For Sale 69 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL 440, VERY HEALTHY LEATHER - Burien, Seattle - $4000

[Chryslerdude]

Found this baby during my relentless search for a two door 69-71.. (leaning more and more towards a '69)

You know, if you write something in ALL CAPITOL LETTERS, it´s instantly up to 60% more true.. but it won't remove rust from the Dutchman panel (or hide the rims) !


VERY HARD TO COME BY, VERY COOL AND RAPIDLY APPRECIATING CLASSIC. 4 DR HARD TOP....WHICH MEANS NO POST WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN! THE HIGH WATER MARK YEAR...MOST DESIREABLE WITH DUAL SNORKLE INTAKE. 375 HP (MORE LIKE 435 HP NOW). LEATHER INTERIOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED. CAR IS COMPLETE AND RUNS VERY NICE DEEP RUMBLE. NEEDS LOVE BUT OTHER THAT RUST UNDER VINYL TOP CAR IS RUST FREE AND VERY STRAIGHT. LOW BLUE BOOK IS 6,100 (CHECK IT OUT AND THATS A #5 CONDITION CAR) HIGH BOOK IS 20,000 +. MOST OF THESE MONSTERS WENT TO THE CRUSHER OR WERE DISMANTLED FOR THEIR DRIVE TRAINS SO THESE CRUISERS ARE RARE. PRICED FOR RAPID SALE.



http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5007091248.html

 

[vdk2010]

Still the best looking model year, imo!

But this one is rusting espite repaint. Thats not a good sign. Most emblems are missing also. New interior must be made from scratch by an upholstery shop... that's expensive!

No 440hp in 69 for the imp, probably a 350hp 440 with a dual snorkle?!

And no pictures of the engine bay and interior is also not a good sign!

Other then thst, I love it!

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

could be a good daily.
I iike the 69 grill but the gills down on the front fender disturb the clean look on side slightly. 70-71 taillights are wider, too which looks better IMHO

Carsten

 

[vdk2010]

Wow, you're the first person I've ever heard who don't like the gills! ixie:

 

[polara71]

I like 69s best....

 

[Xavi3r]

Hum fair price but some work to do and it can be costly to have a nice car.
not the original wheels too.
vynil in bad shape, interior do not seems nice ( as i am allowed to see.. ) but rare second mirror.

 

[Big blubber]

Fair bit of bubbling under the vynil at the back but a nice motor otherwise also like the wheels to .

 

[Chryslerdude]

Wow, you're the first person I've ever heard who don't like the gills! ixie:

Didn't see that one coming Carsten.. :-D I think the gills are killer cool..

Actually, I like them so much, that I'd probably be doing this, if I was a fishie:

EDIT: Unfortunatly, I can't get the video link programming to jump to a specific sequence in the video, but you can jump manually to 7:05 and see what I meant :-D




Finding the perfect car is like finding the perfect woman.. it's IMPOSSIBLE
(notice how the capitol letters enhanced the truthfulness of my statement :-D )


I'd like to compose a fuselage Imp with:
a 69 coupé body / roof style
the wide 70-71 tail lights
the smooth 69 lenses
71 rear bumper built in rear side markers
69 side marker gills
70 black buckets
....and top the whole thing of with a 1972 front

I'd wash that thing every day !

:-D

 

[Fratzog]

Those exhaust pipes need to be corrected. Otherwise an interesting project.

 

[330dTA]

You know, if you write something in ALL CAPITOL LETTERS, it´s instantly up to 60% more true.. "..DUAL SNORKLE INTAKE. 375 HP (MORE LIKE 435 HP NOW)...."

Oh that is so funny: 375hp in an Imperial... 435hp now... LOL - I wonder where that obsessive idea ever came from. It pops up ever so often. The T-code 350hp 440RB never had more than perhaps 230 to 240 hp DIN, real world horses that is. The original zero to sixty (mph) performance verifies this. And the HP engine was never available on these Fuselage Imperials.

(OT: I always wondered how Chrysler only got 25 hp extra out of the U-code 440RB, even though they used a sharper cam, better flowing exhaust manifolds, dual exhausts, and that dual snorkel air cleaner. Odd scale? In real life, i.e. German TUV measuring, it was more like 40hp. The HP made 280 hp DIN.)

 

[Chryslerdude]

The T-code 350hp 440RB never had more than perhaps 230 to 240 hp DIN, real world horses that is.


I always wondered how Chrysler only got 25 hp extra out of the U-code 440RB, even though they used a sharper cam, better flowing exhaust manifolds, dual exhausts, and that dual snorkel air cleaner. Odd scale? In real life, i.e. German TUV measuring, it was more like 40hp. The HP made 280 hp DIN.

Interesting pont, and I have also wondered about that apparent understatement.. but I think, that the "375 HP", was just a number Chrysler threw out, to indicate that the TNT had a little more umph, than the standard 440, because also, there was the "insurance issue" to account for.

"HP" has been so many different things over the years, but probably the main difference here is SAE and DIN horse power. I think this seller may have gotten something mixed up with the "before / after 2005 SAE certifications", that had most engines jump up a few horses, but this is just guessing.

Since I have donated to WiKi on several occasions, (when they ask, while I am drunk :cheers2, I feel quite OK to copy/paste useful information from that website:

[h=4]SAE gross power[/h]Prior to the 1972 model year, American automakers rated and advertised their engines in brake horsepower (bhp), frequently referred to as SAE gross horsepower, because it was measured in accord with the protocols defined in SAE standards J245 and J1995. As with other brake horsepower test protocols, SAE gross hp was measured using a stock test engine, generally running with few belt-driven accessories and sometimes fitted with long tube test headers in lieu of the OEM exhaust manifolds. The atmospheric correction standards for barometric pressure, humidity and temperature for testing were relatively idealistic.
[h=4]SAE net power[/h]In the United States, the term bhp fell into disuse in 1971–72, as automakers began to quote power in terms of SAE net horsepower in accord with SAE standard J1349. Like SAE gross and other brake horsepower protocols, SAE Net hp is measured at the engine's crankshaft, and so does not account for transmission losses. However, the SAE net power testing protocol calls for standard production-type belt-driven accessories, air cleaner, emission controls, exhaust system, and other power-consuming accessories. This produces ratings in closer alignment with the power produced by the engine as it is actually configured and sold.

[h=3]Deutsches Institut für Normung 70020[/h]DIN 70020 is a standard from German DIN regarding road vehicles. DIN testing, unlike SAE, tested the engine as installed in the vehicle, with cooling system, charging system and stock exhaust system all connected. Because the German word for horsepower isPferdestärke, in Germany it is commonly abbreviated to PS. DIN hp is measured at the engine's output shaft, and is usually expressed in metric (Pferdestärke) rather than mechanical horsepower.

 

[commando1]

Damn...