"The Carpenters" 1975 Imperial Le Baron Crown Coupe 

I owned a 1977 New Yorker Brougham 40 years ago, essentially the same vehicle. So quiet, so smooth, so comfortable, so heavy feeling. What a pleasure to drive.

Back when the rich and famous actually bought American cars. Can you imagine such a thing today?

You should have had the Carpenters playing on the radio!!

One of the most beautiful cars ever made. One of my top 5 favorite cars of all time. 1975 Imperial LeBaron. Sweet. If Chrysler would have taken some of their beautiful designs from the past and some of their Concepts and brought them into the future with today's technology and slight redesigns, they wouldn't be a failed company at this point in time.

This is a moving masterpiece! Absolutely stunning.

My God! I had forgotten how beautiful they were! My uncle had a black '75 too, magnificent!

Beautiful classic Imperial, I would love to own this wonderful car.

What a beautiful ❤️ car! Chrysler was still making great cars in 1975. Even the horn sounds amazing!

I bet driving that car would make you feel "On top of the world" 😁

Wow!!! that car looks like a perfectly carved piece of onyx stone !!!!

Beautiful. We need new Chryslers like this (spiritually and stylistically)

Richard Carpenter is a real car person. At one time he had perhaps the greatest collection of letter series Chrysler 300s anywhere. I don't know if he still has his collection . The cars were impressive.

I had a 1977 Black Lincoln Town Coupe. Your car reminds me of it. Of 30 + cars I have owned in my lifetime I miss that one the most. Your Imperial his so beautiful. I absolutely love it. It Doesn't get the respect that it deserves in the collector car market. Luxury car guys like me who are looking for Cadillacs & Lincolns we skipped completely over Chrysler and we really shouldn't. I'm going to put this on my radar For the future. Great car, nice video, thanks for sharing

Now I'm loving this car. One of the best looking 70s luxury cars ever made.

This is a real car, what they make today is called transportation.

Loved this video!!!! This was a time, in modern times, when America made cars that were truly luxurious. I miss it, dearly.

Just perfect. I just travelled in time. You made my day. Thank you very much.

Q!majestuzo!!Majestic! class! 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸! Remembering the 70! 😄driving this huge boats!!here I come! get off my way!.omg! memory lane!.thanks! for sharing!.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, I had a 72 Imperial LeBaron and it was the longest two door car ever, I think as long as my El Dorado. Stunning example of a Mid 70’s American Luxury Coupe you have there!

Chryslers get alot of flak but as far as look and comfort go i can't imagine anyone topping them. Really incredible looking beast.

WORK OF ART!!!!

Not even a big Carpenters fan, but I'd kill to have that. I love my Fifth Avenue, but this is the real deal.

That is one very gorgeous Imperial

That big, sweet thing's probably just floatin' at 65!

Thank you for taking us on a ride along in this beautiful car. Absolutely gorgeous. Never knew this car existed.

I see these pics of this beautiful vintage car and think to myself, "It's yesterday, once more."

Richard Carpenter obviously had very good taste in cars, buying a new Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe in September 1975 is testament to the fact, if it were needed. Love 💕 the Carpenters music, and beautiful cars 🚗.

Gorgeous with old school jams!👌

one gorgeous car, thank you for sharing....wow.

You know you are a baller when you can cruise thru Santa Barbara in a '75 Imperial, while listening to old skool Am radio, but never hearing Carpenter songs. Please play "We've only just begun" while cruising down the 101.

Beautiful car. A friend's dad had this era Newport. It rode like a dream, so comfortable.

Thank you for posting this video! These were gorgeous automobiles!!! If I might make ONE correction. There was ONLY the Imperial LeBaron model series (in two and four door models) in '75. The "Crown" series Imperials was dropped in 1971. So, yours is a 1975 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron two door coup. In other words, there is no "Crown" in the car's name. That said, the LeBaron series was always the higher-end series of the two so, yours effectively came with all the options offered for that year. AND '75 was (regrettably) the LAST year for Imperial production. For '76 Chrysler took the same vehicle (and engines) and offered it as the New Yorker Brougham - yes, at a lower price-point but the trick worked as sales of this vehicle went from 8830 Imperials in '75 to over 40,000 New Yorker units in 1976 which greatly aided Chrysler return to profitability that year.

My dad was Richard's piano teacher, in Long Beach CA.

Did you catch the part that this car was equipped with 4 wheel disk brakes? Not just disks on the front and drums on the rear, but all 4 wheels had a disk brake installed. On a 1975 model year car! That is a rare feature for then. After looking at the window sticker, this is a very well equipped car with lots of good stuff!

Awesome 80s Music with a Dream Automobile... ThX for the Video !

Very well done. Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing.

That's a work of art!!!

That Imp looks and goes smooth. Lovely

beautiful car. Great work

I wish Chrysler could still do luxury like this.

That’s a cool car. Thank you for the ride along. That car is bad ass.

Great narration!

Engine compartment is immaculate.

I bet it floats like a magic carpet !

Ya! Love the 80s music. Big fan of land yachts.

What a Beautiful Car. Thank You FOR THE VIDEO.

Wow,..that’s absolutely incredible....I’m floored

A real luxury car. A historic vehicle.

Jammin to Teena Marie 🎶🎵❤❤❤ RIP Karen Carpenter & Teena Marie, Michael Jackson 🎶 They all touched us with their beautiful talented voices 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

Thank you for this Video! Amazing Car!

Sweet ride! Thanks for taking us along. California looks beautiful that time of year, and no traffic. Hope to go there someday.

Gorgeous!!😍😎

My Grandparents owned a 1974 Imperial LeBaron Coupe, non-pillared (four powered windows), in color called Moonstone with a Parchment Vinyl Roof and Leather Interior. It has a Sunroof, metal not glass, and the Dealer In Escondido, California installed Vogue Tires and Real Truespoke Wire Wheels that set that car off like a million bucks. My Dad still has the car and it has an original 22,000 miles, flawless inside and out, maybe someday.

I always forget how large cars used to be in the 70s. My mom drove a yellow 74 marquis. HUGE

Beautiful ride. Great for road trips.

Fitting song while driving this old school beauty " I'm Bad".👍

What a beautiful car

Gorgeous car!!! You are very lucky to have it.

I owned one of these '75 Imperial Le barons in the mid 80's. I could swear every time I got behind the wheel something broke. I sure miss that beast

A gorgeous car!

Wow what a ride. I miss those long hoods and big steering wheels.

Beautiful is all that can be said

I love it. I had a 74 Imperial that I bought from my folks. Loved that car.

My father bought my mother a new New Yorker every 4 yrs since 71.Straight Chrysler man, some of the best smelling new showroom leather ever.lol!

Great car. Love the 1969-1975 Imperials. Low production number cars too.

Car has new owner now in Kentucky. Just saw it as a car show in Mt Washington

I had a very similar car, a 77 Newport, with the fender skirts and padded landau top. One of the most unusual features of this car is the seek function on the radio. Under the tuning window, there are 2 large rectangular buttons, "LOCAL' and "DISTANT". When you press these, it will tune to the next clear radio station. Local will only stop at strong signals, distant at weaker signals also. Since it's an analog radio with a mechanical tuning mechanism, there is a motor inside the radio which will turn the knob. As if that weren't enough, there are 2 buttons on the floor. One is the normal high-beam button, the other also activates the radio seek function, so you can be driving down the road, hit the floor button and tune to the next station without ever taking your hands off the wheel.

I love the radio station you have on. All the good jams I grew up to.

Brother that is beautiful!!

In the car the music off would have been beneficial - get a feel for serene environment, isolated.

Man! I would love one. Very nice! 👍

I'd love to have both the 1957 and 1975 black Imperial Le Baron Coupes. Despite their age difference, they're equally beautiful and sleek.

I wish the big three would start making luxury cars like that again new luxury cars don’t ride as smooth as the old ones used to I miss the soft floaty ride and light Steering I own a newer Chrysler 300 C and the ride is just too stiff

Wow. And I do mean WOW! What a beautiful machine!

Beautiful--- just beautiful!!

The Incomparable IMPERIAL !!

My mother used to have a 1974 Chrysler Newport. Essentially the same car. Just minus all the toys and luxuries. Just remember we could fit the whole neighborhood in that car.

I loved the Imperials of the 70s. My parents had a ‘75 New Yorker. One step down, but still a great car. You should have been playing Carpenters hits on the radio!

What I love about those cars is something the new generation & new car makers do not understand, seeing the hood & ornament at the the hood edge is a great feeling by itself, you don't find this in today's cars, you even don't see the hood in today's stupid cars ! I owned some classics before and know that feeling. thanks for sharing this video

Was hoping to see more of the interior

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful

Stunning.

Magnificent!

Beautiful.... I have a 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible myself. I love the land yaghts...

That is sharp!!!

Looks like it did in 1975 just off the dealer's lot. Beautiful car. I wish I could go back to '75 and buy it new. I like this car better than any new car today. You can keep all the electronic gizmos cars have today. This car rode better and the seats were more comfortable than any car you can buy today, and that includes a new Rolls. .

OMG luv full size coupes.

Ha! Even the cars they bought were perfection.I recently heard an audio interview of Richard stating their Dad drove Richard and their Mom across the country (with no air conditioning in1960) to take a look at California b4 moving there.Karen did not want to go on this trip so she stayed behind with relatives.I'm not sure if their Mom drove but wondering why such low miles on their Dad's car.Maybe he bought Dad a few cars.Thanks for posting this! Love the car and the view!

Beautiful!

Wow , just. WOW!!

The introduction might be edited Richard Carpenter is still with us and playing tunes

I feel like we are in Grand Theft Auto. Great video!

beautiful car!

Bloody hell its enormous

super cool!!

MAGNIFICENT!!!

I bought Richard’s ‘64 Chrysler 300K from him about 30 years ago. Might this car be for sale? I’ve been looking for a ‘74 or ‘75.

A Semi Truck crossed over the highway and hit me head on in that car. I walked away. Thanks Chrysler!

Beautiful car! Question; why are the headlamp doors open when your driving it? They were shut at the beginning of the video?