1962 Imperial Lebaron & Imperial Crown Promotional Film
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2007
- This is a promo featuring the 1962 Imperial Crown and LeBaron. They also focus on the move from the Imperial factory to the Chrysler factory. Imperials had been built in their own factory like Cadillac and Lincoln. Many people this gave the car less prestige.
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my father has a crown imperial he bought it from the actor jack palance and has had it for 30 years. The white crown imperial in the commercials looks just like his. Thanx for this post it brought a smile to my face
I had a '62 Crown back in '82 and what I remember most is how well the car handled on everything from freeways to dirt roads - just a very solid, tight, powerful car. I miss it...
I will never forget the 62 Imperial. My Dad bought one only it was the crown coupe
What a fablous car. I remember washing the car in the driveway every Sat for Sunday church. It was a labor of love.When I would wash the rear area I always thought that the G-sight lights could have been replaced with lumination embedded in the chrome in the understated fins and continuing across the trunk. The free std head lights were awesome. Have never seen such thick paint was like heavy baked enamel
"I'm going to build the best damn Imperial you'e ever sold!"
One of the best opening sales lines ever
OH my god... she is wicked.. goodness imperial and lebaron.. whoa ....
The Incomparable Imperial! 🏆 Crown 👑 and LeBaron
I loved my '63 Le Baron, even though it needed a lot of work, I love the design of the '61,2,and 3. This is a really fascinating promotional video.
WOW....My mom drove one, and she looked exactly like the lady in the promo!
My Mom looked like this woman too, but drove a Buick Station Wagon.....My Mom on Sundays always had white gloves on and a hat too.
Turning the timber sales clipboard on the paint for signing...oh no....... And "Man will buy" - Love this.
My good friend has a 1962 Crown four door hardtop, white with aqua interior. His grandfather bought it new. Wonderful riding car.
For me the 1962 and 1963 Imperial Crown and Imperial Lebaron was the most beautiful Imperials ever made.
I couldn't agree more! (I own a 62 Crown Convertible and love it)
I've seen salespeople sign paperwork on the fender of a car digging the pen into the paint, and it always makes me shake my head
This video made me cry tears of joy,this car is so romantic
An Incredibly Beauuuutiful Car!💕
I was 12 when dad bought the new 62 Imp CC white/blue int. Till then we had a 60 Dodge Polara That was quite a car too fins w/big round tail lights. Looked like it was flying parked. I was a car crazy kid then could tell U any car make or model.
Today it's so different. In reflection though the car could have used a wider rear axle to fill out those rear wheel wells. Wider rims and fatter tires might do the job. Keep posting on the progress, and thanks for sharing. Just great.
This IMP is MORE frightning then "Christine"!
Ya gotta luv it!
Garish might be a little harsh. True, the front end takes some getting use to but the lines are clean and smooth. There isn't really tons of chrome on this car like the 61 Lincoln. Garish would be a 58 Buick Limited or 58 Oldsmobile. The 59 Caddys were pretty garish too.
Nice touch that the saleswoman scratches up the paint on the hood with the clipboard
I had the '63 Crown with the optional spare tire embossed trunk lid. 413 V8, push button transmission. The interior was better looking that the exterior, IMHO. I still have the chrome Eagle mascot from the hood sitting here on my desk as a reminder. The huge front bumper and the extreme distance back to the radiator is why these cars were banned from most demolition derby's, the radiator was almost impervious to damage.
The entire front clip was a wielded unit plus, it had body on frame construction with x braces. Really strong cars. FYI, the old hood ornament you have, it extremely valuable. One's in good condition go for 300 to 500 dollars on ebay regularly
Unfortunately I only have the eagle part, the base and chrome circle is ???.
oh...that's too bad, but still a great item to have none the less!
We are talking about a matter of Taste. You don't like it. That's your opinion. As an owner of a 62 Imperial Crown Convertible, I disagree. I love my car and the 60,000 dollar price tag they are now commanding at auctions. So clearly, some people like the style if they are willing to shell out that kind of money.
I really don't know how anyone can think this shape of this car is anything less than the 50's style? It's a nice clean line car, it's not plastered with chrome and trinkets. It's a very clean car, look at the roof line, the shape of the rear end. this simple chrome strips down the center of the hood and trunk...the single long strip down the side....it's very smooth looking, no bumps or humps or fins. I really think this is a beautiful car
Thanks for the momories. My Uncle Pat had a "62 he got used in "66 and I swear you could fit an army in that car. It was HUGE! He had it until 1975
a gorgeous car and a timeless design that incorporated so many of Chrysler Corporation's engineering advances - I wish Imperial could have enjoyed better sales figures. If I had been of age at the time I certainly would have bought one. The '62 was my favorite of Exner's designs. I grew up with Engel's designs however and loved them all - especially the full-sized station wagons of the fuselage era
The design of that Imperial has hints of the 1970s in it
The tail fins, the jet pod tail lights plus the turn table and the dry ice make it look like the car is flying!
now THATS a car
Fantastic!!!
A car that truly says, "I do not care what it costs, I am driving this car so you can drool with envy".
The cars from this era were sculptures on wheels.
Ohh yeah, i like it, very luxurious and stylish, i like to sign up to a 1962 Imperial
just love this model, Thx OsbTrMain
IMHO, this is the best looking Imperial until the 1967 model year.
Really ? The '67 Imperial ? Im gonna look one up. cos { can't seem to picture one)
@@frequencyfluxfandango8504 Sure! Look it up. I just looked up "Imperial Lebaron", and there you go!
How wonderful to hear some folks are still restoring these pieces of American automotive art. The gun sight T-lights were a statement in them selves but in 63 I believe they changed the T- lights imbedding the T-lights in the fin. IMO that could have been done in 62 only making the light track thinner running in the chrome strip from the top of the fin down and across the trunk in 1 continues lumination, but who am I to argue with Virgil Exner cont.
I own a sage green LeBaron gorgeous car to drive. Everywhere I go, people froth at the mouth over the sexiness of this stunning piece of machinery.
Sean Murphy I own a 62 Crown Convertible........I get the same reaction where ever I go. I've swapped out my trunk lid for a 61 Trunk lid with the fake spare tire.......
Awesome. Would love to do the same, nothing beats that look.
+OsbornTramain yes, my 61 has "Flight swept deck lid"!
Awesome car!
they sure ride nice though
I do like this style and it was a different tail light look than the '61 and earlier years. But to be honest, I prefer the 1961 tail lights a little better. it' just looked better having them into the fins instead of looking added on top of them. This is a cool looking Imperial though. I'd be proud to have it in my garage.
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This makes me want to go out and buy a 61 Imperial. Salesman might shake his head though
I like the way you refer to the fins as "understated". Some folks don't think these are fins at all but they clearly are. This week in the process of restoring a 62, we gut the fins off to remove the fenders. It''s clear when the fins are gone how big they actually are. It changed the profile of the car when removed dramatically.
@XL500GT, Imperials always were. They were truly worthy of the brand.
Dear God, the magic of it all!
I wonder why many thought moving Imperial production to the Chrysler plant was not a good idea. As seen in the film, only the Chrysler plant had the seven-step dip and spray process to prevent rust. Even a luxurious, body-on-frame built car like Imperial needed rust protection, and the previous Imperial plant did not have this step.
They were "styled for drama". If that's the case, they would've been much better suited for these past few years - we've got drama coming out of our ears! Side note: I darn near cried when the brand-new '62 Imp convertible got destroyed in the movie "Mad Mad World".
Nice ride!!
I had a 62 for 15 years - it never ran but I used to like to just sit in it - radio worked even the push button on the floor to change stations damn I miss her after my divorce - my fn ex towed it off
No wonder you divorced her lol We had a 62 brand new but we had other Imperials for several years.
when you watch the film, as they pull away from the front of the car while the dry ice is flowing around, did you notice the reflection of the camera man's shows in the grill? Check it out! Yes, it is a stunning the car. I have a new found appreciation for the rear end styling that I never had before from watching this film.
@OlegKostoglatov As an owner of a 1962 Imperial, I can truly say that it's a wonderful car and get attention everywhere I go. But frankly, you can't blame the government, you have to blame the public. We decide what Detroit builds. During the 70's, people moved towards smaller cars for economy reasons. Styles changed too. If fact, if you compare vehicles between now and the 80's, cars are bigger. Trucks are bigger now too versus the 60's. It's really people that have changed, .
Love the cars of that era!
Notice that people had much more time then for watching advertisements : 7.4 minutes!
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Regardless of where Chrysler built it, it was still an Imperial.
wow thats nice i got a 1951 crown imperial its got a himi in it from the factory and it is nice
Do you honestly believe any car company could sell a car that got 3 miles per gallon? How many gas stops would you have to make to fill a tank on any kind of commute? I own a 62 Imperial 10 to 15 is possible. It's the emission equipment that sucks the gas. Emmission standards were gradually introduced in the late 60's and early 70's. A 1962 Plymouth Fury with a V8 could get almost 20 miles per gallon.
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i like it.
I always loved Imperial better then Lincoln or Cadillac. Unfortunately Imperial never achieved the sales that Lincoln or Cadillac did. Because of this by 1969 Imperial started to share body styling with cheaper Chrysler models like the New Yorker and Newport. And in turn Imperial buyer's couldn't justify the price sticker and they left Imperial for Lincoln or Cadillac. 1975 was the last year for Imperial.
In the late 50's, Imperial did outsell Lincoln. but yes you are correct on the sales declines thru the 1960's and into the 70's. They were actually very close to the Lincoln Sales figures, Cadillac was way ahead of both. What I personally think caused the biggest problem was that Imperial never offered a personal luxury car like the Mark III or Eldorado. Had they had some sort of offering, that could have bolstered sales. Lincoln and Cadillac both saw sales increases in the last half of the 60's but that was due mainly to the personal luxury models. Imperial lost out on an area or niche.
There where less than 500 convertables made in 62 I have one, my brother has one, and my cousin has one and we all live within a few miles of each other. Oh and my other brother has a 60 2 door hard top
I have one too!
@@OsbornTramain what color? Mine is embassy red my cousins also supposed to be embassy red but they don't match my brother's is white the 60 is lipstick pink
Good compilation. That '62 ad is a work of art. What year did the Imperial plant close?
@cinerama62 no way. I own one and they don't burn anywhere near that much gas. More like 9 to 11 range in the city and about 15 on the hightway
@williamg2552, the Imperial Custom was discontinued after '62, I think.
@AgentOrange04 It doesn't have the same people working there now that it did back in '62.
@cinerama62 I have a 62 Crown convertible...you can see an old video of it here on line in my channel....while it was being restored. I also have a 61 Lebaron, from New Mexico. I'm just saying..there's no way my car gets 5 mpg's in the city. That would mean I would be filling my tank up all the time. I've never heard of a car getting such bad mileage. I have a 66 Toronado too that gets about 9 to 10 in the city....5 mpg's would be ridiculous, even at the early 60's gas prices.
Those full-sized 1960s cars got about the same gas mileage as a large SUV gets today-but those cars had style!
The 1962 and 1963 Imperials were basically the same as the 1961 models, but without the fins. Virgil Exner referred to the '62/'63 models as "the plucked chicken".
Sorry, you're totally incorrect on this. The reference to "Plucked Chickens" by Exner were the 1962 Dodge and Plymouth brand of cars which both had a re-design for 1962. Imperial, and Chrysler cars were relatively unchanged for 62 other than the wings or fins being removed. Exner was not happy with the final results of the Dodge and Plymouth and disavowed them, although in reality, they aren't that different from what he envisioned and was shifting blame to others. The reference has absolutely nothing to do with the 1962 Imperial. I'm letting this comment stand rather than deleting it to let folks see examples of how myths get created on the web. Comments posted based on someone's own perceived authority and knowledge, but who are actually getting it substantially wrong.
@@OsbornTramain With all due respect, my comment was an honest mistake. I knew that Exner had made a remark about "plucked chickens" in regards to some of the early 1960's Mopar re-styles. I just got the Imperial confused with the Dodge and Plymouth models. It happens to the best of us as we age and our memories sometimes fail us.
One of the last Vigil Exner Designs. If you look at the mid 60's Stutz cars and the failed reintroduction of the Duesenburg, you can see the Imperials influence, they were both done by Exner.
more like 10 to 15 range. These cars didn't have emmission controls which reduce gas mileage. Also, cars of this vintage actually weight less proportionately. All the equipement and electronics add weight. A mid 50's Caddy weighs less than a new caddy even though it is bigger on the outside.
I think Jay Leno has one of these.
Poor salesgirl has to walk back to the dealership.
This would have been much better if not so dark!
What car does he NOT have?!
i ment the 1990s imperals were nerdy
Everything is fine; except for the lady who places the paper holder on top of that brand new paint!
Chrysler put alot of energy in to the Imperial. Its only competition was Cadilac and Lincoln. The Marquis failed because Gm and Ford produced more models and made them cheaper. Thats why old Cadilacs and Lincolns are a dime a dozen today.
That's one HIDEOUS boat. Love the tailights, but not too sure about the rest... especially the wrap around windsheild. But weren't most Plymouths of this era kinda fugly also?
IT is a dealer promo, not a Commercial. On the sexist treatment, check out my 1964 Buick Rivera commercial. It's even worse. Really funny how people thought back then!
1962 and 1963 to me is the most beautiful well made Chrysler luxury Imperial Lebaron ever made. Of course Chrysler had the Crown South Hampton but that was just a less expensive version of the Imperial Lebaron. Either way the Imperial Lebaron of 1962 and 1963 were to far better looking than Cadillac of those years. The Cadillac of those years looked like a box with mini tail fins and up and down headlights.
There is no such thing as a 1962 or 1963 Chrysler South Hampton.....Chrysler was an entirely different car from the Imperial as well. Chrysler Models for 1962 and 1963 were, the 300, Newport and New Yorker using a unit body construction. Imperial offered three models, the Custom, the Crown and the LeBaron. All of them were Hardtops, no sedans.....Imperial used the name "South Hampton" to designate a hardtop model in previous years when they still produced Sedans. Sedan production ended in 1960. There was no longer any need for Imperial to refer to any of it's models as a "South Hampton" after Sedan production ended because all models, Custom, Crown and Imperial were now hardtops. Imperial used an entirely different body, the D body, and was built using a frame and body bolted together unlike the Chrysler
OsbornTramain sorry. Misuse of the word. Imperial was a separate car from Chrysler. I meant to Imperial Crown South Hampton.
oh, got you, now it makes sense what you were saying, I get it. yes, the Crown South Hampton from 1960 onward was no wears near as fancy as the LeBaron, with the exception of the Convertible, ( I own a 62 Crown Convertible), most of them were fully loaded, there was no LeBaron Convertible...so a crown convertible is pretty posh.
You would be half right, 1962 Lincoln 5,132Lbs , Imperial 4805 Lbs, 62 Caddy DeVille 4710 Lbs. Todays 2008 Caddy DTS weighs more than all three at 5347, the 2008 Lincoln Town Car weighs the least at 4,345 Lbs. The new cars are loaded with wieght, GPS, Cruise, Stereo systems etc etc...even the sound deading material ads more weight to cars. So the old cars with lower weight and no emmission controls had relative good gas mileage. Even a New Mini weighs more than an old Mini!
Compared to the '62 Lincoln Continental this was absolutely the most garish boat ever built !!!
A lady car seller from 1962???? Am I hallucinating???
We had them at our dealer in the Mid Seventies......generally speaking, ours were very attractive tough broads! they could go head to head with any Male salesmen.....This was at the largest Dodge Dealer in all of New England.
@@OsbornTramain Female sales people are much easier to deal with. The guys can be real pricks sometimes.
This is the most sexist car ad I've ever seen.
too nerdy