Love the Imperial , sleek , smooth , rounded shape , magnificent design , I have always admired the unique styling of the Imperial and all Chrysler cars , they are different from the rest , powerful and reliable engines , I've owned a 1969 Dodge Phoenix , several Valiants , 1968 , 77 and 79 models and loved them all
Ah. Australian? Canadian? The Phoenix name here was short-lived and I think done by '62 or so. Canada and Australia got some great variants with Chrysler. Some really attractive trim packages and occasional body and interior differences.
Same here, I had a 1970 fully loaded Imperial Le Baron what a land cruiser that car was and for a big car she'd sure get up and go on the highway, and my wife also wouldn't let me have one girlfriend let alone 3, she was a miserable woman, Lmao
I was 14yrs old when these were on the road and considered to be the pinnacle of automotive excellence. The land yacht road cruisers of the era and gas was less than a buck a gallon. $22 filled the tank and $50 for a night out with your girlfriend was an extravaganza like fugetabouit. Ahh yes, the good ol days! 👍🏻😃
Lets back our talk up with facts and reality by adjusting for inflation 22 dollars in 1970 is equal to $152.24 in 2021 $50 in 1970 is equal to $346.01 Thats a pinnacle for you? Spending half a weeks and 1 weeks wages before youve even eaten dinner or gone to the drive-in? Even today spending 50 dollars on gas *in a single night* is unfathomable...now just imagine $346.01 Fuck that, keep your shitty land yacht
I was thirteen. I would get my father or brother to take me to a dealership to see if I could get an Imperial brochure (they were usually hidden away so brochure grabbers like me couldn't get one) but when I did get one, I would read it and stare at the pictures for days. Good memories!
@@tomservo56954 Well, they WERE aiming @ the 1%... This is when Mercedes still had crank windows and Rolls-Royce had about the same equipment list as a mid-90s Accord. (I saw an old episode of Hart to Hart recently, and couldn't believe their Corniche convertible still had a plain black steering wheel that looked like it was lifted from a forklift!)
@@marko7843 Correct, they were aiming at the 1% crowd and a lot of young people today will never get that. Both cars were around $7000 brand new including Cadillac. Mercedes Bendz were nice then, but BMW's looked like a Campbell's soup can and crank windows were still common in both. Toyota and Honda were nothing like thye are now. In the Beverly Hills Cop movies 1984 and 1987, Cadillac and Lincoln were common in both movies and still common in ritzy areas like Beverly Hills.
@@smartysmarty1714 I just had another look. The Lincoln is nice looking but the Imperial has a very cohesive flowing look about it and looks much better and more impressive in my opinion. But looks are a subjective thing. I reckon Tea Leoni is THE best looking actress, but I have many that disagree with me when I say so.
@@area51isreal71: I didn't know who Tea Leoni is, so I had to look her up. And I'll agree with you, she's beautiful and I'm going to hunt down some movies with her in them so I can see more of her. I also have to say, that if I ever get another 70 Lincoln, she'd look very fitting riding in that kind of vintage class !!
On exterior looks alone, I prefer the Imperial. Imperial also still had wind-vents while the Lincoln stopped offering them in ‘70. The Imperial also used GM’s superior tilt-wheel mechanism.
@@jamesalford877 no doubt brother! With my floppy sneakers blown off and my tubesocked stocking feet twitching out the passenger window with those chicks in the back seat lol! Oh yeah. No doubt and hell's YUP!! ;) JV baseball Johnny
Longer wasn't better. That overhang!!!! Ended up having to sell our 1976 Coupe Deville because it was too long to fit in our garage at the new house in 1990.
My grandpa owned a dealership franchise (along with Chrysler and Plymouth) and it amazes me what people considered “up-to-date,” “luxurious,” or “cool” during the 1970s.
Fantastic Vid !! The Imperial ... Queen of Mopars ! I owned a 65 Crown Coupe years ago...triple black head turner .... Cadillac---Imperial---Lincoln ruled as America's dream luxury cars back in the day .... in style and power...Thanks for vid ! sites like this make YTube so great due to your efforts for this site ! Kudo's Bobby.. West. Pa.
Considering that a lot of people drive full size quad cab pickups and SUVs as a family vehicle today, the old 70s iron is not much bigger nor heavier than what's currently on the road. With a modern engine and transmission, I'd bet the engineers could get 20-25 mpg out of an Imperial sized sedan today. And with the resulting lower operating cost, you wouldn't need a pimp's income to afford it.
I wonder if japan could compete with it if that happened. I would think it would give us a good edge on japan. What reason would there be for not building them that way if they were environmentally sound electric cars.
@@martinliehs2513 Considering that you can get 20mpg+ out of a 6.2L Escalade all day no sweat, a big car would be easy. Come to think of it, the latest generation Continental already has more rear seat leg room than the Escalade, by a LOT. The 3rd row is definitely worse though. 😁
My grandmother bought a 1971 Imperial, she would pick the car and color but her driver West would order it. He got it with the 440 TNT and limited-slip, dual climate controls and, I believe every option. I ended up getting that car in 1979, I've never had a car I liked more. Unfortunately, my mother borrowed it and had an accident and it came to rest in the Concord River. Forty years later I still dream about it occasionally, I would love to have another.
@@MrZdvy It was available as a special order in any C-body, it may be that it was only standard in the 300. I have seen it in Imperials, Furry, New Yorkers, and other C-body cars.
@@fairfaxcat1312 No, my mother suffered a concussion and bruising and had trouble with her back for a few weeks. She lost control on a curve covered with wet maple leaves. The car went off a raised road, knocked a small tree down, fell about 10 feet (bending the frame very badly), and came to rest at a steep angle with the front third underwater and jammed into the mud. It took two medium-sized wreckers to get it back on the road.
When I visited the US back in 1969 the family who we stayed with their car was a Pontiac Bonneville soft top, what an awesome car, and I was lucky enough to drive it.
In most of the sixties and seventies TV shows the gangsters almost always drove Imperials. Except on Cannon. They drove Fords. If you saw an Imperial on Mannix, they were gangsters.
Never drove an Imperial. My Folks were Oldsmobile 98 and Toronado. But I always felt the Imperial stood out as a very different luxury car and 1970 IMO was the most beautiful Imperial. Darn shame it didn’t sell better. Molar spark plugs were no good.
Did anyone notice the tripometer is on 440 for the engine size. Love the go go boots and mini skirts on the girls. I bought a 69 imperial that had a engine fire back in 2005 only had 65k on it it was mint condition. I freshened up the 440 and put it in my 66 coronet.
Ahhh yes. The vulgar mini skirts and the hideously stupid go-go boots. And the sad thing is, even today many females still haven't learned to dress tastefully. They prefer skin tight clothes that make them look like prostitutes.
Are the go-go dancers extra with the Imperial or the standard equipment?? So that's why dad bought a 1970 Imperial and we still have our 66 Crown Coupe and our New Yorker station wagon all of them have the high output440 TNT
Our family back in the day always had Lincoln continentals. We had three different ones. A 1969 with subside doors , than 72 or 73 continental and then a 76 ,. The last one we kept only 6 months because the summer of 76 we were going to Europe for several weeks, so my dad decided to order a Mercedes 300 diesel, picked it up at factory even though we just a brand new. car at the time. Had to sell Lincoln before leaving on trip. All 3 Lincoln’s were beautiful cars and still are. The 69 is my favorite one of the 3.
The Mercedes turned out to be lemon through the 20 years we had it. Ever while in Europe while riding with family we had issues with it out of the factory. Originally ordered at 77 model but ended up with76 model near end if model year.
True, but it’s allover for once great American automobile industry it took 100 years to built great beauties and only 20 years to destroy it. All plastic crap now and huge ugly gas gussling trucks $$$$ good luck at the pump.
I'd rather have the pillared 4 door sedan of the Continental over the pillar-less 4 door sedan of the Imperial because during a side impact there's no protection without roof pillars, the side easily caves in. On long cars like that I'd rather have a full perimeter frame which is far more rigid than a unibody on long chassis likes those which tended to flex, and the perimeter frame blocks out a lot of noise. (Body hardware wasn't as good on Chrysler products back then, my aunt had a 1969 Fury and you could literally see daylight through the doors). Also back in those days people preferred cushy rides over hard rides, and the Continental's coil springs gave those cars cushy rides, where as the Imperial's front torsion bar and rear leaf spring suspension gave a harder ride. Cadillac's construction and suspension was similar to Continental's, so both the Continental and Cadillac had a smoother and quieter ride than Imperial, possibly one of the reasons why Imperial didn't sell as well as Continental and Cadillac. Although on the Cadillac you did have to order the Fleetwood to get the pillared 4 door sedan, pillars didn't come standard on the 4 door Sedan Deville. Also Imperial didn't offer a personal luxury car in 1970 like Lincoln and Cadillac, the Continental Mark III and the Cadillac Eldorado. As far as sedan's, the Imperial was a good looking car though, especially from that fuselage era.
Sadly, no one cared about safety. Notice how the lap belts were almost hidden as very few people wore them. The guy in the car wasn't even shown wearing a lap belt much less the shoulder belt. I was a teenager back then and probably the only one that wore both the lap AND shoulder belts. My friends thought I was nuts for buckling up.
@@fairfaxcat1312 The Lincoln Continental 4 door sedan B pilar went from the floor to the roof, the Imperial 4 door hardtop's B pillar went from the floor and stopped at the top of the door, it didn't go all the way up to roof like the Lincoln's. In a side impact the Imperial's half pillar would collapse. Not as sturdy as Lincolns full length pilar. Plus Chrysler's body hardware wasn't that great back then. My aunt had a late 1960's Plymouth Fury, you could see daylight through the doors.
@@edpoe4622 LOL, no pocket protector, jus a pack of Marlboro 100s in my pocket. I knew a guy that had been in a head on collision that lost all of his front teeth from hitting the steering wheel. He wasn't wearing his seat belt. I figured that buckling up might prevent that or worse from happening to me. And a couple of years later a drunk driver hit me head on. Because of the size of the car and the fact that I was wearing both the lap and shoulder belts, I walked away with only bruises from the belts and minor cuts and scratches.
Ok I happened to be the oldest son of a wonderful Dad, who actually owned both Imperial and Lincoln’s. The first I remember when I was only 9 years old, Dad bought a beautiful 64 Lincoln in metallic gold, with beautiful matching silk like cloth interior. But that car turned out to be a real lemon, stranding the whole family at the beach, plus Dad at work twice, with a bum starter/flywheel issues. So he traded that in on an amazing 64 Imperial Crown Coupe! In metallic turquoise with black vinyl roof made out of a unique vinyl with different texture that I’ve never seen again. Very soft black leather interior, that car was really something special, I remember a game we would all play, because the car was so quiet, we would see who could hear a noise first!! Then Mom said we were going to have the forth sibling and we all could not fit properly in the Imperial, so Dad was forced to trade in for a wagon. Not just any wagon, no Dad special ordered a 68 Chrysler Town&Country Beach Wagon! A 9 passenger beast with a 440/4 brl dual exhaust monster! But Dads Mom ended up selling him her 69 Thunderbird in a couple years, that led Dad back to Lincoln’s. There was a new Lincoln every couple years through the 70’s, a 71 coupe, a 73 coupe, then a 75 Town Coupe with fancy landau roof. Finally a 78 Town Car all in baby blue with matching soft leather. That car ended up being my daily driver for a few years, from 1986-1990. I still feel to this day the big Chrysler’s were the grandest!
Almost every 70's TV gangster/bad guy had an Imperial sedan. If Joe Mannix or Jim Phelps saw one in his rear view mirror, usually driving through Griffith Park,LOOK OUT!
Yep. Before the insurance companies and the government ruined all cars for the next 20 years. 70--72 were the last years before lower compression and emissions controls devastated performance, and the malaise set in and workers didn't give a shit about doing their jobs - they were gonna stick it to da man, man!
This was such a beautiful car, Chrysler just was not aggressive enough with its promotion. National Geographic in the 1960s-1970 were loaded with Cadillac and Lincoln ads but I don't recall seeing anything on the Imperial.
So this guy is kinda the Heidi Fleiss of the 1970s? I mean, them girls gotta be making some Benjamins for him, eh? LOL. Ross Roy productions, based in conservative Detroit, is funniest when it tries to be hip.
I bought an Imperial LeBaron Coupe late in the model year of 1970 when the 1971s were showing up. I got a great deal on it. Within a year the upholstery on the driver door split away. The "flood" lighted instrument panel (which was like someone shining a flashlight on everything creating a lot of glare at night) developed an intermittent, making the light flicker off and on. The air conditioner compressor went out. And on a fast trip to Las Vegas the center drag link and pitman arm just came apart. Result? No steering. Chrysler had a serious problem with reliable quality. But it looked cool. There's that. :-(
Sean Dougherty - unfortunately, it would probably come with a Fiat designed engine. Chrysler could never build a decent car today. While once an engineering-focused company, today, it is intent on building crap.
you could also use the glove box on the Continental as a tray, he didn't mention that. That was very useful on the 1975 model my parents had. The layout of the interior didn't change much from 1969-1977. I don't believe the Imperial had a better ride. Ford suspensions have always been pretty good on their line larger cars. You can have the Chrysler, i'll stick with the Lincoln.
Torsion bar suspension was much more stable but sacrificed some of that floaty cloud ride. Chrysler cars of that era were similar to modern day BMW for the segment. They had a firmer, sportier ride. I personally prefer the torsion bar suspension.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! (And I grew up in Lincolns and never understood why the 60's models had interior hood releases while the early 70's didn't!?!) Also, the windows were probably quieter than the Imperial, but Chrysler used the space in those doors MUCH better! To be fair, ALL Chryslers seemed to have 3-speed wipers while the rest of Detroit didn't, but then the Lincoln had Interval Wipers (stolen?) and the Chrysler dash-lights just SUCKED. I have to give the Imperial the Tilt-Tele steering column. I think they bought it from GM, while Ford's was unique but inferior. On the other hand, I never heard of special rear heat/cool in anything but a limousine... Ah, yes, the Chrysler torsion-bar front suspension PLUS the brakes and Warranty - That's a big point. I guess my main preference is because the 440s I drove never had the TORQUE of the mighty 460 in the Lincolns... and NO, the new Lincolns were nowhere near as bottomed-out slugs as the 60's versions.
Big and beautiful. There was just some freedom about these cars from a time when the world was far less populated, more resourceful and not controlled by political correctness like today.
Freeze frame @9:49: the paint job on that Imperial was rather poor. Especially on the front right fender, which doesn't match the doors (even when seen in black and white only diaporama).
@@fairfaxcat1312 I'm not a car paint expert, but I think that it's pretty obvious that it doesn't. Unless they forgot to mention that it's a two-tone model perhaps? 😆
In the early 80's the cheap way to get a decent ride was to buy a readily available small block E-body and then buy an old Imperial. Take the 440 and 727 AT out of the Imperial, pull the small block and change the motor mounts, the 440 drops right in, shorten the driveshaft and add dual exhaust. You'd have a quick car for $1,000 ~ $1,500.
I was just thinking the other day how back in the 80's and even 90's there were all kinds of Ford wagons around with 460's in them (although most were 400's) and lots of run out T-birds with 429's, and stuff like that. And then "poof"....they were all gone. I should have grabbed a few when they were nearly free for the taking..
Love the Imperial , sleek , smooth , rounded shape , magnificent design , I have always admired the unique styling of the Imperial and all Chrysler cars , they are different from the rest , powerful and reliable engines , I've owned a 1969 Dodge Phoenix , several Valiants , 1968 , 77 and 79 models and loved them all
Ah. Australian? Canadian? The Phoenix name here was short-lived and I think done by '62 or so. Canada and Australia got some great variants with Chrysler. Some really attractive trim packages and occasional body and interior differences.
@@wintersbattleofbands1144 Australia
I had a 70 Imperial once. I never had three girlfriends at the same time.
Anymore or never ?
on less you are famous not the cars
Monster Stereos
I’ve had three girlfriends but never an Imperial
Same here, I had a 1970 fully loaded Imperial Le Baron what a land cruiser that car was and for a big car she'd sure get up and go on the highway, and my wife also wouldn't let me have one girlfriend let alone 3, she was a miserable woman, Lmao
@@12yearssober if you're lucky. 😂😂
I just love vintage commercials, brings me back to my youthful days 👍
I was 14yrs old when these were on the road and considered to be the pinnacle of automotive excellence. The land yacht road cruisers of the era and gas was less than a buck a gallon. $22 filled the tank and $50 for a night out with your girlfriend was an extravaganza like fugetabouit. Ahh yes, the good ol days! 👍🏻😃
lol. the fuel was less than a buck for a gallon...and the salaries were 7 times lower. Gas was NEVER cheap.
Lets back our talk up with facts and reality by adjusting for inflation
22 dollars in 1970 is equal to $152.24 in 2021
$50 in 1970 is equal to $346.01
Thats a pinnacle for you? Spending half a weeks and 1 weeks wages before youve even eaten dinner or gone to the drive-in?
Even today spending 50 dollars on gas *in a single night* is unfathomable...now just imagine $346.01
Fuck that, keep your shitty land yacht
i was 14 also then.i saw one at a car show. i forgot how big they were😆😆
I was thirteen. I would get my father or brother to take me to a dealership to see if I could get an Imperial brochure (they were usually hidden away so brochure grabbers like me couldn't get one) but when I did get one, I would read it and stare at the pictures for days. Good memories!
Wow, somebody needs a diaper change, and I will keep my land yacht, thanks.
"The Continental's nose sticks out...it's sure to get hit at the club." Jeffrey has a tough life.
1st World problems
Yet he's also worried about the battery getting stolen and the antenna getting damaged. What the heck kind of a club is this? I want IN!! lol
"He didn't choose the thug life..."
@@tomservo56954 Well, they WERE aiming @ the 1%... This is when Mercedes still had crank windows and Rolls-Royce had about the same equipment list as a mid-90s Accord.
(I saw an old episode of Hart to Hart recently, and couldn't believe their Corniche convertible still had a plain black steering wheel that looked like it was lifted from a forklift!)
@@marko7843 Correct, they were aiming at the 1% crowd and a lot of young people today will never get that. Both cars were around $7000 brand new including Cadillac. Mercedes Bendz were nice then, but BMW's looked like a Campbell's soup can and crank windows were still common in both. Toyota and Honda were nothing like thye are now. In the Beverly Hills Cop movies 1984 and 1987, Cadillac and Lincoln were common in both movies and still common in ritzy areas like Beverly Hills.
My Dad, God rest him, had a 1970 LeBaron Imperial 2 door. I remember the huge door closed on his knee. Never fully recovered from that injury!
I would love to have an Imperial today.
Damn that's a hard 42 years old! It's gotta be all that Marlboro Red and bourbon. LOL
It's Jeffrey so I would say it was probably 2 packs a day of Benson and Hedges 100s and single malt scotch.
What a great promo video, I am going to call my local Imperial dealer right now. Oh wait, I forgot Imperial went out of business in 1983
You can fit lots of go-go dancers in that huge Imperial.
I'm with Jeffrey. I would have picked the Imperial on looks alone. What a stunning looking car.
Seriously ? You're joking, right ??
@@smartysmarty1714 I just had another look. The Lincoln is nice looking but the Imperial has a very cohesive flowing look about it and looks much better and more impressive in my opinion. But looks are a subjective thing. I reckon Tea Leoni is THE best looking actress, but I have many that disagree with me when I say so.
Anyone else notice the front half is a different shade of paint?
@@douglasb.1203: Sure did. It was probably a salvaged crash dummy car !
@@area51isreal71: I didn't know who Tea Leoni is, so I had to look her up. And I'll agree with you, she's beautiful and I'm going to hunt down some movies with her in them so I can see more of her. I also have to say, that if I ever get another 70 Lincoln, she'd look very fitting riding in that kind of vintage class !!
Miss my old 69'. Imperials are definitely amazing cars
In 2020 the Imperial looks absolutely fabulous to me.
🤣😩🇺🇸
Fuselage styling. I agree it's tasteful.
I cant beleive this film has me so sold on a product that hasn't existed for 50 years... I need one now!
On exterior looks alone, I prefer the Imperial. Imperial also still had wind-vents while the Lincoln stopped offering them in ‘70. The Imperial also used GM’s superior tilt-wheel mechanism.
If I looked like Jeffery at 42 years of age, I would be unhappy also
But Jeffery has plaid suits and Brylcream and the Dean Martin dancers with unlimited go-go boot cash. Is Jeffery a pimp?
Back then it was hip to look 30 years older. More distinguished, like Imperial's loop front bumper.
No car is going to help Jeff....
The guy says the Continental may give a bouncy ride. With all those women hanging around there may be a bouncy ride in the Imperial also.
Oh my gosh that made me laugh. TY TY
I would like this, but I wanna leave this on 69 likes
Nice.. Lol
In the Imperial or the Lincoln, with three women, it could be a bouncy ride in either car parked on the lot of an A&P.
@@jamesalford877 no doubt brother! With my floppy sneakers blown off and my tubesocked stocking feet twitching out the passenger window with those chicks in the back seat lol! Oh yeah. No doubt and hell's YUP!! ;) JV baseball Johnny
Longer wasn't better. That overhang!!!! Ended up having to sell our 1976 Coupe Deville because it was too long to fit in our garage at the new house in 1990.
Forget both of these. The only car to own from 1963 to 1976 was the Buick Riviera!
These were the days when people got excited with a new model from a big US auto maker ...never got the same feeling with a new model Camry
Oh what a feeling...
As Car & Driver always says, Camrys and Accords are very good at what they make: vehicular appliances...
Everything looks alike now days anyway.
Mopar had the marketing down 50 years ago. They just assume a man has his own personal harem.
"Hey baby, I got a machine with seven positions up and down and 3 more inches of in and out action." (the tilt wheel)
To paraphrase the great B-52's: "Hop in my Chrysler it's as big as a whale, we are on our way to THE LOVE SHACK, BABY LOVE SHACK..."
😂😂😂😂😂
seats about 20
My grandpa owned a dealership franchise (along with Chrysler and Plymouth) and it amazes me what people considered “up-to-date,” “luxurious,” or “cool” during the 1970s.
FABULOUS cars!! I'll take one of each, thanks!
He was so sad at the beginning while all those babes tended to his every wish? Poor fella.
Screw all the other features mentioned in either car in this video. Except for that back-seat pillow! Now THAT is why you buy a car!
The Imperial wins against any combatants....incredibly superior!
Too bad they weren't still available as brand new car choices!
Superior to what? How valuable is an overweight ugly luxury car in combat? Are you high?
Fantastic Vid !! The Imperial ... Queen of Mopars ! I owned a 65 Crown Coupe years ago...triple black head turner .... Cadillac---Imperial---Lincoln ruled as America's dream luxury cars back in the day .... in style and power...Thanks for vid ! sites like this make YTube so great due to your efforts for this site ! Kudo's Bobby.. West. Pa.
That was when a MERCEDES BENZ meant quality and prestige, NOT the disposable junk it is today!
You could compare my sex life to a Continental’s wheel. Only 5 positions and no telescopic action.
Wouldn't it be awesome if someone built a big, beautiful car today? I think they'd fly off the shelf faster than you can say Jeffrey is a pimp!
Considering that a lot of people drive full size quad cab pickups and SUVs as a family vehicle today, the old 70s iron is not much bigger nor heavier than what's currently on the road. With a modern engine and transmission, I'd bet the engineers could get 20-25 mpg out of an Imperial sized sedan today.
And with the resulting lower operating cost, you wouldn't need a pimp's income to afford it.
I'd say Jeffrey is the customer :)
There's always a Rollie or a Bentley or maybe a Genesis G90
I wonder if japan could compete with it if that happened. I would think it would give us a good edge on japan. What reason would there be for not building them that way if they were environmentally sound electric cars.
@@martinliehs2513 Considering that you can get 20mpg+ out of a 6.2L Escalade all day no sweat, a big car would be easy. Come to think of it, the latest generation Continental already has more rear seat leg room than the Escalade, by a LOT. The 3rd row is definitely worse though. 😁
9:05 The color of the front fender was lighter than the doors!!!!
My grandmother bought a 1971 Imperial, she would pick the car and color but her driver West would order it. He got it with the 440 TNT and limited-slip, dual climate controls and, I believe every option. I ended up getting that car in 1979, I've never had a car I liked more. Unfortunately, my mother borrowed it and had an accident and it came to rest in the Concord River. Forty years later I still dream about it occasionally, I would love to have another.
Alfred Morency The 440 TNT was only offered in the Chrysler 300.
@@MrZdvy It was available as a special order in any C-body, it may be that it was only standard in the 300. I have seen it in Imperials, Furry, New Yorkers, and other C-body cars.
Did your mom drown in the river?
@@fairfaxcat1312 No, my mother suffered a concussion and bruising and had trouble with her back for a few weeks. She lost control on a curve covered with wet maple leaves. The car went off a raised road, knocked a small tree down, fell about 10 feet (bending the frame very badly), and came to rest at a steep angle with the front third underwater and jammed into the mud. It took two medium-sized wreckers to get it back on the road.
pure gold.
Thank you for posting.
After Jefferey gave up his Lincoln for the Imperial, he found himself single again.
The Imperial appealed to a younger bigshot, under 45. Though I like the Continental, that is what grandpa would have bought.
I'm sold on the 1970 Imperial! Get me to my local Chrysler Plymouth dealer.
ok, but you'll need a dealer who also sells Imperials... (separate division back then!)
I hate being Mouse trapped getting out of the rear seat of my Lincoln🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I visited the US back in 1969 the family who we stayed with their car was a Pontiac Bonneville soft top, what an awesome car, and I was lucky enough to drive it.
so beautiful, unlike the little ugly crap of today
those big ass cars are a nightmare to drive in small spaces
@@SuperMrBentleythey are indestructible
@@SuperMrBentley so dont drive in small spaces, the bad doesnt out way the good
@@SuperMrBentley So a perfect car for cruising around Tokyo then.:)
In most of the sixties and seventies TV shows the gangsters almost always drove Imperials. Except on Cannon. They drove Fords.
If you saw an Imperial on Mannix, they were gangsters.
Ah, but TV shows of the era either had "cars furnished by Chrysler Corporation " or "cars furnished by Ford Motor Company " on the closing credits.
@@martinliehs2513 Yeah, and I love the Ford's on Andy Griffith.
The character played by Joe Don Baker in “Charley Varrick” drove an Imperial. The character was a mob hitman named “Molly”.
Do you remember the TV show "The Green Hornet" (ABC, 1966-7)? The car Van Williams and Bruce Lee tooled around in was a 1966 Chrysler Imperial.
Never drove an Imperial. My Folks were Oldsmobile 98 and Toronado. But I always felt the Imperial stood out as a very different luxury car and 1970 IMO was the most beautiful Imperial. Darn shame it didn’t sell better. Molar spark plugs were no good.
I'll take one of each, please!! LOVE them both!
8:26 the Belle Isle Bridge. A lot of these images were taken on Belle Isle.
Love the happy smiley faces getting out of the Imperial vs the sad pouty girls getting out of the Conti.
NICE... MOPAR GROUPIES IN BADASS BOOTS? GOTTA GET ME AN '70 IMPERIAL IN 2020 STAT!
KID ROCK BE RIGHT!
I just did a search. There is one on Ebay and not one on any Craigslist in the country.
Did anyone notice the tripometer is on 440 for the engine size. Love the go go boots and mini skirts on the girls. I bought a 69 imperial that had a engine fire back in 2005 only had 65k on it it was mint condition. I freshened up the 440 and put it in my 66 coronet.
Ahhh yes. The vulgar mini skirts and the hideously stupid go-go boots. And the sad thing is, even today many females still haven't learned to dress tastefully. They prefer skin tight clothes that make them look like prostitutes.
I'm sold!!!
Dad had both of them , the lincoln rode like a dream , Chrysler rode like a log wagon ; the guy was very careful not to mention that.
My father had a 69 Imperial Lebaron. True story my dad put the Lebaron in the Detroit River one cold winter morning. it was a boat that didn't float.
Are the go-go dancers extra with the Imperial or the standard equipment?? So that's why dad bought a 1970 Imperial and we still have our 66 Crown Coupe and our New Yorker station wagon all of them have the high output440 TNT
both are gorgeous, so unlike today
Our family back in the day always had Lincoln continentals. We had three different ones. A 1969 with subside doors , than 72 or 73 continental and then a 76 ,. The last one we kept only 6 months because the summer of 76 we were going to Europe for several weeks, so my dad decided to order a Mercedes 300 diesel, picked it up at factory even though we just a brand new. car at the time. Had to sell Lincoln before leaving on trip. All 3 Lincoln’s were beautiful cars and still are. The 69 is my favorite one of the 3.
So how it went with the Mercedes ?
The Mercedes turned out to be lemon through the 20 years we had it. Ever while in Europe while riding with family we had issues with it out of the factory. Originally ordered at 77 model but ended up with76 model near end if model year.
In 1970, only around 10,000 or so Imperials were built. Cadillac typically counted around 200,000 units in the 70s per year.
True, but it’s allover for once great American automobile industry it took 100 years to built great beauties and only 20 years to destroy it.
All plastic crap now and huge ugly gas gussling trucks $$$$ good luck at the pump.
That’s why we want Imperial today 💎
@@MR-xm4ib I agree!
42 year old Jeffrey evidently has three 22 year old babes. He needs a room at the Hyatt more than he needs an Imperial.
Lamentably, some of our fine RUclips commentators indeed including one “Marty Duncan,” may be better served by getting their minds out of the gutter.
I think Jeff has a better shot at an Imperial than a room at a Hyatt.
or a room at Imperial Plaza...
When those Continental got old they SHOWED THERE AGE , To ME those Imperials STILL LOOK GOOD to this day
Especially the continentals that weren’t maintained !
"More headroom in the rear"..... Yeah that's what I'm talking about !
funny
😂 Haha...good one!
Other then the Imperials stance, I really like it! I'm more a Lincoln guy but, I really like the Imperial.
Ohhh my god thanks i love you i needed imperial videos you made my day 😘😘😘😘😘
Great archival video, thanks for sharing it 👍🏽
When this guy was deciding between a new Lincoln and an Imperial ,my dad bought a 10 year old Dodge
I'd rather have the pillared 4 door sedan of the Continental over the pillar-less 4 door sedan of the Imperial because during a side impact there's no protection without roof pillars, the side easily caves in. On long cars like that I'd rather have a full perimeter frame which is far more rigid than a unibody on long chassis likes those which tended to flex, and the perimeter frame blocks out a lot of noise. (Body hardware wasn't as good on Chrysler products back then, my aunt had a 1969 Fury and you could literally see daylight through the doors). Also back in those days people preferred cushy rides over hard rides, and the Continental's coil springs gave those cars cushy rides, where as the Imperial's front torsion bar and rear leaf spring suspension gave a harder ride. Cadillac's construction and suspension was similar to Continental's, so both the Continental and Cadillac had a smoother and quieter ride than Imperial, possibly one of the reasons why Imperial didn't sell as well as Continental and Cadillac. Although on the Cadillac you did have to order the Fleetwood to get the pillared 4 door sedan, pillars didn't come standard on the 4 door Sedan Deville. Also Imperial didn't offer a personal luxury car in 1970 like Lincoln and Cadillac, the Continental Mark III and the Cadillac Eldorado. As far as sedan's, the Imperial was a good looking car though, especially from that fuselage era.
Sadly, no one cared about safety. Notice how the lap belts were almost hidden as very few people wore them. The guy in the car wasn't even shown wearing a lap belt much less the shoulder belt. I was a teenager back then and probably the only one that wore both the lap AND shoulder belts. My friends thought I was nuts for buckling up.
I think the Imperial was safer. It had crumple zones, particularly the front subframe.
@@fairfaxcat1312 The Lincoln Continental 4 door sedan B pilar went from the floor to the roof, the Imperial 4 door hardtop's B pillar went from the floor and stopped at the top of the door, it didn't go all the way up to roof like the Lincoln's. In a side impact the Imperial's half pillar would collapse. Not as sturdy as Lincolns full length pilar. Plus Chrysler's body hardware wasn't that great back then. My aunt had a late 1960's Plymouth Fury, you could see daylight through the doors.
@@bradparris99 did you have a pocket protector and glasses with tape too?
@@edpoe4622 LOL, no pocket protector, jus a pack of Marlboro 100s in my pocket. I knew a guy that had been in a head on collision that lost all of his front teeth from hitting the steering wheel. He wasn't wearing his seat belt. I figured that buckling up might prevent that or worse from happening to me. And a couple of years later a drunk driver hit me head on. Because of the size of the car and the fact that I was wearing both the lap and shoulder belts, I walked away with only bruises from the belts and minor cuts and scratches.
Honestly I remember when these guys were in their 50s and its weird to think he is almost 100 now.
Jeffrey is probably long gone. All that hard living and he didn't wear his lap and shoulder belts when he drove.
LOVE THIS!!! I’ve been waiting for this!
Ok I happened to be the oldest son of a wonderful Dad, who actually owned both Imperial and Lincoln’s. The first I remember when I was only 9 years old, Dad bought a beautiful 64 Lincoln in metallic gold, with beautiful matching silk like cloth interior. But that car turned out to be a real lemon, stranding the whole family at the beach, plus Dad at work twice, with a bum starter/flywheel issues. So he traded that in on an amazing 64 Imperial Crown Coupe! In metallic turquoise with black vinyl roof made out of a unique vinyl with different texture that I’ve never seen again. Very soft black leather interior, that car was really something special, I remember a game we would all play, because the car was so quiet, we would see who could hear a noise first!! Then Mom said we were going to have the forth sibling and we all could not fit properly in the Imperial, so Dad was forced to trade in for a wagon. Not just any wagon, no Dad special ordered a 68 Chrysler Town&Country Beach Wagon! A 9 passenger beast with a 440/4 brl dual exhaust monster! But Dads Mom ended up selling him her 69 Thunderbird in a couple years, that led Dad back to Lincoln’s. There was a new Lincoln every couple years through the 70’s, a 71 coupe, a 73 coupe, then a 75 Town Coupe with fancy landau roof. Finally a 78 Town Car all in baby blue with matching soft leather. That car ended up being my daily driver for a few years, from 1986-1990. I still feel to this day the big Chrysler’s were the grandest!
Almost every 70's TV gangster/bad guy had an Imperial sedan. If Joe Mannix or Jim Phelps saw one in his rear view mirror, usually driving through Griffith Park,LOOK OUT!
1970 was a good year for all makes.
Yes. 1969 and 1970 were the best years for all US car manufacturers.
Yep. Before the insurance companies and the government ruined all cars for the next 20 years. 70--72 were the last years before lower compression and emissions controls devastated performance, and the malaise set in and workers didn't give a shit about doing their jobs - they were gonna stick it to da man, man!
muito maravilhoso, parabéns.
Jeffrey would be 92 now. This film is what was shown to Chrysler dealership employees in Dec 1969 for the new model year.
He probably died of over-exertion. Those hoes sucked the life out of him.
Very nice cars, the girls are beautiful
This was such a beautiful car, Chrysler just was not aggressive enough with its promotion. National Geographic in the 1960s-1970 were loaded with Cadillac and Lincoln ads but I don't recall seeing anything on the Imperial.
Jeffery is only 42? he looks more like 62. How times have changed!
The rarest body style of 1970 Imperial Crown is a 2 door hardtop, while 4 door hardtop is most popular by a 2 to 1 margin.
This really sold me on the Lincoln !
I like them both.
I am just barely old enough to remember that rash of antennae thievery back in the early 70's.
back when America was great industrial country
EPA took care of that quick
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu while China keeps pumping green house gases into the atmosphere !
I've decided to buy one of each.
So this guy is kinda the Heidi Fleiss of the 1970s? I mean, them girls gotta be making some Benjamins for him, eh? LOL. Ross Roy productions, based in conservative Detroit, is funniest when it tries to be hip.
I bought an Imperial LeBaron Coupe late in the model year of 1970 when the 1971s were showing up. I got a great deal on it. Within a year the upholstery on the driver door split away. The "flood" lighted instrument panel (which was like someone shining a flashlight on everything creating a lot of glare at night) developed an intermittent, making the light flicker off and on. The air conditioner compressor went out. And on a fast trip to Las Vegas the center drag link and pitman arm just came apart. Result? No steering. Chrysler had a serious problem with reliable quality. But it looked cool. There's that. :-(
Nice review old timer.😜
But it had covered headlights, so that makes up for all of that.
I want to order a loaded Imperial now.
Sean Dougherty Yeah, me too!!!
Sean Dougherty - unfortunately, it would probably come with a Fiat designed engine. Chrysler could never build a decent car today. While once an engineering-focused company, today, it is intent on building crap.
Damn the Continental sure looked good. I’d take either though ther’re a hoot.
you could also use the glove box on the Continental as a tray, he didn't mention that. That was very useful on the 1975 model my parents had. The layout of the interior didn't change much from 1969-1977. I don't believe the Imperial had a better ride. Ford suspensions have always been pretty good on their line larger cars. You can have the Chrysler, i'll stick with the Lincoln.
Torsion bar suspension was much more stable but sacrificed some of that floaty cloud ride. Chrysler cars of that era were similar to modern day BMW for the segment. They had a firmer, sportier ride.
I personally prefer the torsion bar suspension.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
(And I grew up in Lincolns and never understood why the 60's models had interior hood releases while the early 70's didn't!?!)
Also, the windows were probably quieter than the Imperial, but Chrysler used the space in those doors MUCH better!
To be fair, ALL Chryslers seemed to have 3-speed wipers while the rest of Detroit didn't, but then the Lincoln had Interval Wipers (stolen?) and the Chrysler dash-lights just SUCKED.
I have to give the Imperial the Tilt-Tele steering column. I think they bought it from GM, while Ford's was unique but inferior. On the other hand, I never heard of special rear heat/cool in anything but a limousine...
Ah, yes, the Chrysler torsion-bar front suspension PLUS the brakes and Warranty - That's a big point.
I guess my main preference is because the 440s I drove never had the TORQUE of the mighty 460 in the Lincolns... and NO, the new Lincolns were nowhere near as bottomed-out slugs as the 60's versions.
Did he say "Travelling chess set?'
Imperial is by far a beautiful car .
Big and beautiful. There was just some freedom about these cars from a time when the world was far less populated, more resourceful and not controlled by political correctness like today.
He looks almost like Austin Powers with fembots. Always preferred these Imperials over the Lincolns. Thanks for posting this😊
I should have kept my 69 Imperial
It would be a pile of rust by now.
Says you. My 78 D-150 isn't a pile of rust. Neither was my 66 Fury
I wonder if Jeffrey's still around at age 92 . . .
If he is, he's probably in some old people's home, drooling on himself..
If he is still around...I hope he isn't driving.
Jeffrey partied pretty hard and didn't wear his seat belts so I would guess he isn't around.
I had the cheaper version of this car when I was 19 in 1980...I miss it after all of these years..
I would take either or both are nice cars.
I would gladly take both assuming that the Chrysler brakes before the Lincoln. Ok they are both built pretty good unlike today.
Freeze frame @9:49: the paint job on that Imperial was rather poor. Especially on the front right fender, which doesn't match the doors (even when seen in black and white only diaporama).
AlainHubert i don’t notice much but that sure caught my eye too...
Chrysler's "TOTAL QUALITY" you can see!
AlainHubert Do we know that the paint doesn’t match?
@@fairfaxcat1312
I'm not a car paint expert, but I think that it's pretty obvious that it doesn't. Unless they forgot to mention that it's a two-tone model perhaps? 😆
Miss-matched paint: Standard.
3 Imperials? You know he's pimpin',or slingin'...Go Jeffrey !!!!
I'd probably get a Deville four door hardtop and call it a day...
Go a step further and get a Fleetwood.
@@markpotvin7119 A Fleetwood Brougham for me, thank you.
@@thomasshort1784 That goes without saying Tom.
@@markpotvin7119 Please don't call me Tom. I'm not called that even by those who know me. Thomas is good enough. Thank you.
@@thomasshort1784 chill out Tom. Lol
In the early 80's the cheap way to get a decent ride was to buy a readily available small block E-body and then buy an old Imperial. Take the 440 and 727 AT out of the Imperial, pull the small block and change the motor mounts, the 440 drops right in, shorten the driveshaft and add dual exhaust. You'd have a quick car for $1,000 ~ $1,500.
That was 40-50 years ago. Now they've all been used in demo derbies.
I was just thinking the other day how back in the 80's and even 90's there were all kinds of Ford wagons around with 460's in them (although most were 400's) and lots of run out T-birds with 429's, and stuff like that. And then "poof"....they were all gone. I should have grabbed a few when they were nearly free for the taking..
Lol in the Early 80's 440 RT's were rusting away at used car lots because no one would give up $700 dollars for them .
Or you could just get a firebird and smoke that Mopar junk
Pontiac Firebird the gay mans Camaro . Hahaha.
The guy makes a decent case.
Geoffrey was buying a Continental at 35?
And the Imp at 42? That certainly was not the average age.
Pretty close to Don Draper's age, so possible
@@dalewunderlich What is a "Don Draper"?
Killer car !
42 my ass! The girls want money, not a fancy car to ride in.