MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
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Alan
Alan
Why do you drive a C-Body?
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300cruiser
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I wanted something big and beautiful that would float down a country road with my arm hanging out the window and the rumble of a BB in my ear.
66Monacovert
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For me it was the large and in charge feeling you get when cruzing into a car show and knowing you'll have the only one there.Highly optioned high class mopar muscle..:icon_super:
bajajoaquin
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I have my C-Body because I was looking for a replacement for my motorcycle. I used to commute daily by bike, but now I have a 15-month-old and I take her to day care every morning. So I needed something that could hold a baby seat, and I wanted a cool car again. Cars in my past include a Series Land Rover, Cadillac, Dart, Volkswagens (lots of Volkswagens), Peugeot, and lots of bikes. I also like Elwood Engle's styling, so late-60s Chryslers were high on my list.
I basically had a pocket full of cash, and started trolling Craig's List until I came across something I liked. There was a '68 Pontiac wagon with a 425 and a 4-speed which would have been really cool. I came across a low-mile, 1-owner '74 Seville, too. There's a '66 New Yorker for sale nearby (still for sale), too. But I saw my Imperial for sale, and went to see it. It had some issues, and the owner wouldn't deal on the price, but I decided not to care. I bought it.
I totally dig my car.
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One of the things I like is that, although I'm having some issues with Imperial-only parts, there's a lot of commonality with other Chrysler products. A 440/727 is a 440/727. The basic mechanical things to keep it running are very common, unlike with a Cadillac or Lincoln. (I wish the brakes had been that way, though.) I also have a love/hate relationship with Imperial as a separate line. It's fun saying I have a '67 Imperial, and when people ask who makes it, saying, "Imperial." But it is kind of annoying at parts stores. This must be how Continental owners feel.
But I don't know of another '67 Imperial in San Diego. There's a guy with a '65 and a '60, but as was mentioned above, I'm pretty confident that wherever I go, I've got the only one.
I basically had a pocket full of cash, and started trolling Craig's List until I came across something I liked. There was a '68 Pontiac wagon with a 425 and a 4-speed which would have been really cool. I came across a low-mile, 1-owner '74 Seville, too. There's a '66 New Yorker for sale nearby (still for sale), too. But I saw my Imperial for sale, and went to see it. It had some issues, and the owner wouldn't deal on the price, but I decided not to care. I bought it.
I totally dig my car.
Edited to add:
One of the things I like is that, although I'm having some issues with Imperial-only parts, there's a lot of commonality with other Chrysler products. A 440/727 is a 440/727. The basic mechanical things to keep it running are very common, unlike with a Cadillac or Lincoln. (I wish the brakes had been that way, though.) I also have a love/hate relationship with Imperial as a separate line. It's fun saying I have a '67 Imperial, and when people ask who makes it, saying, "Imperial." But it is kind of annoying at parts stores. This must be how Continental owners feel.
But I don't know of another '67 Imperial in San Diego. There's a guy with a '65 and a '60, but as was mentioned above, I'm pretty confident that wherever I go, I've got the only one.
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BJS racing
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Well my love for them started in high school. A friend down the street from me asked me if I could work on his car for him and I said sure. Get down there and he had a 65 4 door Fury III and I just loved it from the moment I saw it. I worked on it a couple of times for him and "test drove" it a couple of times and just loved everything about its old wore out a$$. He loved a guitar I had at the time so much he traded me. I was like "What?" and that was how it started. My first car. After I married and let it go away I told myself that I would have a 2 dr hard top again one day and it would be the right deal for me. Just a couple of months ago I ran across this and got it for $2800. Getting ready to get her road worthy.
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