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I have put 3 posts on since the frog and they are gone

 

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Call this a Chrysler in front of a hardcore Mopar historian, and you will get an immediate earful.
Back in 1955, corporate brass spun Imperial off into a standalone luxury division specifically to fight Cadillac and Lincoln without blue collar baggage. You would not find a Chrysler badge on the car. Imperial had its own dedicated assembly line, its own eagle crest, and a wildly stubborn engineering budget.
While everyday Chryslers switched to unibody construction in 1960, Imperial kept a mammoth boxed perimeter frame with rubber isolators. It yielded a ride so silent, yet structurally indestructible, that county fair demolition derbies later banned Imperials outright.
Virgil Exner wrapped the 1963 model in freestanding chrome headlamps and tufted living room seating. Powered by a 413 Wedge V8 shifted via typewriter pushbutton controls on the dash, this was pure boardroom swagger.

 

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This 1966 Fairlane packed Ford’s wild 427 into a street-legal body. It used forged internals, dual Holley carburetors, and a huge intake that needed a special fiberglass hood. Its Le Mans roots made this Fairlane far more serious than it looked.
Ford rated it at 425 horsepower, but private testing reportedly found output well above 550. Only 57 were built, using the lighter Fairlane body because every pound mattered at the strip. It was not a normal dealer option.
That is what makes this Fairlane special today. It was basically a race car wearing a street title, built in tiny numbers for serious competition. Ford gave buyers something brutally rare, and the chance to own one new vanished quickly.

 

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