1966 Imperial Coupe

[Wollfen]

Not mine.
http://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/3689318294.html

 

[tbm3fan]

The penalty for thinking only 27,000 miles, the horrible rims and the large fuzzy dice is $7,000 and no soup for you...

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

I am not to fancy on 64-66 Imps. The boxy shape of the roof kills it for me

 

[detmatt]

That is a nice solid car though I agree, I would be looking at a 300 or a New Yorker if I were looking for something from that year.

 

[70NPORT]

I dig it. I think it looks very classic/cool. Needs to change paint color.....with all that chrome accent that car wants to be shiny jet black.

 

[1978 NYB]

I would make an exception for a 1966 Imp vert. Don't forget the 1966 Imp's had the real 100 year old walnut trim in in too.

 

[70NPORT]

I would make an exception for a 1966 Imp vert. Don't forget the 1966 Imp's had the real 100 year old walnut trim in in too.

Are you kidding?!?

 

[1978 NYB]

Are you kidding?!?

Not at all........

Changes for 1965 were largely confined to the front fascia and to trim, and replacement of the push-button automatic transmission gear selection system with a more conventional steering column-mounted shift lever. The split grille was gone, replaced by a large chromed crossbar and surround, and the headlights were inset into the grill behind glass covers (similar to that year's Chrysler 300 and New Yorker models) with etched horizontal lines imitating the grill. As pointed out by the sales literature, 100-year-old Claro Walnut trim was added to the interior. Production totaled 18,409.

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1966 Imperial Crown convertible​

1966 Imperial Crown coupe with LeBaron style rear window​

This was the final year for the Imperial platform that was first created in 1957. All subsequent years through 1966 used this same basic platform with annual changes to the body sheetmetal. However, the Imperial still used the wrap-around windshield that had been dropped by most other makes for entry and exit room when they almost all simultaneously downsized in 1961.
The 1966 model year saw a change to an egg-crate grille. The glass headlight covers lost the etched lines but gained twin 24k gold bands around the perimeter. The trunk lid bulge became more squared off with a smaller Imperial script off to the side. The back-up lights were moved to the rear bumper. The Claro Walnut trim that had been introduced the previous year was used more extensively and would be replaced the following year.

 

[70NPORT]

wow, that's impressive.........I think.