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Lot # FR0042

1961 Chrysler

Imperial Southampton

VIN: 9213186269
Auction:
2021 April
Run Day:
Friday
Year
1961
Make
Chrysler
Model
Imperial
Doors
2
Body Color
White
Interior Color
Blood Red
Body Style
Hardtop

1 of 1,009 Built in 1961


Vehicle Highlights
  • 1 of 1,009 Built in 1961
  • One Repaint
  • Survivor
  • Showing Only 66K Miles / Exempt on Title
  • Original Interior with the Original Radio
  • Pop-Up Vents on the Dashboard for the A/C
  • Power Windows
  • Power Steering
  • Power Seat
  • Pushbutton Controls
  • "Square" Steering Wheel
  • Famous Designer Virgil Exner's "Floating Headlights & Taillights" Separate from the Body of the Car
  • 1961 was Chrysler's Last Year for the Big "Shark Fins"
  • Powered by the Chrysler RB-Series 6.8 Litre 16-Valve 413 CID "Wedge-Head" V8 Engine
  • Equipped with Wedge Type Combustion Chambers
  • Overhead In-Line Valve Arrangement
  • Three Rings Per Piston
  • Full Pressure Lubrication
  • Water Proof Ignition
  • Silicon Chromium Steel Intake and Exhaust Valves
  • Dual Exhaust System with Two Mufflers and Two Resonators
  • The Engine is Mated to the Chrysler TorqueFlite Fully Automatic Transmission with Torque Converter
  • 3 Speed Planetary Gear Set & Neutral Safety Switch
  • The 1961 Imperial Brochure Read: "You Won't See the Imperial on the Streets in Great Numbers, Simply Because a Car of Such Integrity and Excellence Cannot be Produced by the Usual Production-Line Methods"