Imperial Crown

Flagship of The Chrysler Corporation
The 1964 Imperial
All-new styling was introduced October 1, 1963
Assembly Plant	Imperial Division Chrysler Corporation Jefferson-Detroit
Production	14,181 Crown 4 dr.($5,560); 5,233 Crown 2 dr.($5,718); 922 Convertible ($6,003); 2,949 LeBaron 4 dr.($6,434); 10 Crown Limousine 8-passenger ($18,500).
Class	Luxury Travel
Body on Frame:	2 dr and 4 dr hardtops, convertible
Wheelbase	129"
Overall Length	228"
Overall Width	80"
Turning Diameter	Curb to curb 47.5 ft.
Weight	4 dr. 4,970 lbs, Coupe 4,950 lbs, Convertible 5,185 lbs, LeBaron 5,005 lbs.
Transmission	3-speed automatic (TorqueFlite) dash-mounted pushbutton controls
Engine	"RB" 413 cubic inch
Horsepower	340 @ 4600 rpm 470 lb-ft of torque @ 2800 rpm
Similar	Cadillac, Lincoln
Designer	The 1964 Imperial was the first of Elwood Engle's designs to reach production after the Virgil Exner era.

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1964 Chrysler Imperial

Among the best designed, engineered and built cars of its time.

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Crown Four-Door

Standard equipment on all Imperials included: power steering, power brakes, power windows and automatic transmission, remote controlled outside mirror, automatic parking brake release, variable speed electric windshield wipers, windshield washers, back up lights, map light, illuminated front seat ashtray lighter unit, dual rear seat ashtray lighter units, glove box light, trunk light, vanity mirror on passenger side windshield visor, center arm rests in both front and rear seats, remote hood release, hidden storage compartments in the front doors, trunk carpeting, undercoating, instrument panel safety padding, fuel, alternator, oil pressure and temperature guages, trip odometer, electric clock, full wheel covers, stainless steel rocker moulding and wheelhouse mouldings.

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More leg room than any other domestic car.

Crown Coupe

Styling, quietness and quality.

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Coupe standard equipment included: Aircraft type seats with individual front seat power adjustment and reclining front passenger's seat.

Crown Convertible

Incomparable

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Converibles had large cast iron ballast weights (200 lbs worth) added to the trunk floor outboard of the frame behind the rear wheels and to the upper portion of the front wheel wells, to reduce fender wobble and shake on rough roads.

LeBaron

Tom McCahill "I've been on some pretty fancy trains, including private cars, and to this writting have never found anything quite as comfortable or more capable of getting me to my destination as the '64 Imperial LeBaron. It's a great automobile."

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LeBaron standard equipment included: Power controlled vent windows, 6-way power seat control, dual adjustable reading lamps in rear pillars, spare tire cover, twin portfolio pockets on the back of the front seat, wood trim on door panels and front seat wings, white side wall rayon tires, gold anodized trim behind LeBaron emblems/nameplates and gas filler door eagle, formal rear window.

Optional Equipment

Automatic headlight dimmer, air conditioning (included tinted glass), dual (front & rear) air conditioning, rear window defroster, 6-Way power seat, powe