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.
It was for sale a couple weeks ago and I called the guy and asked him to text me a pic of the body tag. Got a text 15 minutes later saying he sold it. Fast forward a week later I was waiting for a buddy at a restaurant and was looking online at cars for sale and the ad was there again. I called...