NOT MINE '68 Mobile Director.

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1968 Chrysler imperial croun coupe​

CA$13,700
Listedabout an hour agoin Red Deer, AB

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PRIVATE SALE. LISTED FOR MY BOSS1968 Chrysler Imperial Crown 2 DoorHardtop with the rare mobile director option.Swivel Passenger Bucket with console converted to a desk. Recent Repaint in original blue with blue interior & white vinyl roof. Running driving car in need of finishing.Copy of buildsheet440 4 barrelMost imperial options53,787 miles on odometer (True mileage unknown)$13,700 CAD.

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Adrienne Julie-Anna Kutney

 

[azblackhemi]

Wow! Just under $10K USD. Looks like a deal to me.

 

[cbarge]

Whoever ordered this expensive car, cheaped out by not ordering the tilt/ tele column.
Otherwise she is loaded!

 

[Mr C]

Broken seat base trim...all the 68s are like this...including mine.

 

[detmatt]

Whoever ordered this expensive car, cheaped out by not ordering the tilt/ tele column.
Otherwise she is loaded!

And no power vents….

 

[Turbo301]

So odd to me to think of a "mobile director" business man guy conducting business a.) in his car, and b.) in a 2-door! Will your suit-clad client want to pour himself into the back seat of a 2-door to conduct business? They were different times, I suppose...

 

[crv]

So odd to me to think of a "mobile director" business man guy conducting business a.) in his car, and b.) in a 2-door! Will your suit-clad client want to pour himself into the back seat of a 2-door to conduct business? They were different times, I suppose...

More likely they were chauffeured in limousines.

 

[Turbo301]

More likely they were chauffeured in limousines.

That was my thought; that's kind of where you'd expect "car work" to get done back then. Pouring yourself into/out of a 2-door hardtop to close the deal just seems odd.

 

[blue88]

She's a beaut Clark.

 

[Camshaft]

Looks pretty nice actually, but the no power vents takes me out of the running. LOL

 

[Turbo301]

Looks pretty nice actually, but the no power vents takes me out of the running. LOL

Really? That's enough to make someone want or not want a car?

 

[detmatt]

Really? That's enough to make someone want or not want a car?

Short answer, yes!

 

[Turbo301]

Short answer, yes!

And I thought I was picky! Actually, options-wise, I rarely am; the more manual, the better, though, as there's less to break. Just the thought of power windows in a classic, let alone power VENTS, makes me nervous LOL!

 

[detmatt]

And I thought I was picky! Actually, options-wise, I rarely am; the more manual, the better, though, as there's less to break. Just the thought of power windows in a classic, let alone power VENTS, makes me nervous LOL!

They are the best thing ever! I actually don’t even like seeing the little crank for the vent windows.

 

[Camshaft]

I'm with Matt on this one. Can you imagine going to order a specific car and when you are checking off the boxes, you check "yes" on power windows and a "no" on power vents? It was probably $30 bucks! That's like ordering buckets and a console with no power seats! Lunacy!

 

[Figgy]

Evidently $71.75 in 1967, so in today's money about $687. Then you are stumping up $317.60 ($3,040) for the Mobile Director option.
People are strange, my grandfather refused to buy a top of the line because it has electric windows, probably cost him more to spec up the lower grade with most of the things he wanted.

 

[Figgy]

I thought that I remembered her, she had a 67 convertible and a 68 hardtop for sale last year. The others are sold, but this one has dropped from $17,400 to $13,700.

 

[detmatt]

Evidently $71.75 in 1967, so in today's money about $687. Then you are stumping up $317.60 ($3,040) for the Mobile Director option.
People are strange, my grandfather refused to buy a top of the line because it has electric windows, probably cost him more to spec up the lower grade with most of the things he wanted.

The Mobile Director option was almost $600 US dollars.

 

[Turbo301]

I'm with Matt on this one. Can you imagine going to order a specific car and when you are checking off the boxes, you check "yes" on power windows and a "no" on power vents? It was probably $30 bucks! That's like ordering buckets and a console with no power seats! Lunacy!

I don't get the appeal, but then I don't get the appeal of vent windows in general. On my Fury they swing out to direct airflow; those that just go up and down seem pointless - like, just crack the main window a bit . Wasting money and complexity on making that power strikes me as the height of excess/frivolousness.

 

[detmatt]

I don't get the appeal, but then I don't get the appeal of vent windows in general. On my Fury they swing out to direct airflow; those that just go up and down seem pointless - like, just crack the main window a bit . Wasting money and complexity on making that power strikes me as the height of excess/frivolousness.

Power vent windows swing out the same way as the ones that crank and while I’m driving by myself I can control every piece of glass that moves in the car with one finger and without taking my eyes off the road.