easily be prepared for a return to road use. It has the rare option of dual air conditioning, with separate systems for front and rear compartments. WITHOUT RESERVE

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 64
Auktion:
Datum:
25.04.1998
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
Los Angeles
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