Hi All,
You've seen my thread on this car: Bought this 1974 Imperial LeBaron 4dr today
Unfortunately I have to sell it due not being able to get to it and losing my storage. The car will run if you put the parts back on with new gaskets. I am not interested in advice or remarks about price...
This car was tagged at the Chrysler Lynch Road executive lot. The executive promised it to someone else, but since my dad had the official “tag”, he got it. I remember going to piano lessons in this car and my mom used it quite often for her real estate endeavors. Though I always thought it was...
Funny, literature says 3:23 is standard. But the buildsheet says different. Was it special ordered, or was it an option not stated in the literature? Anyway, I'll look for a tag on the axle or count it the old fashioned way. Thanks!
The build sheet has a D51 code which is a 2.71:1 rear axle, though it was not offered on the Imperial. The dealer data book and the 74 Imperial brochure says that the 3.23:1 is standard and no other ratio option is offered. So I'm not sure why the build sheet has the D51 code and the car was...
A.G. Loofbourrow was Chief Engineer for Car, Chassis Design in 1953 (see org chart). My dad was a Chassis Designer for Chrysler starting in 1957 working in that same department. It's possible that my dad worked under Loofbourrow.