Flim Flam Man Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 1951 Chrysler Imperial Convertible. 1st year of the Famous Hemi Motor. Its all there, plus extra chrome and body parts. It doesnt run, and needs the restoration finished. Rare Car can be Yours! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1290318858400716/ Not much info, great looking car and pretty rare too. Edited October 25, 2022 by Flim Flam Man added info (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 This is cool. First year of the Hemi with 180HP. I hate the trailer photos with a passion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975, edited by John Gunnell states 650 Imperial convertibles built for the combined 1951-1952 model years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 And actually, Imperial convertibles were made only for the 1951 model year. There were none in 1952, and it wasn't until 1957 that Imperial convertibles re-entered production. They come up for sale occasionally, and nice ones may have realistic asking prices of $40,000 to $50,000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Any indication as to what it will take to make it run and drive? These are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Marty Roth said: Any indication as to what it will take to make it run and drive? These are cool. Marty, didn't you have a 1951 Imperial convertible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel boeve Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 It even has power steering that early .Cadillac had PS in 1952-3 if I am not mistaken .If it was not that I am in Belgium and that the car is not complete at this moment and that there are always parts missing when something is taken apart I would buy it.Also the $$ is very expensive now and so the exchange rate is very bad also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 10 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: And actually, Imperial convertibles were made only for the 1951 model year. There were none in 1952, and it wasn't until 1957 that Imperial convertibles re-entered production. John: I'm never sure how to interpret the 1951-1952 Chrysler production numbers since the company classified those model years as combined totals, even assigned the same series number such as C54 for the Imperials. The only confirmation Chrysler considered all C54 Imperial convertibles as 1951 models would be if the convertible was omitted from the 1952 Imperial sales catalog. Whatever the case, Imperial convertible buyers that year had to be hardcore, loyal Mopar men: the Imperial convertible was $440. and 11% higher priced than the concurrent Cadillac 62 convertible, which was the gold standard for luxury car convertibles. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Now this is a car to take seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Thankfully this car does not (at least not yet) have a set of Motor Wheel (or reproduction) chromed wire wheels. They were not made nor offered from Chrysler until the 1953 model year. Wonder if it has the Ausco-Lambert disc brakes. The seller states so little based on so few pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Flam Man Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 I am close to Tulsa and can take a look at it if anyone is really interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffs60 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 HI , yes if the car is still available, my email for more details is geoff.htap@gmail.com . do you have the contact details of Bob the seller. Thanks Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 21 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: Marty, didn't you have a 1951 Imperial convertible? Sorry, John, but that is one of the cars I've never had. I've lusted after a '58 Imperial convertible, and sold our '52 Cadillac convertible, had '51 and '52 Chevys, along with dozens and dozens of other makes and models, but sadly, no '51 Imperial convertible. Many years back I did drive a '52 or '53 Imperial sedan while delivering for Associated Auto Parts on Elizabeth Ave in Linden NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 hours ago, geoffs60 said: HI , yes if the car is still available, my email for more details is geoff.htap@gmail.com . do you have the contact details of Bob the seller. Thanks Geoff Geoff, because of the workings of Facebook, you have to have an account to access the ad and then can only send a message to the seller through Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Flam Man Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Reached out to seller last night.......no response yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) Unless someone can explain the "2040 Cars" sales website to me, I am beginning to think the current advertising for the Imperial is a scam. The following has been up on that site for some considerable time. 2040 has never responded to me on any of the few inquiries I have made. There are never prices at 2040. https://www.2040-cars.com/Chrysler/Imperial/1951-chrysler-imperial-convertible-331-hemi-very-solid-car-418502/ Certainly that is the same car. Except it is said to be in Swanzey, New Hampshire. At 2040 the pics showing background would appear much more like NH than the area around Tulsa, OK. "In Swanzey", the bumpers aren't bolted onto the car. "In Tulsa" the bumpers are in position. Maybe both ads are a scam. No response from 2040 and no response from the current ad. No way anyone buys that car THAT I CAN TELL. Interested in what y'all know about 2040. Also feedback on my thoughts above. Edited October 28, 2022 by StillOutThere (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I think you have two different issues... The car is listed on Facebook presumably by a private party by the name of Bob Geiger. Looking at his listing, I see only two brief recent posts - if he exists he is not an avid user of Facebook. He has this car and an 18-wheeler truck cab for sale - however, the first time the car was posted for sale was ~3 yrs ago. If he doesn't respond to messages, he can't sell the car (if he in fact owns the car) - he has no photos of the car on his FaceBook page - but - he does have pictures of the 18-wheeler truck cab. I presume you may have found the www.2040-cars.com website by doing a Google image search. There appears to be no active content (i.e. The BLOG) since 2014. If you seek reviews of the website - you see everything from poor service to being an alleged hacker site. So, I presume the car is no longer for sale on the website you found --- and sending messages to Bob Geiger on FaceBook is the only (albeit slim) chance of finding out whether he does in fact have the car to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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