In 1984 my father bought a 1972 Imperial from an estate auction. I believe he paid $900 dollars. The car sat many years without being ran, but was in great condition. After replacing 4 bent push rods the car ran great for many years. It was more of a cruise ship than land yacht and to this day remains the favorite car of my childhood

@bramlintrent1145

Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a 1970 Imperial -- a real beauty --- on a used car lot in 1978. It was $600, lol.

@johnfitcheard7112

Жыл бұрын

My father had a 71 it was definitely the favorite of my childhood!

@samholdsworth420

4 ай бұрын

4 bent push rods? 🤣

Beauty of the vent windows was getting your ashes out without as much blowback LOL.

I love this show.. i know im way too unhealthy to ever own or build a classic again.. but this show gives me just enough feel good classic car stuff to make me smile. Im depressed most of the time.. so anytime i can get enjoyment ill take it. Ty Steve. I truly appreciate your show. Ps.. love the scale models too ☮️❤️♾️👍

@SteveMagnante

Жыл бұрын

Hello Private Private, I dig the depression stuff. I used to allow The World to drag me down a bit but have come to terms with it all. I figure "any day above ground is a pretty damned good day". Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

@michaellinner7772

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya

@samholdsworth420

4 ай бұрын

Cheer up! 😊

I always feel proud of Steve's knowledge & Comments . He remembers every little detail including the notches in the axels . What a Treasure trove of knowledge Steve .

I applaud the fact that you protected that dog's identity, but you could of petted him!

I have a black '71 LeBaron coupe. Thanks for the video, mang.

Great that you did a video on the 1970 Imperial, very interesting. However, here are a few corrections and clarifications: All fuselage era Imperials had a 440 engine. The 1971 model was not available with a 400, and the 1972 model was not available with a 360. (The 400 was not even on the market in any Mopar in 1971). The 1970 Imperial radiator is not 26", it is 28". All 1970 Imperials were hardtops, 2 and 4 door. The only fuselage era Imperial 4 d sedan (4d post) was available in 1969. All 1970 Imperial LeBarons had a standard vinyl top. Only the Crown model, with its larger rear window, had a vinyl top as an option. The Imperial was considered a C body in the years 1967-1975. The TNT 440 U code engine with dual exhaust was not available on the Imperial. The Imperial production in 1970 was not around 20,000 units, it was 11,822 units.

Double shot of Imperial videos today. One from UTG & Steve. What are the odds?

Steve, This Imperial may have seen better days but your presentation was imperious. 😁

Love the (long) metal panels they put in those cars late sixties - mid seventies. Probably the longest ever! ... AMERICAN MADE yeah baby!

I miss those vent "wing" windows.

A buddy of mine once hit a culvert in his New Yorker. It wiped out the left front suspension. After he purchased the parts I helped him do the repairs. We picked up a wheel at a local junkyard. We were baffled as to why it wouldn't quite fit and had to go back and get a different wheel. We brought a wheel with us to make sure. He had one other like it in his stacks of " full size mopar wheels" and promptly removed the "oddball" wheel from the stack. I remember the owner saying " must be some sort of weird metric wheel. I guess he was half right, it was an "Imperial wheel". Decades later, Mysery solved, Thanks Steve!

@patdesrosiers6423

Жыл бұрын

Dad had a 56 Chrysler wagon when we were kids and had snow tires mounted on some steelies he got at the junkyard. Went to put them on the car and as they were Imperial wheels they wouldn’t fit

A fly vent was essential for all smokers. No matter what you were smokin'.

That auto wrecking yard is massive, seems never ending.

My grandfather had a scale on his farm. Had a 74 Imperial and weighed the car on the scale and the car weighed around 5000lbs if I recall right.

These were used in the final seasons of the original "Mission Impossible". Gasoline was cheap, so fuel economy wasn't a big concern in those days.

I have a pic of me and my dad sitting on the trunk of a 66 imperial convertible when i was a infant. that was one good lookin ride

They did away with a lot of pop up headlights for safety concerns but those grille hideaway ones are still valid, and they are always cool. And I wanna believe in the golden cows

Whoever grabbed the 440 should of grabbed the rad too. Can you imagine a carmaker now telling customers to unplug wires on their new car? Lol

Not technically correct, it was still a "separate" brand through 1975 and again from 1981 to 1983, although, yes, it was watered down as they were sold alongside lesser models in a Plymouth (and in some cases a Dodge) dealership. No, the 1981 to 1983 Imperial was the J body platform, not the M body, but it was closely related. Radel Leather Company of Newark, NJ was the supplier of the "Rich Corinthian Leather" so spoken about later on by Mr. Montalban in the commercials he did for Chrysler. No, that's not correct as others have stated. The 1973 literature for the Imperial clearly states, "No engine options available. 440 V8 is standard". I do not believe the Imperial could have had any other engine but the 440 V8 until the 1981-1983 model year, when it got the 318 V8. No VIN, can't win, but easy to figure out, no doubt: Y for Imperial, M for Medium price class, 43 for four door hardtop, T for 440 V8 with four barrel, standard performance, 0 for 1970 model year, C for Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI assembly, and the rest is the production sequence. The Jefferson plant that assembled this car operated under Chrysler from 1925 to 1990 and then the "new" Jefferson plant opened in 1991 and still operates today under Stellantis. It's like a "C" body, because this IS a "C" body. LOL. Chrysler's powertrains were among the strongest in the industry, but their carburetion and to a lesser extent their ignition systems were lackluster at best. No tag, can't brag, but might have codes such as: YM43 for Imperial (Y) Medium price class (M), four door hardtop (43), possible Y4 for Mystic Gold exterior paint, D32/D34/D36 for A727 Torqueflite automatic transmission, possible Y4 for Gold interior trim, V1X for Black vinyl roof, among other codes. Clark Chrysler-Plymouth I believe is still around and located at 175 Pelham Street, Methuen, MA, 01844. Chorches Motors is now Manchester Mazda at that same address shown on the brochure.

@rm25088

6 ай бұрын

ok

Grab that cruise control for me and the headlight motor for me.

My dad had a 70 Imperial. You are bringing back the memories ! BTW in 1982 me and my buddies drove it to a Who concert at Folsom Field! 😅

Those early 70’s Imperials were grand cars made for the upper crust of America. Love those early mopars with the fuselage bodies.

Vent windows = the smokers friend

@jeffrobodine8579

Жыл бұрын

Or if you are eating a can of beans while driving your Imperial.

@tomwesley7884

Жыл бұрын

gotta ash

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

Cough, cough, cough.

Vent windows. You can direct wind, road debris, large bees......I had a 68 charger with the bee sucking vent windows. On Rt 29 in Burtonsville, MD in 1984 I got hit in the face with a carpenter bee. I was really afraid of bees at the time(stepped on a nest a few years earlier and got stung a dozen or so times) and by the time the dust had settled I was sitting in the medium strip facing the wrong way. Good times. and the car was fine.

I did not know they were just called imperials.I learned something today as I do watching all of your videos. You are definitely a wealth of knowledge

I'll take a Black on oxblood leather 2 dr. 1969 Imperial LeBaron coupe! IMO, the BEST looking Imperial ever. I would add true dual exhaust and headers to that 440. Subtle turn downs tucked under the rear bumper and maybe redlines on Torque Thrusts for a modern "lead sled" look. Save the skirts!! Too bad these ended up demolition derby champs.

That car must of bin beautiful when it was new!Great colors!

Mr. B. Here ! Morning to all ☕️☕️ ! The last of the land yachts ! LOL ! This vehicle you could have a party and 9 friends . That said ; still very cool car . Thanks Steve very informative. 🇺🇸☕️☕️

@tomwesley7884

Жыл бұрын

Morning

@debbiebermudez5890

Жыл бұрын

@@tomwesley7884 ☕️🥐☕️🥯☕️🥐 👍

My favorite car I ever owned. It was always giving me trouble like all Chrysler/dodge products but I could always hack or repair it and get it back on the road. Get well Steve. Stay out of barns and glove boxes! And you know those side vents were really a good idea.

Back in the day when I was a smoker I loved the vent window.... Kept the car from getting smoked up and a great place to flick your butt out into traffic.

Man I can only imagine how nice that imperial was in its prime...wow that beats my 73 ltd hardtop

About 1988 my friend's brother had two 1973 Imperials and was taking the engines out. These were the ones with the made date bumpers. I remember driving in one and it has to be one of the biggest cars in history.

I miss vent windows. I'd definitely pay extra for them. I need a classic car.

@tomwesley7884

Жыл бұрын

F series pickups had them pretty late

@DarkFlamage

Жыл бұрын

Get some Jalousie windows for your house, or better yet, garage, as they don't seal very well.

The Imperial always came standard with the 440 4bbl from 1966-1975.....I have never heard of any of these years having a 400 optional,let alone a tiny little 360.And when Imperial did come back in 1981 it lasted through 1983.And it was built on a modified J body called the Y body.

@360dodge

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. The 400 wasn’t even introduced until 1972 and even then not in Imperial. I don’t think the 360 was available in the New Yorker either until later in the 70’s. Only in the Newport.

@jefferycocking9218

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard of one ever coming with anything but a 440.

That car in black would be a knockout.

Oh wow, I remember when those everywhere on the road!

The dual air conditioning was expensive in 1970 dollars.

@mexicanspec

Жыл бұрын

In the '60's the air conditions option in a car was generally 10% of its price.

This goes back to the 1965 Malibu video you mentioned the GM assembly plant in Framingham Mass. I grew up in Reading mass about fifteen miles north of Boston. I attended Northeast Metropolitan vocational high school in Wakefield Mass class of 76. Ya 76. Our auto shop class went to the Framingham plant on a field trip in 1974. I just thought it was funny you mentioned that plant. We were just glad to get out of class for a while. Anyway thanks to you and Shane for your devotion to this channel I watch the videos every day. Keep up the excellent work.

@patdesrosiers6423

Жыл бұрын

We toured the Framingham assembly plant around 1975 with our Automotive Technology group from Springfield Tech. Huge plant. I believe Bose also had a plant there, my cousin who lived in Westboro worked there

A great tribute to an old dinosaur! And on the subject of vent windows and smokers, us smart mouthed kids would call cigarettes the 'American Indian's Revenge' as our clueless parents stunk up the house and cars! 😆

@burthenry7740

Жыл бұрын

Yup, blow smoke in your kid's faces, no seat belts or car seats, get boozed up and drive home with us kids in the back seats. Plenty of people were just as stupid and clueless then, as they are now!🤨

Great video. You got a couple little things wrong though. No imperial was ever available with anything less than a 440 up to 75. Except early imperials with the hemi and 413. There are block off covers that block the headlight doors so you can’t see the headlights when closed. They’re just missing on this car. I have a 70 triple black lebaron coupe with almost every option available. Finding parts for these cars is almost impossible!

@mexicanspec

Жыл бұрын

There is your parts car right there.

@heikkpek

Жыл бұрын

​@@mexicanspec No, it's mine as it's the same colors as mine! 😉

Hey Steve my mom had a 1973. Electric wind vent , dual exhaust and would smoke thr tires. That car had everything

@samholdsworth420

4 ай бұрын

Electric wind vent? 😂 That's luxury

Cool, Uncle Tony did a 67 Imperial today. I’m now fully schooled on the model.

I always liked this 69 - 71 fuselage body style. Smokers loved the vent wings that sucked the smoke out when slightly opened - maybe not as much as their passengers. I've seen the gold leather as far back as 1964, it's so unique and appears to hold up well. Interesting old car, but long gone!

I paused at 10:54... Am I the only kooky fool who saw that 72 brochure with Steve's doodles on the cover and thought... "This is the Zodiac speaking"... If you know about the Zodiac case and can figure out what I'm talking about you get an exclusive membership in the junkyard crawl kooky fool car club! LOL! Love old Imperials!! Great content Steve!

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

There have been many shows on YT trying to figure out who that person was. Many claim it was this one or that one.

Vent windows compliment the A pillars.

I miss the little wing windows.

@1223jamez

Жыл бұрын

I agree they need to bring them back!

@danw6014

Жыл бұрын

Along with dimmer switch on the floor.

@dubiousf00d

Жыл бұрын

I wish my c body had those. But I have a 2 door with massive windows 😂

@lilmike2710

Жыл бұрын

They were a blessing on a sweltering Summer day. Once you got rolling they'd direct fresh air right on you. And even with AC cars turn into the Mojave desert when parked in the sun. Pop the vents open once you're rolling and voila! Hot air all gone. 👍

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

@@lilmike2710 I would do that with my G6 convertible on a hot day, but I would drop the top, let the air out and then fold it back up, put on the AC and ride. Most days though I would just drop the top and go for a ride.

Morning Steve enjoying another good video in the junkyard crawl thank you Randy Monroe Michigan Peace

I remember as a kid looking at the Imperial at a dealer. It looked enormous and was black. I think dad bought a Lincoln Premier. Get well Steve.

That dual diaphragm Bendix booster is worth a pretty penny.

In 82, I bought a non running 74 Imperial for 75 dollars. I changed a head gasket and entered a demo derby. On the roof of the car I painted “Car Wars.” On the sides I painted “ The Imperial Strikes Back” That car died a proper death !

Would be my choice car for a cross country drive.

Learn something new every time I watch one of your videos Steve. Go well mate.👍🏽

Great job Steve. It may be an intuition but I think that car weighed more than 4300 lbs. Probably closer to 5K. What a monster!

@todddenio3200

7 ай бұрын

Maybe 4300 lbs before all of the extras were added on..... Extras is referring to items such as engine, transmission, windows, interior, paint, bumpers, grill, etc. lol... I love those luxury cruise liners

Imperials we’re so over the top!❤

Who remembers Willie Mays driving a bright red Chrysler convertible in an add for Chrysler? Willie was cool

When he shows the interior for a junkyard car it doesn't look bad especially based on its appearance it's been there for a while

Thanks Steve, for another great show. About the knob on the hideaway headlights; the C4 Corvettes also had an 'emergency open' control knob located on each of the motorized headlight units. Good stuff, thanks again!

@mexicanspec

Жыл бұрын

Those were mandated by the federal government. Starting in 1968 the covered headlights had to have a way to be opened if the system failed. It wasn't that Chrysler, as Steve said, didn't trust their system. You can blame the 1967 Cougar for the new regulation.

Great video Steve! 👍👍💯🇺🇸

I had a 74 Chrysler Imperial 440 and I added dual exhaust with relatively quiet mufflers and it was a noticeable change easy 20 30 horsepower

I absolutely loved the seating in the Imperials that had that recessed tire design on the trunk, especially in black ❤

I owned a 1969 Imperial Crown (1 of 1,617) for a while. One of the cars I regret getting rid of, but it was a great car. Tons of power with that 440, mine however had electric vent windows and didn't have that knob. The Imperials also had sequential turn signals which is pretty cool. I noticed on that gold 70' that it has the AM/FM 8 track, rear air, etc which were also options I believe. I also didn't know the vent windows were an option, as I thought that was standard equipment. You're also 💯 correct on them being called just "Imperials" as a lot of people say "Chrysler Imperials". Also, a little fun fact, but if I remember right those are also banned in demolition derbies except for a specific Imperial class as they're too tough, and kept winning.

At one point you couldn't find those in a junkyard. They were perfect Demo derby cars. I knew a guy back in the day who had a fleet of them. He built them and would actually use them over again for many derbys. He bought every one he came across. In fact they were so good, most derby promoters ban them, even to this day!

@THROTTLEPOWER

Жыл бұрын

So true Greg!

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

The thought of them getting squished and banged up like that, even though I'm not a Chrysler fan is cringing.

@danw6014

Жыл бұрын

Now they have an Imperial class.

@THROTTLEPOWER

Жыл бұрын

@@danw6014 That is what I've heard but wasn't sure if it was true.

@dubiousf00d

Жыл бұрын

​@@THROTTLEPOWER Its true. You pull up with one of these bad boys on trailer and the looks you get are not pleasant 😂

I'm thinking the 8 track was playing Herb Alpert or Frank Sinatra.

Back again. Gotta keep Steve's bills paid

I love the Imperial in 9th grade my best friend's dad bought a brand new one just like the one you're showing it had vent windows not only did it have the AM FM star 8 track with a Reverb it had a hump mounted cassette deck it was quad and it had a microphone you could record direct from the radio or from the microphone and it was gold like the one you're showing it was a great car we had a lot of fun in that car when he turns 16 and got his license we'd Cruise the boulevard it was fun to load the car up with girls and cruise what a great car was one of my favorites have a great day thanks for the great video those are super cool oh yeah and it had a Sure Grip to his dad wanted everything he always bought cars with every option

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

Just like the B-52s song, "Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale...and it's about to set sail....."

@SteveMagnante

Жыл бұрын

Or the 1981 song "Precious" from The Pretenders debut album. The line goes: "I had my eye on your Imperial....you're so preeeeeeecioussss". Chrissy Hynde is a legend! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

I was lucky enough to own a 69 Le Baron 2door when it was only a couple years old, what an experience, and an unusual purchase for a guy that was only about twenty years old at the time. I drove it for about 4-5 years, and one major road trip, it was like flying first class.

@jaymartell2967

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.I bought my Imperial at age 22.Still have it 35 years later.I wish it ran right now.

11 55 am in UK 🇬🇧. Imagine being in the meeting at Chrysler in 1969 where they decided to fit different wheels to a lengthened Imperial. I wonder who costed all that?

I had a 70 New Yorker, same cept different 🙃

The older I get the more I long for some of the car features of the past the "emission extraction system" could sure come in handy these days. Love watching your show every day Steve.

Nice glass in that MOPAR yes those vent windows were the best . MOPAR was still the better car by far . 👍🏻🇦🇺💯⛽️.

Good Morning Gents !

The leather on the front seat looked to be in amazing condition.

I'm not a Mopar guy guy in any way shape or form.....but so much info in some of these videos that I had no clue on. Keep up the good work and I hope you're doing well.

Awesome episode

Good morning.

@jeffclark2725

Жыл бұрын

Good morning from western Washington, watching early in the morning

“Don’t believe you?” Of course we do!!

Thanks

Yay! No rotting deer head, you get a Like! Been watching your vids for years, love 'em, but I can't give you a thumbs-up when that poor dead SOB shows up (semi-lol).

You taught me something new on this video! Great job!

Thank you Steve, Get well soon.

One of your best videos this year!! LOVE Imperials !

I remember reading that Jimmy Addison's "Silver Bullet" used Imperial mufflers (4) to be exact to keep it quiet on the street because of their superior flow after testing several different mufflers they performed the best. Great video Steve.

Tons of great info, yet my sophomoric humor homes in on - vent windows if you were eating beans! Nice one Steve.

My dad like to hang his cigarette out of the Vent windows.

My mother had a early '70's Newport when I was a kid. I would swear it had those vent windows...am I remembering wrong? Anyway the thing was huge. It was traded in on a Honda Accord in '79 due to the fuel crunch. Going from a Newport to an Accord was quite the family adjustment as Dad only had a pickup truck.

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

That's like going from eating steak at Peter Luger to McDonald's. LOL.

@ddellwo

Жыл бұрын

Your family went from the penthouse to the outhouse……..😂

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

@Jason The 1972 Imperial and Newport brochure shows that power vent windows were not available on the Newport as an example. They were available on the Imperial and New Yorker Brougham.

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

@Jason Longer for me. LOL.

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

@Jason That's what they get for buying Motorcrap. LOL.

Even though Chrysler branded the Imperial as a separate make almost everyone always called them Chrysler Imperials just because of their advertising that called them "Imperial By Chrysler". It always stuck in everyone's mind as Chrysler Imperial.

I have a 69 Imperial LeBaron 2 door. Same outside color as that one, but has fairly rare black bucket seats.

@jaymartell2967

Жыл бұрын

Does yours have a center console with an auto on the floor? Just curious

@66skate

Жыл бұрын

@@jaymartell2967 No, it has the usual column shifter. I've never seen a stock floor shifter on an Imperial that I can recall. I have on many Chryslers, especially 300's.

There was a black blocking panel behind the headlight doors. It's missing on that car. The vent windows on my Father's 1970 Imperial were power.

On the TV show Marcus Welby MD the Dr Welby character drove one of those Imperials.

All Imperials from ‘69 - ‘75 came exclusively with a 440 4 barrel; also, the marque *was* considered a separate division right until ‘75.

The last Imperials were in production from 1990 til 1993. They did part sharing with the long wheelbase New Yorker, and came as a 4 door only.

@mexicanspec

Жыл бұрын

I don't think Steve acknowledges the front wheel drive models.

@SteveMagnante

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have a sort of mental block to most of the K-Car based stuff. But I do respect their role in keeping the lights on at Chrysler. Without those "bricks in the foundation", we'd have no modern Hemi Mopars. I do occasional Junkyard Crawl videos on (what I feel are Dark Age) front wheel drive Mopars. I try not to poop on them...too much. Thanks again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

Mannix was one of the most bad ass shows of the 60's. And Joes boss Lou Wickersham drove a 67 Imperial. So much for Cadillacs LOL

Best automobile I’ve owned was 65 New Yorker, best suspension ever in its day.

Re-running-support marathon 👏🏽

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

Must have givin a great ride, especially with that long wheelbase..

I would of loved to have the job of test driving Imperial's from the factory to make sure they were road worthy!!

My high school buddy often drove his father's 1970 Chrysler New Yorker with the 440 motor. Don't trust a 17 year old with any 440 car.

I loved that C cab Ford in the background at about 9:00. I'm sure that was a Sears delivery truck when new. Those were an unbelievably common sight in the 70's and 80's when Sears was at its peak. They were the Amazon of their time. Great truck.

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. My uncle's neighbor worked at Sears for 40 years, so that was our "go to" place for many items for our house. I can remember those trucks and trailers in the store parking lots for many years.

@ddellwo

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t it be fun to have one of those rigs just to tool around in on the weekend? Any dope can pull into Lowe’s in their SuperDuty - but show up in an old Ford COE medium sized truck? Well, that would just be plain COOL……👍

@googleusergp

Жыл бұрын

@@ddellwo Not like you can pull into a Sears anymore. LOL.

@SteveMagnante

Жыл бұрын

Hello Joseph DiPalma, if you'd like to see the Junkyard Crawl on that Ford C-series cab over, check it out on the Channel Playlist. We shot the video on December 31, 2021 and it ran within a week after that date. I think you'll like it. The truck is a 1975 C600 with LEFT HAND LUG NUTS! Really! They weren't just a "Mopar thing". Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante