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Provided that your car is more or less in stock condition, the ballast resistor is a white, boxy looking part made from ceramic material and mounted to the passenger side of the firewall, about 1" x 3" in size. There should be one dark blue wire connected to one side of the ballast resistor...

This would fit any 1970 to 1973 tilt-only or tilt & telescope steering column. Color-wise, it is for a 1972 or 1973 Parchment interior (L5).

Newstalgia Parts offers a vinyl top for 1969 to 1973 Imperial two-door hardtops (available in the correct Levant grain) for $309.95 on their website.

Per the 1972 shop manual, a 1972 standard 440 should come with a R-6160A Holley (R-6290R in California).

You might give it a try and contact member marty mopar about part no. 3506636

I am pretty sure all 1971 standard 440 engines came with a Carter AVS instead of a Holley, so that was not a mid-year change and not within the 1972 model year.

Several grain type vinyl materials are offered. The correct one for a 1973 Imperial is "Levant Grain".

I think most people use the term "radio delete" incorrectly in that they merely refer to a car that rolled off the assembly line intentionally not having a radio. Which is no big deal if a radio is no standard equipment and a customer chose not to pay for it, as nothing was actually deleted...

Hello donnythearies, I guess I was tagged because I live in Germany, too, and also have a couple of Fuselage C-bodies. The assembly plant referred to as Jefferson was the old Chrysler main plant on 12200 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48215. It dated back to 1908 when it was built by...

At least until and including the 1973 model year, a radio was not standard issue with Imperials. Per the parts book, there was indeed an instrument cluster without radio wich translates into a "radio delete" car. I doubt that more than a handful cars were ordered without a radio, but it was...

I would say the red rear side marker lights are not Imperial but should fit 1970 and 1971 Chrysler cars.

It's great you keep this cool car on the road and enjoy it!

It's true, the lower edge of a fender skirt that reached down to the rocket panel towards the front of the car and ending on the lower end of the quarter panel on the rear side could not be all horizontal. It would be some line oddly curved up. I do wonder, though, what the visual appearance of...

Ah yes, now that you mention it, I remember it. I am not sure if I really appreciate the looks with the fender skirts on a Newport. In my mind it does look more sporty without the skirts.

Oh wow, I would not have thought that. But there it is right there! So a customer (or the dealer) must have checked that box and added $37.40 to the tab.