Imperial Crown

Crown It was the finale for Imperial, atleast for a few years. The Crown name was resurrected from the past for its top end LeBaron. The year was 1975. The Crown had the same basic goodies as the LeBaron. The 440 CID 4bbl V8, automatic leveling suspension and 4-wheel disc brakes were just the starting […]
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Bentley Corniche

Bentley Corniche Bentley had its own version of the Corniche. Yes, at one time Rolls Royce and Bentley were part of the same corporation. Much like Rolls Royce’s plan for the Corniche, the name was reserved for coupes and convertibles only. Bentley’s version shared the same hydraulic self-leveling suspension and 6.75L 2x1bbl V8 engine with […]
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Rolls Royce Camargue

Camargue It was launched in 1975. The Camargue was sold only as a two door coupe and in very limited numbers to retain a certain level of mystique. With a weight of 5175 lbs., it was the heaviest car in the Rolls Royce lineup. The wheelbase was the longest at just over 120 inches. It […]
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Lamborghini Urraco

Urraco This Lamborghini was a 2+2 coupe, sitting on the same 96.5 inch wheelbase as the Countach. It was around since 1972, aimed at the entry level exotic market. The body design was by world renowned design group Bertone. No V12 found its way into this Lambo. Powering it as of 1973 was a mid-mounted […]
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Imperial Coupe

Coupe By the time 1980 rolled around the think-tank at Chrysler was thinking about yet another run at the Imperial brand. But this time, the idea was ‘personal luxury car’… The platform under this generation Imp was based on the Chrysler J-body The Imperial Coupe finally came to fruition in 1981 with no model name […]
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