Award Winning 1957 Chrysler Imperial Crown Convertible for Sale
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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This is a stunning 1957 Chrysler Crown Imperial Convertible we have for sale.
We know the guys who worked on this award quality restoration, some of the finest Mopar enthusiasts you’ll find. This is truly a breath-taking work and ready to carry on again through the millennium.
For the first three years they worked on restoring the car themselves and realized it was just too big of a project and made the decision to take it to their professional restorer, Bob Hayen, in Montana who has done complete nut and bolt mechanical and cosmetic multiple award-winning restorations for them and many others in the past. Hayen is known for his authentic, correct, show-quality restorations.
The body came off the frame and everything was restored with the utmost attention to detail. Bob fabricated new floors for the interior and the trunk. The fabrications were exact replicas of the originals with all of the proper grooves included, not just plain sheets of replacement metal. A parts car donated the metal for the rear lower sides from both passenger doors back to the bumper.
The interior skins for the upholstery were with the car. They were redone in the original colors along with the dash and all other details rendering a stunning interior that looks, feels and even has the scent as it would have when coming off the showroom floor. Truly sensory overload, a lovely period feel of the quality and workmanship of a bygone era!
Bob works with Gary Goers, noted Chrysler letter car restoration parts supplier and expert. He is known worldwide for exact, meticulous Letter Series interiors, rubber parts, just about anything needed for a complete restoration. Gary provided all of the rubber parts, medallions, and other necessary small parts for the Imperial restoration so the end result is accurate and precise.
This particular example came with the rare, single headlamp configuration. For 1957, state regulations for headlights were not all the same. During that year, dual headlights became the new normal. However, manufacturers offered single and double headlight cars to comply with the different state rules. For later years, dual headlights became the rule. For the Imperial, the single headlamps required large chrome bezels, additional chrome pieces around the lamp, and the grille was wider extending further towards the bezel on each side.
The rebuilt 392 Hemi engine provides the enormous power needed to move along this two and a half ton luxury-liner. The push button transmission controls )continued from 1956) function perfectly and the standard Torqueflite automatic transmission shifts with factory precision. This car is equipped with power steering, power brakes, power seat, and power antenna. Both the clock and the AM radio work well. Bias ply tires as from the factory provide smooth, period-correct driving.
Since the restoration completion, this lovely Imperial participated in several Concours and Bay Area shows. Awards received include an Award of Merit at the 2016 Ironstone Concours D'Elegance in Murphys, CA, and a Best In Show Award at the 21st Annual 2015 Sausalito California Car Show. It's an investment grade mid-century modern Chrysler of amazing quality and beautiful attention to detail. Since the restoration completion, this Imperial has been driven fewer than 1500 miles.
Take a look here: www.leftcoastc... for the full detailed description and to see the photo gallery of this beautiful Chrysler Imperial - then give me a call with your best offer:
Donn Dabney
844-533-8262
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I would proudly own AND drive this Car over ANY Car built today!💕
A pity you did not show the engine bay or the car’s interior.
Imperial became a stand-alone division of the Chrysler Corporation in 1955. 1957 Imperial Crown Convertible.
That's been said so many times, but you know, not really. Before 1955, Imperial was just another step up from the New Yorker. Then came 1955, Chrysler spun off Imperial as its own division, we all know that. But there was a huge marketing problem. While Cadillac and Packhard for example, had stand alone dealerships, Imperial was still sold right along the low rent Windsor. Except for different front and rear end clips, both looked the same. Even the dashboards were identical. It wasn't until 1957, that Imperial got its own body shell, but still used the same engine/drive train as the New Yorker. The New Yorker probably performed better because it was a substantially lighter car. Since Imperial never got their own dealership, the consumer never made the disconnect between the two divisions and the rest is history.
Nope. Imperial never used off the platform Chrysler engines or transmissions. Since day one of the old Chrysler Imperials, with the actual trunk mounted on the back, engines, and transmission put into Imperial models had different ground camshafts for more torque, smoother shifting, driveshaft was balanced down to a 2/5ths of an ounce, The RV2 A/C compressor was even quieter, not to mention sound deadening everywhere, the windshield and door glass was thicker as was the backlite. the two door models had what was called a "throaty" exhaust, optional on the convertibles. The list goes on and on. This went on till Chrysler killed it off in 1975, and lost many engineers to Lincoln and Cadillac. Nobody brought an Imperial for performance, nobody expected performance from them, not with a 2:71 or 3.23 Axle Ratio. What they did expect was to ride along in dead silence if they wanted, and that is what they got. Every Imperial went through a long list that took a quality control engineer 45 minutes to complete before being signed off. Even the last of the 1975's were transported from the factory on private trucks to dealerships. Imperials got everything first, A/C in 1954, rear defroster and later rear A/C, power windows, seats, steering, large ampere batteries on and on. They were the Luxury brand of that time, same as Cadillac and Lincoln. I was a snotty nose kid who grew up in the back seat and later got my drivers license in an Imperial. My first car was a 1966 Imperial Crown convertible. When I told my dad that Chrysler was dropping Imperial after 1975, we both went down to the dealership and ordered cars, that was June 1975. Dad ordered an Imperial Lebaron and I ordered an Imperial Crown Coupe, that I still own to this day along with my mothers 1968 Imperial Crown convertible. My current 2018 Rolls Royce Wraith is a good car, but it pails in comparison to the old Imperials.
@@andrewarmstrong7310 Yes. A lot of these "Chrysler Imperial" guys , don't realize that the Corporation spent literally MILLIONS of dollars to make IMPERIAL special AND UNIQUE....it was no more a clone of the New Yorker then a BUICK was a clone of a CADILLAC FLEETWOOD !! And in 1955, IMPERIAL and Chrysler were even MORE UNIQUE from each other. There were features and advancements on IMPERIAL that were shared by NO OTHER Chrysler Corporation Car !! and NO NEW YORKER EVER BUILT was as quiet as an IMPERIAL !!
Beauuuuuutiful Car!❤️
Stunning cars then...
My mom had a 58, and my dad had a 60 back in the early 60's when I was a kid. I'm old enough to remember these on the road before they were rare. But I've never seen a single headlight one in real life, only pictures. Did they build that many of them?
My aunt(my dad's sister) and her husband had one - a red 2 dr. hardtop with a white top. He took us for a spin in it down the highway and then thing that impressed my the most was how QUIET the damn thing was. All you could hear was a slight "whooshing" sound - barely audible - probably from the wind passing through the "bulleye" on the rear fins.
Why 4 mufflers?
I believe the second one was called a resonator. Changed the tone of the exhaust, and of course, made it quieter.
What was the final price on this imperial
So, in 1957 "only" two front lights under those wide eyebrows?
Dual headlights weren't yet legal in all 50 states until 1958.
Those '57 Imperials needed four headlights.
I saw a 1956 caddy with 4 head lights and was incredible
This car is NOT a Chrysler.
NOT A CHRYSLER