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Imperial Crown

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Flagship of The Chrysler Corporation
1964 Imperial
Introduced October 1, 1963
Assembly Plant - Chrysler 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, 5 passenger
Body Style 2 dr and 4 dr hardtops, convertible
Length 227.8"
Width 80.0"
Height 56.8"
Wheelbase 129"
Weight 4 dr. 4,970 lbs, convert 5,185 lbs
Transmission 3-speed automatic (TorqueFlite)

dash-mounted pushbutton controls

Engine "RB" 413 cubic inch

Horsepower: 340 @ 4600 rpm Torque: 470 lbs. ft. @ 2800 rpm

Fuel Tank - 23 Gal.; MPG 10-13,

Similar Cadillac, Lincoln
Designer The 1964 Imperial was the first of Elwood Engle's designs to reach production after the Virgil Exner era.


1964 Chrysler Imperial

Among the best designed, engineered and built cars of all times.


4 Door Crown

Standard equipment included: power steering, power brakes, power windows and automatic transmission. More leg room than any other domestic car.

2 Door Coupe

Styling, quietness and quality.


Convertible

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.

4 Door Le Baron

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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Memories


In memory of ITCH, See you on the road!