Vehicle Description
1955 IMPERIAL NEWPORT 2 DR HARDTOP **********AN APPOINTMENT IS
NEEDED TO SEE THIS VEHICLE********** Imperial was the Chrysler
Corporation's luxury automobile brand from 1955 to 1975, and again
from 1981 to 1983. For the 1955 model year, the Imperial was
launched and registered as a separate make, apart from the Chrysler
brand. It was a product of the new Imperial Division of Chrysler
Corporation, meaning that the Imperial would be a make and division
unto itself, and not bear the Chrysler name. A time capsule
pristine 1955 Imperial Newport. This is an incredible condition
classic with all original undamaged body panels, original crystal
clear glass, original glistening chrome and bright trims, original
331ci 5.4L 250hp HEMI engine, original PowerFlite automatic
transmission, original power steering, original power brakes,
original radio (radio does not function), all original gauges
function, original jack still in trunk, and original 6 volt
electrical system retained. The interior has been replaced with
exact original style design and materials. Disc brakes with dual
master cylinder have been installed in the front. Electric fuel
pump has been installed to aid starting. Exterior glistens in
original dark shantag green metallic lower with white top. The 1955
models are said to be inspired by design visionary Virgil Exner's
own 1952 Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton show cars (which were
themselves later rebodied to match the 1955-56 Imperials). The
platform and bodyshell were shared with that year's big Chryslers,
but the Imperial had a wheelbase that was 4.0 inches longer,
providing it with more rear seat legroom, had a wide-spaced split
eggcrate grille, the same as that used on the Chrysler 300
"executive hot rod", and had free-standing "gunsight" taillights
mounted above the rear quarters. Gunsight taillights were also
known as "sparrow-strainer" taillights, named after the device used
to keep birds out of jet-engines. Such taillights were separated
from the fender and surrounded by a ring and became an Imperial
fixture through 1962, although they would only be free-standing in
1955-56 and again in 1961-62. The "FirePower" V8 engine was
Chrysler's first-generation Hemi with a displacement of 331 cu in
(5.4 L) and developing 250 brake horsepower. Power brakes and power
steering were standard, along with Chrysler's "PowerFlite"
automatic transmission. Production totaled 11,430, more than twice
the 1954 figure. **********AN APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED TO SEE THIS
VEHICLE********** ***If you are viewing this on Facebook
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