Madmen Auction

[stricklybojack]

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See link below.

http://www.screenbid.com/mad-men

 

[gansky1]

Don's Chrysler Imperial  - how cool.  These will be fun to follow.

 

[firedome]

not to nitpick...

but to nitpick, it was Imperial, not Chrysler Imperial, though it had been around as Chrysler Imperial since the '30s, Imperial was actually a separate make from 1955 to 1975, we owned a '69 Imperial Le Baron. It was briefly resurrected for'81-83, including a Frank Sinatra Edition, then again as a Chrysler Imperial on the stretched K platform in the '90s.

Draper's '64 was the first designed by Elwood Engle, who did the classic '61 Continental. Only year with split grille. Don's is a gorgeous car but would look so much better in a more sophisticated color than the non-original fire engine red it is painted, the original red color was Roman Red Poly, which was more of a burgundy red metallic color, shown on this '64 300...much more fitting for this car. Why do folks think every convertible has to be bright blaze red?? Mustang, yes, Imperial NO!

 

[supersuds]

Lol, well, if we're nitpicking, the styling chief's name was Elwood Engel, not Engle. Agreed about the color. Styling and color trends were becoming much less flashy in 1964 than they had been a few years previously.

My uncle had one of those round Dutchess grills, albeit not the electric version. It was so well made! Someone still may be using it.

 

[funktionalart]

Roman Red Poly--

I used to have a '62 Newport Wagon which I had resprayed in that colour….always a fave of mine. Last year, I picked up this 500SEL which wears a pretty similar paint job (Mercedes called it "Pajettrot")….dazzling in bright light and so tasteful.

 

[dryclean1]

I had a 1970 imperial !!!

I was so excited when I bought that car. It was in 1987 and the imperial was in very good condition. the seats were really couches actually. unfortunately I wrapped it around a tree a few years later and had too be cut out of it with the jaws of life. 40 stitches later and you live and learn. at least I lived. I have a good friend that is a mopar nut and I tried too tell him that imperial was a separate entity at one time. now this thread confirms it. thanks so much, also check out my thread under easy spindrier history,I put some pics of it on this morning. Bill

 

[vacerator]

the photo is

a '63 or '64 "New Yorker". The two different car lines did not even share the unibody structure until 1967. Imperials remained body on separate frame built at the old Brigg's body plant on Conner Ave next to the Budd wheel plant in Detroit, while the Newport and New Yorkers were built at either the old Jefferson ave., or Lynch road plants.