polara71
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Over all length.......:thinker:
1962 Chrysler Imperial, hardtop 4-door
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1962 Imperial length = 227.1"
74-78 Formal length = 232.7"
74-78 Formal length = 232.7"
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Yeah, I'm even impressed with rear end of that ol' Imp. Very stylish.
Yep, that was the last of Exner's beautiful design's.
polara71
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All his cars stand out.... Very unique, some outrageous
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polara71
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Watch it fella,
Exner's first car for Chrysler was the 1955 Imperial. Another car that I would love to have. I have seen a few at Carlisle over the years. Just beautiful!!!!
commando1
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Woo-hoo. Another car eligible for my garage.
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polara71
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Nice Stan looks like you can keep looking
commando1
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Just call me Don Quixote...
http://www.quixote-quest.org/resources/Feedback/WhoIsDonQuixote_102700.html
http://www.quixote-quest.org/resources/Feedback/WhoIsDonQuixote_102700.html
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goldfish65
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The white one in the first post looks like a steal for $4000. The taillights lenses were replaced with something different, maybe from a '59 El Dorado.
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Ol' Virgil was pumping em' out there at one time; then they (Chrysler brass) kicked him out and made a scapegoat out of him. Didn't Exner served under Harley Earl at one time in his career?
Yes he did! Earl hired Exner and was in charge of Pontiac styling before he was 30. It wasn't Exner's fault when Chrysler started to take a dive.
In 1956, during the design of the 1961 models, Exner had a heart attack. He resumed work in 1957, working on the designs for the 1962 cars. On July 25, 1957, Exner was elected the first Vice President of Styling at Chrysler. Unfortunately, a rumor that GM was reducing the size of their cars caused the President of Chrysler, Lester Lum ("Tex") Colbert, to order Exner to do the same to his 1962 design — a change Exner disagreed with, thinking it would make his cars "ugly." Exner with his associates had completed work on the second full-sized finless Plymouth, this one for 1962, described as a strikingly attractive automobile. While he was still recovering from the heart attack, the 1962 models Exner took credit for were downsized by associates. This downsizing drastically changed the cars' appearance. This reduced the cars' appeal and caused a significant drop in sales. It turned out that the Chevrolet rumor was false and consumers disliked the smaller Plymouth and Dodge cars introduced for 1962, the styling of which was bizarre compared to more sedate Ford and GM products. Needing a scapegoat, Chrysler brass fired Exner. He was allowed to retain a position as a consultant so he could retire with pension at age 55. He was replaced by Elwood Engel, who had been lured from Ford. Engel was highly regarded for his design of the classic 1961 Lincoln Continental.
mdh157
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I hear ya, if I see a nice one pop up, you might lose me to it.
too bad that place in gettys, the ones they have are all beat, but the collection is great. They've got i think every imp ragtop from 61-68 and a '58 300D ragtop
mdh157
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and you know what else i just remembered? back in the late 80's a guy i worked with had 2 '57 imps, both 392 hemi cars, one had 2-4's. I wonder what he ever did with them.
i would take one of these even in a non-ragtop
i would take one of these even in a non-ragtop
polara71
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I bet they're still there
mdh157
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maybe he still has them, but he moved and i have no idea where
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