cpwalter Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Can't believe that there is no action in the Imperial forum. Lets talk about these beauties. I had one of each. A 1951 7 passenger that was used by Princess Elizabeth when she toured Canada prior to becoming Queen and a 1952 Limousine that was bought by a Kuwait sheik and destroyed during the invasion by Iraq. Amazingly enough I sold the 51 to a gent in Canada who in turn sold it to the very same Kuwait sheik who was rebuilding his collection years later. Still have a few parts for the cars. Anybody out there own or ever owned on of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Post some photos.... I have a friend with a 54 Imperial 4dr with factory air..... would love buy and restore it but I am way too old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Your response will be very limited as I don't believe production ever exceeded 100 each year. I remember reading an article in Special Interest Autos on a 1949 Crown Imperial limousine, where they stated only 45 of those were produced. 7-passenger sedans may be double that amount. And Dodge and DeSoto also offered 7-passenger sedans in those years as well. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 The 145" WB Crown Imperials used the Ausco- Lambert disc brakes as on my 50 T&C. Also had vented rims. Most were custom built for these buyers. Sadly very few left and not much appreciation for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 SAW A SET OF DISC BRAKES FOR THESE CARS AT HERSHEY THIS YEAR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) How much were were those A-L disc brakes? Edited July 16, 2023 by c49er (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Wish some of the collector car magazines would do articles on these cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Barney Eaton said: Wish some of the collector car magazines would do articles on these cars. Check out the February 2012 issue of Collectible Automobile, there was an informative 12 page article on the 1949-1954 Chrysler Imperials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 I did not ask the price. Don't have the cars any longer. Was shocked that they were there. They were rough looking from the looks of the disc covers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I have owned two. 1960 Imperial Crown Limo by Ghia for Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (1 of 1 special order) 1956 Crown Imperial Limo by Derham orig. buyer unknown (1 of 2 by Derham) Great cars. Preferred driving the '56 by far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I understand the thread is for '51 and '52 but I haven't owned one (yet) and wanted to keep the thread alive! What about the three '52 Parade Phaetons? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Still out there..........thanks for posting the pictures of your beautiful cars. A museum in San Marcos TX a few years back had the Newport and the 39 Chrysler but that collection was sold. I recently saw another Newport in a collection in Dallas but both were the earlier version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Still Out There, that is one beautiful 56. I had one many years ago and enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Here is another Newport that was in a collection in Texas ....probably still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Barney Eaton said: Here is another Newport that was in a collection in Texas ....probably still there. This was at the Atwell Museum in Kerrville, Texas. Closed to the public around year 2000, the cars which resided there have much more recently been removed. Fates of each individually are unknown to me. The car shown received a Packard straight 8 engine many decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 " "This extended-chassis 1938 Chrysler Imperial delivered passengers to the small logging town of Ryderwood, located in southwestern Washington." Credit: Bob Carney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Apologies to those who intended this thread as '51-52 Crown Impl limousines only. If you want me to stop posting here, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 The 1951 Crown Imperial I once owned that now resides in Kuwait. Was used by Princess Elizabeth during her tour of Canada prior to her coronation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Is there a club expert on the disc brakes? Every mention of them is that they are very difficult to repair, adjust etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Having owned a car with A-L brakes, my understanding was it is all about PARTS. It was just a very few years after they were discontinued that the parts became obsolete and near impossible to find. The design is quite simple. The cylinders can be sleeved. The lining pads would have to be created by a friction products specialist (like the biggest brake reline shop in a major city). I do have the rest of the manual pages of which this is the cover. The AACA site will not let the image load. There are a total of 25 pages. Edited May 9, 2023 by StillOutThere additions (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32tatra Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Here is a photo of the 1953 Chrysler Imperial, owned by the city of New York, I that worked on, getting back on the road a number of years ago. We did have to make new brake springs and replace parts in one of the adjuster to get one of the brakes to work. The brakes were relined by a company that did elevator brakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Whatever happened to the New York car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpwalter Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Here is a blowup of the disc brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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