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Imperial Crown
Flagship of The Chrysler Corporation | |
1964 Imperial | |
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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 |
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.
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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. More leg room than any other domestic car.
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Crown Coupe
Styling, quietness and quality.
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Aircraft type seats, individual front seat power adjustment, reclining front passenger's seat, Prime-grade top-grain leather upholstery.
Crown Convertible
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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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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.
Memories
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In memory of ITCH,
See you on the road!