6T-FinSeeker Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) For sale on Craigslist: 1961 Chrysler Imperial 4-Door Hardtop in Willow Wood, OH - $11,500 - Call or text 740 302 20three zero or call 740 643 01 seven four. Link: https://huntington.craigslist.org/cto/d/willow-wood-1961-chrysler-imperial/7235236794.html Seller's Description: 1961 Chrysler Imperial 4-Door Hardtop condition: good odometer: 53000 paint color: yellow title status: clean 1961 Chrysler Imperial 53 thousand actually miles 413 push button automatic Runs and drives great, rides like a dream Very solid underneath with some bubbles on exterior. Interior very nice. Bias ply wide whites Very cool and different car. $11,500 Call or text 740 302 20three zero or call 740 643 01 seven four. Edited November 29, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker update status (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Look closely, its a crank-window Imperial! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Tharp Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 You don’t see many steering wheels that configuration, or maybe I just never noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Dale Tharp said: You don’t see many steering wheels that configuration, or maybe I just never noticed. Dale, Chrysler did this in the late 50's a nd early 60's, the rectangular steering wheel. They also placed in some cars - the rear view mirror on the dash. Push button transmissions control, and in some cars the drivers seat was higher than the passenger seat. Oddball stuff like that adds a bit of charm now. I am sorry, I tried real hard to like the 61-63's but Exner seemed like he was on drugs during this time, too excess. If you look at the 59's and 60's, you see art. Maybe not to everyone's tastes, but art. The complex grille of the 1960's is one of my all time favorites and was super expensive to create. I recently looked at a 59 Custom 2 door hardtop on the "Imperial On Line Club" website for sale in Minnesota and then researched the 59's. They are in my opinion - superior to the Cadillac and Buicks in 1959 for overall style and execution yet are basically an afterthought compared to the 59 Cadillac especially. But not so - again in my opinion - for 61-63. I once considered a coupe purchase of a 63, which by that time Exner's goose was cooked and 1963 Imperials are the least offensive of this era. Ultimately it would be a purchase of an artifact not a lust magnet. Just a fun way to transport you back to 1963, or in this case 1961. But I'm not dropping $11 large on one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 13 hours ago, B Jake Moran said: I am sorry, I tried real hard to like the 61-63's but Exner seemed like he was on drugs during this time, too excess. I agree, Jake, that Exner's designs got increasingly bizarre, and some of his never-made ideas were astoundingly ugly. I like the 1960 Imperials as you do. However, I think the 1961 Imperials look quite sleek in their 2-door hardtop and convertible forms. Here is the convertible: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Tharp Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Thanks Jake for the info, now that I’ve ask around a bit I find out a buddy of mine has one of those odd steering wheels if anyone is hunting one, he say it had cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/28, Seller deleted the Craigslist ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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