The fourth generation of Imperial was launched in 1969, more rounded than the third generation square look. Its sides bowed out in a style called the 'fuselage look', which did have a horizontal line below the beltline until the 1972 reskin. Now the Imperial had to share body parts and glass with the lowly Chrysler Newport, although the Imperial did get a 3-inch longer bonnet and by 1973 your garage had to accommodate 235.3-inches of Imperial, the longest postwar normal production car in America. A 7.2-litre Wedge V8 (from the Dodge Charger) powered the Imperial. Trim levels were 'Crown' or 'LeBaron' until 1971 when the Crown option was dropped. 77,999 were sold in five years.
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan - badge on rear wing
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan - Imperial Eagle emblem long used on Imperial cars
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan. The 1969-73 Imperial was a large car, measuring 79.6-inches wide, but this was shared with the Newport and the NewYorker, as indeed was the glass and doors. A 7,206cc V8 powered the Imperial
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan. Offered in 1973 as a 4-door hardtop sedan, or as a 2-door coupe, the 1973 Imperial was powered by a 7,206cc 208 bhp (emissions) V8 engine
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan. The 1969-73 Imperial shared its dimensions with the Newport and the NewYorker, as indeed was the glass and doors. It was longer at 235-inches and offered as 4-door hardtop or 2-door coupe.
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan - wheel
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Imperial 1973 LeBaron hardtop sedan. By 1973 only the LeBaron hardtop sedan and coupe were being made. At 235.3 inches this Imperial was the longest postwar normal production car, although that length did include 5-inches for federal bumpers
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Chrysler New Yorker 1969-73. Chrysler's biggest car (the Imperial was bigger) with a massive 7,206cc V8 which only gave 215 bhp because of emissions equipment. Panels were shared across Newport, New Yorker and Imperial, but they got different front and rear treatment