Tiburon Classic Car Show 1961 Chrysler Imperial Convertible

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Richard Palmer puts the top down on his 1961 Chrysler Imperial 2 Door Convertible at the 6th Annual Tiburon Classic Car Show 2008 at Shoreline Park downtown Tiburon California on the San Francisco Bay.

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[williamg2552]

IMPERIAL of this era (1955-1983) was NOT A CHRYSLER. It was a SEPARATE MAKE and division. Check the vin numbers. Under the "Make" code , Chryslers used "C". IMPERIALS used "Y". TWO SEPARATE MAKES.This car is NOT a "Chrysler". It is an IMPERIAL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

[Chooch249]

I have a 63 Imperial painted in a similar color called Claret (its not as purplish)... but THAT is the most beautiful car I have ever seen! ( I always wanted a 61, as it's the same year as me..)

[OsbornTramain]

This isn't a Chrysler, Its and IMPERIAL Crown Convertible. Not a Chrysler

[starladear002]

@DougCameraMan Exactly. Only now, DeSoto, PING, Imperial, PING, Plymouth, PING, Eagle, PING. All consigned to automotive history. If you look under the hood of any Acura vehicle, you'll see Honda stamped all over the engine parts. Which is not a bad thing, just a fact.

[DougCameraMan]

@itsmegp46 Thank you for the clarification. So basically, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Imperial were all separate divisions under Chrysler Corporation ownership just like Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac were all separate divisions under General Motors Corporation. A Pontiac or Buick automobile is a GM vehicle just the same as a Dodge or Imperial is a Chrysler product, it just doesn't say it on the car. Different divisions, same ownership.

[itsmegp46]

@williamg2552 The confusion on the part of the consumer was, the '55's and '56's used many Chrysler body panels, dashboard, etc. and just looked too much like a lowly Windsor. It wasn't until 1957, that the Imperial really soared.

[itsmegp46]

@DougCameraMan The Imperial was a different division of the Chrysler Corp., nothing more. It was not a company in and of itself. Same with Dode, Plymouth and DeSoto. When it was time, Chrysler just shut down Plymouth and DeSoto. Yes, some components were shared, like the torqeflite automatic, the engine with the New Yorker. Also, many body panels with the '55 and '56 Chrysler models. But the 1957 model had its own body shell and looked nothing like any other Chrysler product.

[williamg2552]

@DougCameraMan That's true. But Dodges were not called "Chrysler Dodges", Plymouths were not called "Chrysler Plymouths", and DeSotos were not called "Chrysler DeSotos". These cars were simply called Dodges, Plymouths, and DeSotos. Same with Imperial . Once it was launched as a separate make in 1955, NOBODY seemed to want to accept it as such .Walter Chrysler probably should have launched the IMPERIAL as a separate make from the start....then there wouldn't have been all this confusion.

[DougCameraMan]

@williamg2552 I agree that the Imperials of that era did not carry the Chrysler name plate but wasn't the Imperial company owned by Chrysler Corp.? And didn't Imperials have mostly Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth components? Technically, a different corporation but the same owners, mainly to protect assets and reduce liability more than anything else.

[macdogq]

A Beauty!

[TheTrh2130]

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