For Sale: 1959 Chrysler Imperial Crown - "All orginal, 3rd owner"- Vista, CA - Not Mine

[6T-FinSeeker]

For sale on OfferUp: 1959 Chrysler Imperial Crown 4-door Hardtop in Vista, CA  -  $60,000  -  Must be a member of OfferUp to access Seller's contact information.

 

Link: https://offerup.com/item/detail/7bee3f92-bd86-3ea8-9f8e-8d49e89470a9/1959-Chrysler-Imperial-Crown

 

Seller's Description:

1959 Chrysler Imperial Crown 4-door Hardtop

• Condition: Excellent
• 74,000 Miles

All orginal. 3rd owner. Air conditioning, power windows, leather interior. Serious inquiries only!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SuperJonas]

I hope the 60K includes the towel, the tablecloth or whatever supposedly is protecting the dash pad! 

 

I am all for Imperials commanding better prices comparatively speaking but this is a bit much; a nice, apparently unrestored example but 60K, it's not.  

[classiclines]

1 hour ago, SuperJonas said:

I hope the 60K includes the towel, the tablecloth or whatever supposedly is protecting the dash pad! 

 

I am all for Imperials commanding better prices comparatively speaking but this is a bit much; a nice, apparently unrestored example but 60K, it's not.  

I'm guessing the seller is charging extra for the "unobtainium" emblems...  😁

[Marty Roth]

Exceptionally nice looking,

and maybe exceptionally optimistically priced.

 

I am in awe of this era of Imperial, and still regret the 1958 convertible that got away,

but this one seems a stretch - maybe an example of

"Throw it on the wall and see if it sticks"? 

or

"Run it up the Flagpole and see who Salutes"?

[John_S_in_Penna]

3 hours ago, SuperJonas said:

I am all for Imperials commanding better prices comparatively speaking but this is a bit much... 

 

1 hour ago, Marty Roth said:

...this one seems a stretch...

I'll go farther:  It doesn't merely seem a bit overpriced.

It's vastly overpriced.  One dealer I know called such

ludicrous prices--seen far too often today--"fishing."

[m-mman]

2 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

I'll go farther:  It doesn't merely seem a bit overpriced.

It's vastly overpriced

“But, but, I’ve seen 59 Cadillac convertibles selling for $150,000 or more. So my Imperial is a bargain at less than half that!  You obviously don’t know anything!!”

[Marty Roth]

3 hours ago, m-mman said:

“But, but, I’ve seen 59 Cadillac convertibles selling for $150,000 or more. So my Imperial is a bargain at less than half that!  You obviously don’t know anything!!”

Since late 1956 when the '57s came out, I've been in awe of the 1957-1958 Imperial - especially the convertible a former girlfriend's dad had me drive after he saw my '49 Pontiac convertible. While I absolutely love the styling, even in 4-door sedan guise, of the '57 & '58, to me the '59's grill looks "clunky" - heavy and less well styled.

 

Is this Imperial, a 4-door sedan, really a bargain at less than half the price of a dramatically more desirable make and model convertible? 

Let the market make that decision - and maybe it already has.

[John_S_in_Penna]

Here is a good illustration of value:  A significantly better

example, even in the same color, recently sold on Ebay

for $30,300.  I like this better example.  Here are the link

and a few pictures from that sale:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325221717724?hash=item4bb8b996dc%3Ag%3ALQUAAOSwTShin5ie&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=4pwkgg931ArrGk1T5uhrQ6lbD0I%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Edited July 24, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[Xander Wildeisen]

2 hours ago, Marty Roth said:

Since late 1956 when the '57s came out, I've been in awe of the 1957-1958 Imperial - especially the convertible a former girlfriend's dad had me drive after he saw my '49 Pontiac convertible. While I absolutely love the styling, even in 4-door sedan guise, of the '57 & '58, to me the '59's grill looks "clunky" - heavy and less well styled.

 

Is this Imperial, a 4-door sedan, really a bargain at less than half the price of a dramatically more desirable make and model convertible? 

Let the market make that decision - and maybe it already has.

 

[m-mman]

That’s an impressive assemblage of Mopar convertibles!  

[Xander Wildeisen]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1844757282580318/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac90c1d33-c072-4a44-8fc4-fa376e8340b0

[Marty Roth]

That is one fantastic grouping,

and especially the drop-top Imperials !

a '58 is still my ultimate -

white, please ...

[Xander Wildeisen]

Now you’re being picky.😄

[Marty Roth]

51 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said:

Now you’re being picky.😄

Some boyhood dreams never fade