Re: IML: '65 Crown Coupe Ordered New w/300L 413!!!

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I remember the thread. I spoke to the owner of this car. He reports that it makes good use of the extra power. He claimed that it will burn rubber from a start, but only did it once, and quite by accident. If this coupe is lighter than a convertible, that could explain why. Of the numbers I saw comparing the two power plants, the difference in torque caught my attention. This is an interesting car. I wonder if there is a way to know how many Imperials were ordered like this in 1965.

Paul W.

In an email dated 13/9/2005 12:51:51 pm GMT Daylight time, "Greg and Russell" <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Thanks for bringing this information to the attention of the List members, 
>Paul! ?If you remember, I posted a question quite a while back asking if one 
>could have ordered a new Imperial with the 300L motor or if anyone knew of 
>one that had been built at the factory that way. ?At the time of my 
>question, no one had ever heard of any and the thread faded away. ?I am very 
>happy to know there is at least one other '65 Imperial out there with the 
>413 built to the specs. of the 300L's 413! ?When I had my '65 Crown 
>convertible's factory 413 rebuilt, I had the machine shop follow the 300L's 
>specs. ?I also found an original carb. from a ?300L and had the List's very 
>own Robert Soule rebuild it. ?A 5,345 lb. car can use all the help it can 
>get to move away from a standing start a little faster! ?The standard 413 is 
>NO slouch in the performance dept. but the convertibles are SO heavy with 
>the 'X' frame that was used, I was happy to be able to get the additional 20 
>bhp! ?I may not be able to 'leave rubber on the street' but I do hope it 
>will have a little more ZIP!!!!! ?LOL!
>
>Greg McDonnell
>Mobile, AL
>Dash Riprock (still plugging along in 'Finishing School')
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>From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
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>Subject: IML: '65 Crown Coupe Ordered New w/300L 413!!!
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>> Speaking of production data, there is an interesting 1965 Crown Coupe on 
>> Ebay. It looks to be low miles, clean, very original, and is in the rare 
>> Black Plum monotone color scheme.
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>> More importantly, it seems to be one of the VERY FEW Imperials that I have 
>> ever heard of that was ordered from the factory with a Letter Series 
>> Chrysler 300 (in this case 300L) motor. The data plate is pictured, and 
>> the information seems confirmed by a reliable source.
>>
>> Check it out!
>>
>> Paul W.
>>
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