Imperial Over Lincoln for 1959 Comparison Dealer Promo Film 

So in other words your uncle drove his Imperial faster than the top speed of a Cadillac for 90 minutes. Seems he'd be in jail long before he got to Fargo.

And to launch it.

@@kfl611 With 490ft/lbs torque, it'll do burnouts quite easily.

But couldnt keep up with chrysler, as usual.

Yes, they look great on the 'bankers hotrod'.

Brand loyalty I think.

dstarks80 the Imperial outsold the Lincoln from 1957 to 1960. After seeing the 1958 to 1960 Lincoln which was heavier than the Imperial & Cadillac, the Imperial was the most beautiful of the 3 luxury cars. The Imperial stared in the Green Hornet tv series, it also stared in the Beverly Hillbillies tv series.

dstarks80 the Imperial outsold the Lincoln from 1957 to 1960. After seeing the 1958 to 1960 Lincoln which was heavier than the Imperial & Cadillac, the Imperial was the most beautiful of the 3 luxury cars. The Imperial stared in the Green Hornet tv series, it also stared in the Beverly Hillbillies tv series.

dstarks80 the Imperial outsold the Lincoln from 1957 to 1960. After seeing the 1958 to 1960 Lincoln which was heavier than the Imperial & Cadillac, the Imperial was the most beautiful of the 3 luxury cars.

Heh, imagine driving a Kia into a 1959 Chrysler dealership.

Frank Burns yeah, we could put it in the trunk of the Chrysler!

In 1959, KIA still meant only *Killed In Action.*

It still does. I'd never buy a *Killed in Action*.

0sama Bin Bobbin I own an imperial

Reminds me of a 60's studebaker, they had back tires in the trunk like that.

+Ross Ewage some AMC cars had them till the early 70s

+MerleOberon that is correct. however, today's cars actually mimick Vacuum wipers electronically. as the car slows down so do the wipers, duplicating the Vacuum effect. man, I own a taxi company a what would I give for s 1975 Matador 4 door to be in the fleet.what s taxi

My 1959 Ford has electric wipers, I believe they were optional.

Reminds me of my 1986 Dodge Lancer turbo; the air from the dashboard vents would go to the floor whenever you stepped on it. It was a problem on all the early K-related cars with the 2.2 liter turbo engine.

... and both Ford and Chrysler fought Robert Kearns on his 1964 patent (intermittent windshield wiper). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kearns

A Mopar torsion bar is merely a coil spring laid out straight. Both use round bar stock that twists in acting on the wishbones to resist suspension deflection. Zero difference in handling or ride between either approach. Only advantages to torsion bar are more room in the engine compartment and probably a little easier to adjust ride height.

Interesting

Yes me too. Also love those little vent windows. I wish car companies would bring back both the swivel seats and those little vent windows.

Body on frame is far better, all aspects considered, than unibody. The reason most light fleet are unibody is because it’s cheaper.

My favourite is the 1960

Im sure that was a pavlovs call for a few sales...lol

PETER MAINWALD I'm a diehard Ford/Mercury fan and I agree with you.The Chrysler products were ahead of their time in features and style and this was also the case with the Edsel believe it or not and Americans are always slow to embrace change in automobiles.I do like the Imperial and you can see a lot of thought had gone into the car.

PETER MAINWALD The average idiot nowadays buys Toyota, screws up the traffic,and believes he has the best car in the world despite all the scandals,i guess they have short memory too........

They lacked durability was their rep in the 70's.

Re: Unibody vs. body on frame. Body on frame has the benefit of costing the owner less (it does of course cost the manufacturer more). Unibody costs the manufacturer less, but the consumer more. Body on frame saves the consumer money and even, if they're sentimental about their cars like me, it saves having to part with a car. Crunched fender on body on frame car=take the fender off and bolt on a new one. Crunched fender on unibody car=you will have to cut the fender out and weld a new one in just the right spots. AND a welded in piece will never be as strong as the unibody was when it was untouched. A bolted in replacement fender on a body on frame car will be just as strong as the one it replaced. All of the cost of fixing unibody cars=much more likely to be totaled. Another reason why manufacturers love unibody cars. It means a new customer after even the smallest accident versus a body on frame car that can take a beating and after minimal work can still be running strong with a fraction of the cost of fixing a unibody car.

Which four?

Andrew Armstrong sometimes 5

He was just about to get to that but they ran out of vinyl record space.

I beg to differ. The '69 Imperial was the best Imperial yet. Imperial was still the biggest of all Chrysler Corporation cars; the fuselage design added more room, and LeBaron had a two-door model for the first time ever.

the early '60s Valiants were basically bulletproof and so easy to fix.

+CEOkiller -lol!!!

Do you know what a 16mm projector with magnetic sound used to cost? They were out of sight and not necessary for a dealer who just needed to give his staff a training refresher. This was a "filmstrip" which was shown in conjunction with an LP record on an ordinary record player. When you heard the tone, you advanced to the next slide. Way more cost-effective for most businesses; we used to watch them all the time in school.

This was when 'Push Button' really meant 'the future is here and you are part of it', also 'even a woman can use it, all it requires is a finger tip and a push'.

Yes where can I get one?

outlawed on the demolition derby circuit.

Where would you be able to park that thing.... Its longer than a mini van

@@jimsteele2072 same place you park a 4dr PU

How I would love to deport those people to europe

Liberalism is a plague

Gary Taylor there was a black 4 door hard top at a dealership in charlotte about 10 months ago (76 Lebaron) low miles too 37k. Most likely sold by now ...

Gary Taylor sorry I meant a 76 New Yorker not Lebaron

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the 59 Cadillac was a monstrosity. 🤮

Yeah, what about the women drivers?

​@@kfl611 they were in the kitchen

Evil

I spent some time with both a 60 and a 67 Lincoln. Styling is always subjective.. I like both a lot. But the dash on the 60 was head and shoulders nicer that the 67. If I was choosing a classic today it would be 60 Lincoln. The imperial is overall the best car though but I’m not going to be racing them over rr tracks or running them in competition so the difference between doing 0 - 60 in 8.7 vs 9.6 just doesn’t matter.

John Eddy either dashboard would hurt you in a wreck

Fitzgerald, 8 years? I keep cars much longer than that, if they stay dependable. I have an 88 Dodge Dakota, (bought in 2001) a 2001 Lincoln town car, bought new, and a 2012 F-150 bought new, and last a 76, Cadillac Coup de Ville I've only had it for 3 years

One word, thundercougarfalconbird

Boot knocking maybe.

and your rolls royce with its G.M transmission, ten year old copy of a cadillac V-8, and chassis engineering to our 1935 standards. The common limey could never afford a jaguar. Look who is building your rolls and bentleys now....

Me also.

So does my last model year Ranger Sport 4x2.

Liche Christ 10

Eddie Last None were dogs,the Chryslers,Lincolns and Cadillacs were the best cars in the world by far,Rolls Royces and Bentleys were dogs

I only meant gasoline consumption wise. The American cars of the time were works of art and fast for the technology at the time. I know as I was a GM line worker for 12 years.

The 1952 Plymouth sedan with standard 6 cylinder and standard transmission got 12 mpg.

its nice to know someone else recognizes that.

'51 Olds 98 averaged 15 MPG on trips... my Dad had one...

Caddys have always been over priced junk