1967 Chrysler Imperial Crown Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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- 1967 Chrysler Imperial Crown Coupe. The Imperial was designed "for the man who doesn't seek prestige because he already has it.".
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1967 Chrysler Imperial Crown Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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The guy in our town with a Chrysler was Harry DeWire- He had an impeccable snow-white 1966 Imperial with a red leather interior. He owned a bar on railroad street where you can get a small fluted glass of tap beer for ten cents. Great guy. R I P
Thank You Thats a Good Fellow.Really enjoyed that.[Good Deal.on the beer there too!😂😊❤
My father was an engineer at Chrysler in the heater/air conditioning lab and helped design the duel zone A/C in this car.
I absolutely love this and Jay’s passion. Bought a car he didn’t want to buy and loves it. Fabulous.
When you see a car that has been pampered and preserved like this one, you must have it !
My grandfather owned a 1967 Imperial. When we rode around in that car we were so far away from the front seat that it was like sitting in the Grand Canyon.
One time, My grandparents took me and my brothers on a road trip and we got lost. We were so lost my grandfather had to drive mountain fire roads to get back to the freeway. That car was so freaking big we could barely get around the corners without the tires kissing the edge of the cliff road. My grandmother in the front seat shouting at my grandpa, and us boys in the back frozen with fear. But we made it. Fun times.
Got my driver's license in a '66 imperial, in a raging snow storm - the tank would go through ANYTHING! Wonderful car.
Absolutely a gorgeous car. Any pre 1976 Chrysler is art in my book. Love those huge land barges.
These became the best derby cars ever built......they were eventually outlawed to be used in demo derbies. They always one and could be used again and again.
Back in the good old days when you could get a car dripping in chrome, or the super-luxury model with even more chrome! I love it.
"I got me a Chrysler, it's as big as a whale....and its about to set saiiiiil!"
Bring your jukebox money😁
I love shack is a little old place where we can get together
Seats about 20....
I got me a Chrysler it seats about 20 so hurry up and bring your juke box money
LOL! B-52s cool.
My favorite Jay Leno’s garage episodes are the original ones when they were original and unrestored
We had a 1967 Chrysler New Yorker when I was little. From around the age of five, we took it on several long vacations. I used to crawl up into the back window area and sleep. Seeing the interior of this car was a walk down memory lane. :)
Chrysler used to make luxury cars.
Love the days when you could lay down in the back window area.
I was looking to see if Jay had a New Yorker, my dad got stuck with one when the car he was driving blew a motor. I did my first donut in it and ran it up to 100; I was not twelve...
@@walterkersting6238 😁
"You can literally drive yourself to the cemetery in this car" This is why I love Jay,keep up the good work pal.
Bo Diddley had a Cadillac,
with Machine Guns and a Bulletproof Back.
Engine taken from a 707;
Sounds like a sure way of gettin' to heaven!
Heeeyy Bo Diddley 🎸
When I was 14 ,I put a water pump and a fuel pump on my scout master 67 imperial....I also detailed cars and built a 289 Ford when I was 14...thanks for walking me down memory lane!!!
I grew up in LA in the 50's and 60's and the only "seatbelt" was your Dads right arm holding you back from smashing your head into a metal dashboard in an emergency stop. It was always a good idea to be on good terms with your Dad on those occasions..
@Hoodoo Man: That move's even better with a female passenger-even WITH the seat belt on!
Fast stops could result in crushed craniums without seat belts.
I got my license in 79. Back then wearing a seat belt was considered an activity for pussies, some drivers would even take offense if you wore one as to them you were communicating that you did not trust them. However, I was brought up to use them and felt uncomfortable without it, so I would nonchalantly put one on if the car had one. Many of my friends actually removed the seat belts as one of the first things on the list when they bought their car. Even if the car had seat belt buzzers, they were easy to unplug. To this day, it amazes me how people could have been so stupid and how far the other way we have come.
I remember when some people removed seat belts, but that was back in the middle to late 1960s. By the late 1970s most of the people I knew used their seat belts, although there were exceptions. I insisted that passengers wear their seat belts when I got my first car which had them, i.e., a new 1964 Volkswagen. At that time I had to be very insistent. Some of the excuses for not wearing them were bizarre.
Income seemed to be a factor. In observing employees leaving work, I noticed that those leaving professional business were much more likely to fasten their seat belts than employees leaving factories. @@kennethsouthard6042
@@frankeggers4024 I remember the "thrown clear" excuse. It was always a friend of a friend was in a car wreck and was thrown clear. Had he been wearing the seat belt and lived, he would have been knocked out and died in the car fire that always seemed to occur. I even remember one of the guys from MASH, I think it was Wayne Rogers telling his own "thrown clear" story on a talk show.
What a beauty!!! How in the hell could you possibly say "no" to this car?, it's just dripping with luxury. I love it!!
When emission rules where enacted, the founder of Honda, said he hired a 100 new engineer's, and GM hired a 100 new Lawyers...
I would have hired 100 of both and had the engineers working with the lawyers to design a car that exploited every single possible loophole in emissions laws
Engineer's what?
@@user-xg8yy7yl1d All in the name of better performance.... My ex wife had a 96 Mercury Sable with a 3.0 DOHC. First year of OBDII. Thing had at least 20, 1/8" vacuum lines running to electric/vacuum sensors. What a terror to keep running good, when you could replace the boots and still spray cleaner on the fittings and see bubbles and get engine bog... In general it ran ok most of the time, but felt like it was always holding itself back somewhat....
I grew up in this. No car was ever better. This car is cream. My Mom had this. ❤️
It’s like it’s been in a time capsule, absolutely beautiful 👍
And 146000 miles
" an Ash tray in every door, you can drive your family to the cemetery". Love it Jay, Caprese. Capeesh
Hand crafted by the cream de la cream 40 year plus Chrysler car builders. Road Runners were cool, but Imperial's were precision. The reason Chrysler didn't sell as well as Cadillac and Lincoln. It's all in the name, yes people were like that.
I wish Jay would have taken a little more time to point out the overall craftsmanship as he did on the gadgetry. I remember the first time I saw the 64 Imperial, we were having our 63 Plymouth Fury serviced. The Fury wasn't shabby by any means, but that Chrysler Imperial was pretty much perfect in every tiny detail, I couldn't believe how the closer you looked the more impressive the Imperial was. Thank you Jay for sharing this Legendary Classic with us. Peace.
3:44 "You could hang meat in this car..." classic
Gotta love Jay, he cracks me up with his natural humor. I remember my Dads 66 Oldsmobile had a cigg lighter and ash try for each passenger
Me too on the "cigarette lighter for every passenger" thing.
It's probably hard for a young person today to imagine a time when _everyone_ smoked. (well, _almost_ )
I'm so glad you are doing these. I've never been a fan of comedy, and I never watched late night TV, but I'm becoming a fan of Jay Leno: car guy, patriot, and teacher of the young.
In the past, you could have labeled me a Jay Leno detracter. Always a letterman fan, bitter that Letterman didn't get the Tonight Show. These negative feelings were exascerbated by the Conan/Late Night fiasco. This series has all but erased those bad memories for me, and the bad feelings I had for Mr. Leno.
My sentiments exactly.. As far as Cars go, Jay is my Idol and love these shows.
userunavailable3095 never been a fan of comedy? Must be a sad sad life
notmy nameno LOL thats funny comedy gold right there!
userunavailable3095 I've never liked his tonight Show stuff, but since I've found out about his car knowledge/collection/passion he's become an idol of mine.
40 years and 140,000 miles still looks, runs and drives like new. Shows what a great car + fastidious maintenance can do.
Imperial has always been one of my favorite classic cars. Even into the 70's the understated style is what made it a classic.
In 1974, the year I graduated high school, my best friend's mom bought a beautiful, forest green, '67 Lincoln Town Car. I have some fond memories of cruising around in that fantastic land yacht. When you got inside the smell of leather was really delicious. The room in the back seats was cavernous. You could have put a small golf course back there. But the two things I remember most were the silent, effortless power, and the incredibly smooth ride. I've never ridden in a car that had a more comfortable ride. You really had to keep an eye on the tubular speedometer too because you'd be doing 80-90 mph without realizing it. What a cruiser. This car reminds me a lot of that Lincoln.
Josue Trujillo HaHaHaHa! So true. I hope you get another 350k out of her. These cars weren't given the credit they deserved. They were superbly comfortable and relaxing to drive, and ride in, for hours on end.
Josue Trujillo I have a '92 Town Car Signature Series with the 1st generation 4.6 Modular engine. It has over 170,000 miles on it and needs some things fixed on it but it still runs and drives so I can't complain. It still has the factory installed cell phone in it, too.
Man, there is just something magestic about these old motors. I love the idea that these machines are older than I. How special. And a coupé too! YUSS!
Brings back so many memories. My first car was a 67 New Yorker with a 383. I wish I still had it!
We grew up in Imperials.. Dad loved those land yachts..
Air conditioning option was $406.00. The duel unit air conditioning was $605.00. That was big money in 1967
To somebody who worked hard and only bought a car when they actually needed to it was not that much money extra. The average salary was about $10,000 at that time and somebody who worked hard could be earning $20,000.
If that person was buying a car to last 5 or 10 years that $400 would be money well spent.
And to think a few years later toyota had air conditioning standard in the celica.
@@Ms.Fowlbwahhh
Celica was not a luxury car and would have been nowhere near as nice to drive. Let us be honest.
Toyota never should have been allowed into the American market. It literally destroyed it.
bighand69 I'm a buy American as much as I can, it pissed me off to see all the foreign cars being bought in the late 70s early 80s, but if you were there, you would remember a lot of American cars at that time were junk, if it wasn't for Toyota and Honda etc. American car makers wouldn't have had any incentive to make their cars better, believe me at the time I didn't want to hear it, but now that I look back, it was for the best.
As far as the A/C, you could buy a Falcon or a Nova for about $2000.
@@bighands69 the average salary was not that high. Think about 10x.
Hey Jay, The steering wheel is Telescopic and Tilt. Just twist the big chrome nut in the center of the wheel left 1/2 turn then you can move the wheel in or out, 1/2 turn back and it's locked in.
... and that unit was made by Saginaw Gear of G.M..
@@34Packardphaeton Yes, it was even told in his 66 Lincoln vid that the Lincolns had GM steering columns, which most likely meant the gearbox as well.
@@kramnull8962 .. I don't believe that such assertion is accurate or true. The '66 Lincoln was the first year of FoMoCo's "C-6" automatic transmission. .. It was only in the early to mid 1950s that L-M used GM transmissions.. briefly. Also, the '66 Lincoln only offered a tilt wheel, not a 'tilt & telescope'... so again, the steering gear may not have been GMs.
@@kramnull8962 And Chrysler built transfer cases for most G.M. 4 wheel drive vehicles. The transfer case was a New Process brand transfer case owned by Chrysler which later became a joint venture between G.M. and Chrysler called New Venture Gear.
I respect the previous owner of this car. He loved it and drove it. He wasn't looking to lease or trade it in for a new model after a couple of years. He kept it well maintained and when it finally came time that he had to give it up he found a great home for it.
“If you worked in a factory, this is what the boss drove.” Lmao.
I just picked up a ‘67 4 doors from the original owner who drove it up until two years ago. He’s now 101 years old. Car came with a briefcase full of maintenance records since day one! Best part about it: I paid $2K. God is good.
The vent window motors are more powerful than a prius.
Fake news. The electric motor in the Prius has 295 lbf·ft.
That’s funny as hell! Good one!
@@ralphinator2 Does the word facetious have meaning to you?
@@joecebu2791 Good one; that clown actually took Randy's great joke literally, must be a "furriner geek" or just your basic "snowflake"! I bet he has one (a "Pious"); and his other car is a Subaru! LOL.
@@ronschlorff7089 lol! Most likely. I wonder what his boyfriend drives.
I'm from the UK but I have always loved these old Land Yachts. They certainly don't
make them like this anymore. I visit American car shows over here and have loads
of photo's of cars from the 50's thru to the mid 70's. To me, these cars are Automotive
Art. Thanks for posting the clip.
Glad you like our cars, Gary. We're very proud they originated here and the '50's-60's cars are a blast to drive as well. You could actually "feel" the road with these cars.
Grandad had one. Everyone loved to drive it. He passed and my uncle bought it...then it went to pot out in the elements. I'm still a Chrysler Jeep guy to this day.
Thank you so much for showing this car. I was born in 67. I miss the cars From the 60’s. My parents and grandparents drove their cars and pickups for 25 -30 years before selling them. The cars from the 60’s were my favorite. The 70’s were still ok but then the 80’s were dark years for US cars.
I miss the cars but… I miss the WW2 and WW1 generation of human beings even more.
I wish Chysler would make cars like this again. I love the current 300 but an Imperial would be amazing.
I learned to drive in a 66 Imperial four door and its just as Jay describes. Absolutely no road feel and one finger will steer the car and one toe will apply the brakes. I love that kind of isolation. I wish we still had real cars like this now. It was a true land yacht
My grandfather owned a Chrysler Plymouth dealership and I learned to drive in a 1976 New Yorker Brougham (which was essentially an Imperial, as Chrysler dropped the name Imperial after 1975). That car was absolutely stunning inside and out. When we would take it to the car wash we would always receive compliments and at least twice people asked if we would sell it. They traded it in 1984 and only got $1000 for it; I wish I'd had the $1000 to buy it from them back then because I would love to drive that car today.
Gary Taylor I had a 1972 New Yorker Brougham and your absolutely correct . I still miss that car and I sold it about 30 years ago . Sigh .
Chrysler introduced power steering in 1951; they were the first even though GM invented it in about 1928. I knew someone who had an early 1950s Chrysler Windsor with power steering and fluid drive. He used to drive with one hand on the hub of the steering wheel. It took zero force to turn the steering wheel. Fortunately most cars now have at least some road feel.
My father drove Chrysler land yachts when I was a child in the 60's and early 70's. More often then not he drove with one thumb on the wheel.
Those Chrysler Corporation cars had over-boosted power steering. @@Zoetropeification
My grandfather had a royal blue 67 sedan he bought brand new off the lot--Oahu Hawaii...I remember cruising in it in 1969 as a little kid--down the Pali Highway and Kam Highway into Honolulu from the North Shore Oahu--oh the vistas! Leather interior throughout and ice cold A/C. And from my vista--the big jutting flat blue dash sitting up front between my "Pa" and my Dad. This was a luxury car and smooth as silk cruising. Don't know why my dad practically gave that car away. The blue paint on it was majestic.
I had a 1973 Imperial that I bought in the 1970s, it was still in great shape in the mid 1980s when I moved a long distance for work and left it parked in my garage at my old place for the next ten years before I finally gave it away, I should have given it to Jay!
Jay, gimme a call when you're 93 and ready to pass along this car :p Thanks for posting this was a fun video, for sure
The luxobarge era was the best.
Love this car.
Thanx Jay.
The mid/late 70's were even bigger but crap because of all the smog gizmos
Driving my mother's 1964 Pontiac Catalina was like driving a barge. On narrow roads it seemed that it barely fit into a lane.
@@frankeggers4024 pontiac Carolina is a Bueatiful car! I drove one! Loved it!😀😉
@@vintageprolink about the island, Santa Catalina, even a song from the late fifties early sixties was written about it: "Twenty-six miles.... across the sea,.... Santa Catalina is waiting for me,.... island of romance, romance,.. romance...…" Dunno about last part but it is a nice island, been twice, little bay and town of Avalon, cruise ships going to Mexico from L.A. often stop there. Waters around the island are popular with scuba divers,... and probably sharks too! :D
Did anyone else notice that, right there at the end, when the car is rolling along, Jay lifts his head up, the chin catches the wind, and the car pauses for a second?
J/K, luv ya, Jay!!! I am slowly working my way through your videos, starting from the very first one posted here. I have a long way to go, but I know by what I've seen so far, I will enjoy it. Thanks so much for showing us of your, and other people's, great toys!
My mouth is watering looking at this car
You know you're wealthy when you "buy a car because of the story"
Let's see a "Jay Leno's Closet" video with like 150 denim shirts:
"Here we have an original 1976 Levi's classic cut..."
+CrazyDracula Not as cool as you bro, damm bro your so cool, and you have the coolest stories bro...ooooooohhhhhhh yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
1930s farm boots with cow dung on it. Original, unrestored!
CrazyDracula -This is a 1924 Stream powered wristwatch with the original watchbands.
Anton Chigurh
Why are you being so obtuse?
Lol
What makes you think Jay has 150 shirts? He only has one shirt and one pair of pants. He's just rich enough that when he starts to stink nobody has the balls to tell him.
My buddy had a 58 Chevy, a tank, and I had a 61 Ford. In the summer when hot, we would put the car in neutral, rev it up while rolling back down a hill with black top patch on the country road , pull it down in gear, and floor board it. Smoke would be rolling off the tire, not tires, no posi-track. We just kept changing that one that tire around. That was fun!
These Imperials were the favorite cars of the demolition derby guys. They are indestructible.
I always think the mid '60s was the sweet spot for American car stying. In the '50s they were garish, in the '70s they were just vulgar. But in the '60s they were simple, more tasteful and elegant
+Roger Mouton
40s,50s,60s,70s and even 1980s produced amazing looking American cars.
Sweet spot for me was late 1950s and early 60s but to be honest late 60s cars still looked amazing.
1950s Buicks looked amazing and were a large luxury car that was on par with anything coming out of Europe but was a third of the price of the European cars.
Roger Mouton the ‘70’s weren’t that bad as far as I’m concerned. The bad years for me as far as automotive style was the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. Then from there on it just gets vulgar lol.
Blame the gov with its epa requirements killing performance .
Mad Hatter Damn government, always trying to do thing to help you live longer.
I do agree, if you have to pick one decade, it's the 60s, but for a daily driver, I'll take a new car every time
For me it was the late 20's to early or mid thirties. I understand where you are coming from though.
I remember going to a demolition derby in 1982 at the San Jose Fairgrounds. At the very end all that was left were like 5 Imperials and they still pretty much looked unscathed going in, as they made easy work of all the other cars. Long story short it sounded like thunder, and took forever for the Imperials to finish each other off. I've been to like two or three derbys since, but that was the only one that I saw with Imperials, and nothing will ever top it. Another side note, is that I always heard that it was strictly a halo car for Chrysler, as they always lost money on them.
+Kenneth Southard I had a friend in 80s who would buy Imperials at the auto auction $50 apiece and drive the heck out of them.
+Kenneth Southard I had a friend in 80s who would buy Imperials at the auto auction $50 apiece and drive the heck out of them.
It was always interesting to compare the difference between Imperial, Cadillac and Lincoln throughout their history. 1967 was clearly a peak for Imperial. Now the lux SUV has taken its place. In many ways this is as significant a vehicle as a 1930s Dusenberg, a type of car never to be seen again. Glad Jay is saving it. Great story.
Back in the '80s I came across a one owner '67 Imperial Crown Sedan. Turquoise metallic paint with white leather interior. Everything worked, especially the A/C which was great in Florida. The only thing I ever had to do was replace the steering box. Very fast and comfortable. Great memories!
Great story, about a movie producer, CEO, who has been driving the car since brand new. It's nice to have someone to take care of the car. I've always like the 67 Imperial the best. I've always liked original, and un-restored cars. :)
Me too! I just wish I had the money to afford them.
What a fantastic machine! Beautiful! Nice of Jay to comb his hair with a pillow, before filming.
My dad had a 67 similar to this one but he bought his used in 70. I loved Sunday family rides in it when I was a kid.
I owned a 67 Crown Imperial when I was about 20yo. What a dream it was. Unfortunately, in PA older cars are rusted out. I wish the guy had called me before Jay!
This car is built for a King. One of the best superior automobile in this time.
"This is what you call a hybrid. It use's gas, and on the highway, it use's MORE gas!"
This is the BEST JayLenoGarage episode.
That's when a car was something solid and dependable..... those were the days.....
I've got a 1996 Lincoln Town Car Le Panache, all black inside and out, gold accents, forgot the mileage but it's under 80K I know that much. They only made 12 of this model I was told..... it's a beauty and the trunk is as big as this car shown here. Full sized spare too.
I always thought Jay would love to see it one day.... it's so nice. I always have notes left on the windshield, "I want to buy your car when you're ready" and all their contract information. Lol.... I have a box of people's numbers lol ....they don't make them like this anymore. It's like riding in your living room.....❤
Having just discovered these videos what I really like, since I never watched the tonite show is that he seems like a regular guy - rich but normal. And that he likes to share the cool things about how Americans relate to cars.
Great overall summary of Jay. The kind of guy you could "have a beer with!"
Comedian and car knowledge wow Jay is the man 😎
@@williama.3652 Ya he is so knowledgeable and passionate about cars then right off the cuff without any preplanned script he says something real funny about what he is explaining about the car. I love how applies comedy to his commentary seamlessly and it is always good funny stuff!
Amazing that Chrysler Corp was sill using leaf spring rear suspensions in 1967 when relatively "low end" cars such as the Chevy Chevelle were using coil springs and control arms. Indeed, even the "all new" 1980 Imperial STILL USED rear leaf springs!
My uncle had one of these cruisers back in the day and hated us kids messing w/ the switches for the windows and locks. Drove him crazy. He was complaining about it being dirty one dy, so I suggested he let us kids wash it for him. He wasn't too keen on having so many kids around his baby, but he relented at the prospect of a free car wash. We had a great time washing that boat and did a pretty good job, making sure to hit all the nooks and crannies. He was less offended when us kids were around his car after that. lol
We had a ‘72 Chrysler New Yorker . It had a 440 4 barrel. It was huge, loved gas but it was sooo comfortable!! A true six passenger. Two in the front and the four kids in the back!! Huuuuge trunk ! I loved that car!!
You make me laugh describing this Imperial Jay!
This kind of story is why I Love "Jay Leno's Garage" so much!
These backstory driven tales are always fascinating.
As always thanks for sharing Jay.
Be well......peace.
clb
That was 10 yrs ago and I probably watched this the first time it was uploaded. I just saw an interview with Jay Leno and he was recapping this car and story then the original was recommended to me. So I watched it again.
Once again, Jay has won over my 70-year-old self to another 1960's grand American automotive "handsome" machine that I used to dismiss as "less than" the General Motors best models. Thanks greatly, Jay!
I love the sound of this car you can hear gas and air pulling through the carb. great job Jay love the show
The 65' is my favorite Imperial.Its beautiful.
I love how there is no B pillar in the car and the back windows of a coupe roll down. I miss that feature in modern cars
My dad had the 67 Chrysler New Yorker coupe with the 440. That thing was a beast. He used to race Corvettes on the road to Vegas. The New Yorker had a more sloping rear window
Wow! What an elegant car! I love the fact that it has four lighters. Back in the day (Copyright, Jay Leno), smoking wasn't seen as unhealthy, and what the heck, the car is so huge inside that four people smoking inside wouldn't be a problem.
got a board meeting to go to, im going to show up in my "imperial" and make a good impression. man, what a tagline! to show up in your IMPERIAL. :)
That's why Darth Vader always shows up in an IMPERIAL Battle Cruiser! :)
Imperials were pure class. Thank you for showing the world Jay 💕🇺🇸👍
I glad your rich and like owning and showing us these cars. Thank You for preserving and appreciating the fine iron of the 40's ,50's , 60's and later. Being of modest means, it is you and those others involved, whom are giving us a chance to see all that was. Thank You.
Jay, Thanks for the videos, I really appreciate your recognition of all these different vehicles. I bet your shop would be a fun place to hang out, don't worry, I'm not asking.. Just saying. Anyway.. I don't know if you read these comments or not, Jay but if you do, I couldn't help but notice in your review of the 1967 Imperial when you demonstrated the tilt steering wheel, you did not show off the telescopic feature, and I wonder if you're even aware of it? You access it by spinning the center hub of the steering wheel. That unlocks it, and the steering wheel slides in and out. It's kind of a 'hidden' feature, you have to know about it to know it's there.. You know how they did that sort of thing back then and it's one of those things you would only know about if you spent some time with the car., Cool, huh?
Stand Bye Me.
Thank you for pointing out the telescoping steering wheel feature! My great-aunt had a 1967 Imperial and as a kid I thought that was one of the coolest features of the car.!
wow thats a nice car...I have never seen a power triangle window. I think you could fit about 10 people in that trunk...good for the drive inn. Thanks for the video.
Cadillac, Chrysler, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Lincoln all had power triangle Windows avaliable. Standard equipment on some Cadillacs. :) Standard on the Imperial I think.
I loved those old Imperials and Chryslers. Owned many from 1957 to 1974. The 57 had the early style Hemi, the 392, and it was a magnificent gunboat! Maybe someone already mentioned it, but I think Jay is mistaken about the cast iron Torqueflite in his Imperial. If I remember correctly the last cast iron Torqueflites were used in the late 50's. All the 440's - and I think all the "wedge head" B block engines, used the aluminum A-727-B Torqueflite, which was an excellent transmission, every bit the equal of the much heavier cast iron transmission. Great video Jay! Brings back wonderful memories.
We had a 65' Olds 98 Luxury Sedan when I was a kid that is comparable to this. The ride was like floating a cloud on your living room sofa.
I live down in Homestead, Florida just outside of Miami. Down the street there's a guy with one of these (I want to say a 1966). It's lime metalflake green with at least 26-inch spinners, a brown velour and fiberglass speaker box interior and a giant mural of a Cheshire cat down the side. Every time I see that thing I want to scram "What the Hell did that poor car ever do to YOU?!" I swear, this Chrysler's just crying inside, begging for somebody to steal it, restore it and give it it's damned dignity back. Or drive over it with a bulldozer. Honestly, it would be a mercy killing. Poor Chrysler...man, I worry about this generation sometimes.
Seein' that thing comin' at me would make me wanna scram too.
Richard Rowe ya know i love lowriders, hydraulics, and spinners but nothing beats a clean original
Better than letting it rust, man. Least the car's still going to be intact years later.
Rogue Jukebox no, it probably won't. I work at Cadillac. We have these roll in occasionally, and every light is on, it's leaking oil, tranny fluid..if they look like that on the outside, they are almost always junk on the inside. Same goes for lifted trucks. They trade having a safe, reliable car for having a "cool" one.
Richard Rowe I understand. I saw in the comments about how a young guy like myself wanted to hotbox an old like 1924 four door Model J. Or something like that. But it's like, "No, you should have more respect for something as classic and valuable as that. It's just wrong to abuse it like that." And I smoke, but I wouldn't ever do that. I like the car too much.
Dad had this identical car ..... I remember the synagogue car park was row after row of these things on Shabbos
asa, those Imperials look like really fine mink coats, to me. I'm sure others thought the same thing: "Wouldn't my wife look wonderful arriving in THIS!" (and she probably DID). Too, I can imagine one Imperial after another, pulling up in front of the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc (those trunks having enough room for all the fur coats it took to fill the dedicated fur closets in those Miami Beach hotel rooms. I was born too late...
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But the bowling alley parking lot was empty......CUZ WE DON'T ROLL ON SHABBOS!!!
+asa
Men wore suits, shirts, jumpers and wore tee shirts at the right time. In that era you could get a good cheap suit that today would cost thousands.
@@bossfan49 The bowling alley would have Ford Ranch Wagons, Dodge Ram trucks, AMC Hornets, and Chevy Impalas.
Dad had all the great cars. Caddys, Lincolns, Imperials. He was partial to the conertibles. He had an Imperial just like this. What a beast. He had me driving by myself behind the wheel when I was 11. I was scared as all get out, especially about the cops. Dad did not give a damn.
I had no sense of feel particularly when it came to the brakes. Jay mentioned touching the brakes. Was that an understatement. I remember driving that car about 4 times. I could never get the brakes right. I always felt like I was barely touching the brakes and felt like I was ready to send myself and my dad thru the windshield. Those brakes were super sensitive.
Dad also had the sense of humor. When I complained about the brakes he made a joke about it. "If you fart on those brakes it will send you thru the windshield, be careful"
I love it Jay, this was the kind of cars that I started driving with.
My first two cars were the '65 Olds Dynamic 88, and a '68 Olds 98. All the '60's era cars we the golden age of autos in my opinion. Especially the luxury models. They were 3 ton cars which one ton was all luxury.
The windwing is a feature on cars that I really miss. The windwing can scoop tremendous amounts of air without blowing it through your hair and making a mess.
One of my family members traded their 69 Chrysler, Imperial for a 74 Cadillac, Eldorado, biggest mistake they ever made.
I still miss the vent windows, they were great.
Thank you Mr. Leno…saved another American marvel…
When I was 7 (1968) my grandfather bought a loaded Chrysler Newport. Summer of "69 we drove it to North Dakota, for a family reunion, from Upstate New York, mostly Interstate. Talk about a floating land yacht that would do 80 effortlessly all day. Watching this video reminded me so much of that trip, a lot of the fit and finish as well the knobs, switches and buttons were very similar.
One day,I am going to buy this car off you,Jay.I have watched this every week......since December 4,2012.Remember when you first saw the girl that you knew you would marry and spend the rest of your life with?Well,I have the same feeling about this car.She is my one and only.I can wait as long as necessary.One day I hope to make her mine.
I've got one you might be interested in
absolutely gorgeous 60s car, its a shame these aren't as popular as 67 camaros or 57 chevys.
They didnt make 5 million of these in a year like they did with 57 Chevys.
Nice car! I have a 1962 Imperial - Crown - 413 wedge head push button transmission. It has the pod Headlights and gunsight tail lights.The one thing parents did not like about the older Imperials was the power was on without key in on position and the power windows were dangerous if kids were playing in. The wheel covers on the 62-63 Imperials were designed to pull heat away from the brake drums which helped to keep them cooler. Also, metal gage for the Imperials was thicker than any other car and the Imperials would win all the demo derby's.
Jay Leno, living every man's dream.
Loved these big land yachts. Cadillac had nothing on the Imperial back in the day.
David Childers Very true, but sadly Cadillac sold more cars in a week, than Imperial sold in a year.
+David Childers my uncle in the day had a new 58 Imperial and he traded it in in 61 and went back to CadillacMy favorite Imperial is the 64-66, that design is beautiful
+itsmegp46 MORE doesn't mean BETTER. Ford's Mustang outsold Pontiac's FIREBIRD and Chevy's CAMARO, but , once GM put the Corvette's LT-1 V-8 in their engine bays, FIREBIRD and CAMARO wailed the TAR out of the Mustang on the TRACK...and on the STREET !!!
+williamg2552 You're speaking to the choir my man. The car buying public then and especially now in this price range are just label whores.
Case in point When the brand spanking new 1957 Imperial car came out, this owner of one pulled into a gas station. The gas jockey couldn't get over how beautiful it was, gushing all over it. He then asked the owner how much it cost. When he told him, the jockey responded with, "man, for that price you could have bought yourself a Cadillac!" How can you beat that?
The original Camaros and Firebirds were relegated to the history books while the Mustang lived on.
+itsmegp46 That's because the Mustang was a more mainstream vehicle... and was more popular with women.That was how it got a reputation as a "chick car" . They sold a lot of V-6 powered coupes and convertibles to secretaries and waitresses .
Had a Cadillac deville with those outboard turn signals. Always thought they were so cool! It also had "cat eyes" above the rear window. So you could tell if hour tail lights were working by looking in the rearview mirror.
I love these survivors. CA cars hold up so well, unlike cars here on the east coast that begin rusting the day they roll out of the showroom
Well it hasn't rained in California since it went Democrat, I think I'd rather have the rain and a rusty car!!
We had a '66 Lebaron. Built like a tank - put everything else other than Lincolns and a couple Caddies to shame. Real wood and leather, 6-way power bucket seats, power everything, dual AC with separate front and rear controls ( separate heat controls as well). 440 with twin carbs. Could cruise all day at 120, except for rather frequent stops for gas! :) Incredible car for that time.
This one makes me smile, thanks Jay
Beautiful Car Jay!....unless you grew up in the 60's, you probably wouldn't believe that the Lincoln Continental, Cadillac DeVilles and Imperials were the finest cars in the world, at least as far as Americans were concerned. The only thing above these was a Rolls Royce. Few had even heard the name Mercedes, BMW and certainly not Audi. The quality of the ride and materials - lots of brightwork - and an astonishing selection of color combinations were all very special then.
This car features two items that really need to come back: the fender-mounted turn indicators and the electric vent windows. Both were fantastic.
I wish that REAL bumpers would come back.
You are right, but they need bring back the damn vent windows which to my knowledge were last installed on the 1995 F250 trucks before everything went cab forward, which looks fugly and makes working on engines a nightmare. The effing front of the engine is almost under the dash. Idiot car and truck designers.
The Rollers were way over-rated. Like other English cars, they had English car disease. However, they had very high quality upholstery.
One of the best looking cars was the 1963 Lincoln. After that they began to look heavy and awkward.
Cadillac's statement was "The Standard of the World", and that was serious.
Packard's statement was "Ask the man who own one.".@@caribman10
My grandmother had one. She was 4 foot 9 inches tall. She lived in the Bay Area and used the huge old San Francisco phone book and two pillows to sit on to see over the steering wheel. That phone book was the thickest I’ve ever seen. But her’s also had two small oscillating fans in the back window for defrost.
She's a gem Jay! I know you did this video a while back now but man it's gorgeous!
"For the man who doesn't seek prestige because he already has it!" -CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP. 😊
That fits Jay !