1983 “Chrysler” Imperial TIME capsule all ORIGINAL survivor with only 34k miles! Bustle Back Beaut!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 15 січ 2024
- Check out this BEAUTIFUL 1983 “Chrysler” Imperial! It’s an all original survivor with only 34k miles and still has its infamous original Fuel Injection! Enjoy this detailed video overview.
Be sure to watch the Tales from the Trip episode on this car where we document buying the car from the previous owner.
• RARE defunct mark foun...
Check out our inventory here:
www.euroasianauto.com/cars-fo...
Get your Euroasian merchandise here:
threadbear.store/collections/... - Розваги
SOLD!
Check out our inventory on our website here:
www.euroasianauto.com/cars-for-sale
Get your Euroasian merchandise here:
threadbear.store/collections/euroasian-bob
I've got to ask, do you have another lot somewhere. Your site has far more cars then what is on your lot.
My Uncle was an Engineer at Chrysler under Lee Iacocca, and he told me that Imperial 81-83 were only assembled by people with twenty-five years or more of assembly experience. He still owns his 1981 Mahogany Imperial with a matching interior. It is gorgeous and has been converted back to fuel injection. I don't know what the conversion cost, but I do know the car runs like a million bucks. The dash lights are iridescent and they are beautiful. My Uncle put on Vogue Wide Patterned Whitewalls with a Gold Band with Real Wire Wheels. Love the car!
I remembered when they first were released one best looking car of the eightys
Yeah, I thought so, too. The history guy just did this car; I'd forgotten the Frank Sinatra connection. Somebody needs to retro-mod one of these.
Hey Bob, when these Imperials came out in the eighties I thought that they were so elegant & fancy!! I think that still holds true today!!! 👍👍🙂
Even more so today!
Cool video on the Chrysler imperial 😎👍
When I walked in and saw this car, not knowing what I was going to see, I was like WOW! That is an amazing car!
We had some fun miles in it!
Far better looking than the Mark VI and Eldorado!
This is one rare jewel of a motor car. That lean burn system was a weak point for Imperial's of this year. I loved them when they first came out back in the day. Sad I not in the market to buy😢. Why some always remark about the size and weight of these beautiful cars beats me. Have of any of them driven beside a truck or SUV on the highway? Talk about an oil tanker on wheels!
Euro bob strikes again
Had new in 1981. The EFI was horrible. Chrysler paid to have a converter to the carburetor. The car was beautiful. White exterior with red leather upholstery. Probably one of the most beautiful cars that I've ever owned. I did purchase later in the 1980s Cadillac Seville 1986. That too was very plush with the two-tone paint. The Imperial made a statement.
From what I understand the upside down key had to do with the pins during the winter season. Apparently Chrysler thought having the pins up instead of down in the ignition would prevent them from freezing.
Just as I thought I had seen everything, this comes along. What a lovely car and in absolutely unbelievable shape. Love from Finland.
My Grandma had one of these, and I loved it!
Wish she would have kept it now.
so cool! I still have my wife’s grandparents 1976 Lincoln. Love these old dinosaurs! thanks Bob! BTW, love the opening jazz music!
Urination Bob! I'm kidding, you are great.
Lol. Thanks!
Is he??? He seemed American to me 🤭
lol
@@averyparticularsetofskills
My favourite car if all time. I’ve owned 3 over the last 28 years.
Also, might want to double check the pentastar. 81 and 82s are crystal, my understanding was that they went to plastic for 83
Thanks for sharing!
Nope. Real crystal.
@@euroasianbob9268Maybe changed by the previous owner(s). 1983 model came with the plastic ones.
You're right they did pull off the hump back look better then the other two.
The New Yorkers and 5th Avenues also got that crazy carpet and radio amp.
OMG I remember those boats. Never my thing. Gorgeous condition. Keep up the content. Big fan of the channel. Love your imports/foreign content the best.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Also you can fix that bend in the dash pad above the radio by taking off the bezel & getting about 4 tiny short little pointy black screws. Take your hand and pull pad down firmly then carefully drive in screws through the underside dash pad lip. The underneath dashboard structure is black plastic so they’ll tap right in. Careful not to over tighten, just gently seat the screws .
Bob, you are the master of finding cool old cars in excellent condition!!
I had a 1987 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue, same color combination. The interior wasn't leather, though, it was thick, blue tufted velour, and just like a 70's-early 80's era Buick Electra or a Cadillac, that driver's seat was more soft and comfortable than my La-Z-Boy recliner! Loved that car.
Cool car. To think that Chrysler designed and built this at a time when they were barely clinging to life is pretty amazing. Fun fact, the NASCAR Imperial, driven by Buddy Arrington was the last Chrysler product to start a cup series race in 1985. It wouldn't be until 2001 that they would make a comeback
Actually, the Imperial is one of my dream cars. I'd get something like you have and turn it into a Restomod. Replace 318 with a 392 Hemi and a 6-speed auto. I'd upgrade the whole suspension with coilovers, anti-sway bars, polyurethane bushings and then I'd put in a dual exhaust. This is all so I can tow my 25' Airstream!!
However bad the '80's cars might have performed, many were great looking cars!
As far back as I can remember, the Chrysler Imperial was produced as far back as 1959. I remember one from back then. After checking, the Imperial was first produced in 1926, so it’s been around for quite a while.
It was at first and last ones were the top line Chrysler. The ones previous to this one had models: LeBaron and the base Crown. This is the only one that Imperial was the make, but had no real model name.
I forgot about those locking wheel covers, they were such a pain.
Euroaisan Bob,
You should play the Frank Sinatra commercial when he and Lee Iacocca used to pedal these cars
nice video brother
just an fyi. the security code that is pasted to the cosmetic mirror in the sunshade is used on the older garage door opener head unit in the garage. you were able to slide each number on the head unit to create a running code for that opener. so if one has an old enough opener he can use those numbers to open the garage door.
Nice car !!!
Be sure to watch the Tales from the Trip episode on this Imperial!
ua-cam.com/video/49znemTQfQs/v-deo.htmlsi=fIB_v15BywnSPIS1
😂 I started looking into that & found they made a Frank Sinatra edition ! Commercials & everything.
I always liked these cars. There is something about them that were a little different than what was out at the time.
I remember looking at them on a lot. I believe they had a phone in the visor on some models.
Pure beauty!Royality!🚗💨💨💨
Lately, in Europe, whenever I see an American car that I like (and it's not a Ford Panther or a Ford Fox body), 95% of the time it's a Mopar... There are a few Chevrolets, the most from GM are Cadillacs and Corvettes
Beautiful car, i had a cordoba, many similarities.
Nice looking car
Love those imperials!
Was hoping you'd do a vid on it. Boy, those headlights open and close fast compared to my Lincoln and Mercury.
These are electric. For many years, Ford used vacuum servos.
I got my license testing in a 1982 Dodge Mirada. It was metallic silver exterior with red interior. It had a very smooth ride but not a lot of gusto
A handful of '58 Chryslers and DeSotos had factory EFI.
I wonder what happened to the Imperial stretch limousine from Cannonball Run 2
Ok, it's still has the electronic fuel injection instead of the carburetor conversion also..
Mob boss special love it
Wow it sold in one day? 😮👌
I was told years ago....IF u used ONLY....SUPER UNLEADED..
93...their were NO PROBLEMS
Fuel is a lot better now days. Runs great!
I really enjoy seeing all the cool cars you end up with. Beautiful car but I never understood why the used a K car steering wheel.
Early 80’s were tough times.
It’s the corpse wheel at the time. Not specifically K car. I’ve always thought it was an attractive style, maybe you should re-examine your views
Nice Imperial , The Imperial name was brought back once more from 1990 to '93. Although as a 4 door that time.
It was also sold and registered as a Chrysler.
It's crazy - When you see these old boats, (I'm old enough to have had a few myself, haha), and look at their weight. 3900lbs seems heavy, but I have a 2017 Volvo S90 Inscription and that thing is over 4,200lbs... Crazy!
My 77 Olds Ninety Eight was my nicest car.
What museum did you guys finds this thing 😊??
If it had a moonroof, I’d be calling you to see if I could buy it.
Everything on your site including this car is marked sold.
Cars sell fast after posting video.
On our website, be sure to hit menu on top right and then select all cars available under inventory. It sorts all cars available in alphabetical order.
FYI: spring loaded grilles were to protect pedestrians, not grilles. Also, the keys were only upside down compared to GM and AMC cars. The story I heard is they did that because they go in like most house keys.
But it's nice to hear someone who knows the difference between a wheel cover and a hubcap. Not that the meanings are not right in the word.
I disagree about your answer concerning the spring-loaded grilles. I think they were put in because of the federal law that required cars to be able to sustain a 5 m.p.h. "crash" (in the front) without damaging any safety-related components. Creating bumpers that could "give" in such situations, along with grilles that could swing in and wouldn't be damaged, helped cars meet the new requirements and saved drivers money.
I apologize. You are correct about the reason, but the standard in effect at the time this car was designed allowed only a 3/8 inch dent and a 3/4 inch displacement from the original position. The standard you are referring to went into effect for MY 1983, but few cars were immediately changed, especially slow sellers like the Imperial. It was mainly done at the time of a refresh or redesign.
looks like my old 82 white Thunderbird 🚙
It looks nothing like an 82 Thunderbird. Though I'd say an 82 Fairmont 2dr looks a lot like an 82 Thunderbird.
I think they're great looking - but the failed Fuel Injection system killed it. If I remember correctly, Actor Gregory Peck bought one and it shut down on the LA Expressway on his way to an Awards Ceremony. Frank Sinatra demanded his name be taken off anything to do with Imperial after widespread reports of Injector failure.
I had one! An incredible car in design and comfort... But an electronic and fuel injection freekin nightmare!
How can you take that out in the salt?
Pardon me, but would you have any Grey Poupon?
Amazing amazing car, sad it was a flop, wish there were more around.
I test drove one of these when they were new. I felt it looked a bit cheap on the inside with all of the plastic buttons etc. I was still interested in buying one until the sales guy said, "If you drive this, people will know you have money". That was a huge turn off to me and I did not buy the car. I wasn't looking for that kind of attention. If I recall correctly, the car was a huge flop and discontinued soon after its introduction. That was the end of the Imperial line.
Firestone store next door...so he puts Uniroyal tires on the car! I guess Firestone was sold out of whitewalls 🤣🤣🤣
one of the best of the malaise error...and basically no one wanted one... was a weird time... and now, shoot, Bob gonna make some money on this one...
The fact that they stalled while driving off the dealer lot didn’t help any. Especially for almost $20K a pop when a nice Buick or Mercury was in the $10K range.
Chysler should introduce a Charger based Imperial.
Has the car wizard called to buy it yet ??? 😂
A friend owned one in mid-1980s. Seats were like sitting on wax paper covered in olive oil. I slid every which way in that damn car. Bounced all over like a Plymouth Volare taxicab. I was not impressed.
What song comes on the radio at 30:00 ?
Lean on me by Club nouveau.
I hate to correct you but this is not a crown Imperial those were the ones that were built separately from the other Chryslers this one here was built with Mirada's and Cordoba the sister cars to Imperial this is an absolutely beautiful car
The final LeBaron and Crown Imperials shared a body and plant with the other Chryslers, though yes this one didn't have a model designation.
Nice car. Reminiscent of my '77 Cordoba. Isn't this car from the era where, instead of bells and buzzers and chimes, the car would talk to you? So, when you open the door, instead of just the digital dash lighting up, why isn't it saying "The door ... is ajar"? I always wondered how can a door be a jar? A door is a door, and a jar is a jar.
Also, I disagree with you about Imperial being a separate brand in 1983. Maybe in the 1960s, but in 1983, if you wanted an Imperial, you bought it at a Chrysler dealer.
It was a separate brand, bought at dealers with signs that said Chrysler, Plymouth, and Imperial, on different levels. No signs for the final FWD ones.
Curious Cars covered the history of this model: ua-cam.com/video/hN1Z6hP1RxA/v-deo.htmlsi=tAgTUww3jebXfBgg
It was a good episode.
A unique time capsule of a car. It sort of serves as a timestamp of the the reason why the U.S. domestic automakers lost a ton of market share to the Japanese automakers. Their quality and technological sins really came to haunt them and gave mainly Toyota and Honda a firm position in the U.S.
Has it been converted 2 a carburetor...?
Still has the original fuel injection.
My God gorgeous! Take this over a Caddy and I drive a Caddy!
904 Torqueflite transmission
Nice bit of MOPAR. Before it all started to suck.
That one already suck ,they have a very unreliable fuel injection system most of the were retrofitted
I remember them.. front end is awesome looking. But buying? Maybe, if you like just having it. As a classic investment? Nope..a nova would be good investment. I wouldn't pay more than 10k for this..
Why is there duct tape on the tailpipe
It’s the part number sticker.
This was made from a stretched K-car platform right? I never know they had a 318:v8, thought they had the 2.5 Mitsubishi four , wow nice
Lay off the breakfast bourbon. These have no relation to a k car at all.
You are thinking about the later “Imperial” that’s not really an imperial.
This was rear drive and built on the same chassis as the Cordoba. They called it the YS platform. It uses the same running gear as the LeBaron/Gran Fury/5th Av.
So its basically a well developed 1962 Savoy
@@bill90405 Yes, like millions of other mopars built from then until 1989. Chrysler is great at beating their platforms to death and beyond. But I kinda admire that…
Wasn't there a Frank Sinatra version of this car?
There was in 81’
Frank was given one and got so mad at Lee about the electronic troubles, he told them no more!
Not even close...the 78 Lincoln mark V...collectors series...were near $26 grand ....MY 79 mark V CARTIER EDITION...was near ...$19 grand ...I have the original sticker
This car was a dream in its day but sadly the quality so bad and that is why it didn’t last long. I use to ogle a black one advertised in motor trend magazine till I doze to sleep dreaming i was driving her by the sea 😅
Wait for that Fuel injection system to fail, no parts are available anymore.
Didn't the carburettor conversion include everything from the gas tank forward, including the tank? Expensive proposition today.
Someone with knowledge of electronics could repair it. There are even two EFI Mopars from 1958 which are still on the road.
@Jonathan-dq8hb yes. This was NOT Chrysler Corporation's first stab at EFI or that they had to replace them.
No wonder he traded this car because even though it has a beautiful exterior and interior but the engine was horrible!! If I bought this car the engine would be the first thing I’d replace.
Not A Chrysler.
Was all that unnecessary dialogue necessary that told me nothing and everything of nothing for so long I’ve never stared at body panels of an 83 lebaron for no reason for so long for any reason