Snagged this from FBBO

[Mr C]

Those 3 look like flower cars made by coach builders of the day. Most flower cars were Imperials while Imperial led the Chrysler Corp lineup.

 

[detmatt]

The first one has what looks like an '80s interior including a floor shifter.

 

[Mr C]

Yes, the 65 has been doctored over the years, that's for sure. The model kits of the 65 Imperial even had an option to make the flower car.

 

[bajajoaquin]

I don't like it. No Chrysler/Mopar should be cut up in such a manner, done up half assed than left to rot like that. It's not right.

Most professional cars (hearses, ambulances, flower cars, and to a lesser extent, limos) were provided to the builders as a running chassis with bodywork only back to the front cowl. The builders then added the rest of the bodywork. As was said in another comment, most were/are Cadillac, and you can find pics online of how the buildups were done. (There is some interesting discussion on professional car forums about how modern hearses are lacking in style, for a number of reasons, including that they use stock windshields, whereas the classics had windshields built taller for the builders.)

IF this one is a flower car and If they were coach built the same way, it was likely never cut up, but instead built that way from the start. Or, another way to look at it is that, even if cut up, it was ordered with that in mind, and never would have been built otherwise.

Anyone here know how Chrysler handled professional car chassis when they went to unibodies? Did they sell them, or did builders have to buy whole cars?

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Most professional cars (hearses, ambulances, flower cars, and to a lesser extent, limos) were provided to the builders as a running chassis with bodywork only back to the front cowl. The builders then added the rest of the bodywork. As was said in another comment, most were/are Cadillac, and you can find pics online of how the buildups were done. (There is some interesting discussion on professional car forums about how modern hearses are lacking in style, for a number of reasons, including that they use stock windshields, whereas the classics had windshields built taller for the builders.)

IF this one is a flower car and If they were coach built the same way, it was likely never cut up, but instead built that way from the start. Or, another way to look at it is that, even if cut up, it was ordered with that in mind, and never would have been built otherwise.

Anyone here know how Chrysler handled professional car chassis when they went to unibodies? Did they sell them, or did builders have to buy whole cars?

I think this falls into the "Body In White" and were probably shipped incomplete possibly to whatever level the customer needed, with the additional needed parts shipped uninstalled.

Alan

 

[bajajoaquin]

Here's a pic I found with a quick Google search. Okay, it's not a pic, but a link to a pic:

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/qa-news/qa-with-kit-foster-december-8-2011

 

[Big_John]

 

[detmatt]

I wasn't expecting that! Nice find Big_John. Very interesting.

 

[Zymurgy]

Great find great ad

 

[RTSrunner]

Here's a pic I found with a quick Google search. Okay, it's not a pic, but a link to a pic:

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/qa-news/qa-with-kit-foster-december-8-2011

Those Commercial Car chassis were fitted with heavier truck chassis parts,axles,hubs,brakes,etc. since they were being used like trucks!
I like the '66 in the OP,if it was done backyard it looks pretty good.A lot of ElCamino type conversions look totally hacked.I have a '66 Newport that would be pretty useful to me in that configuration.Wonder what it would look like with the long sweeping C-pillars turned int B-pillars,add a tailgate....
The Imperial flower cars posted look pretty cool too.
RT