Re: IML: Imperial & New Yorker of late 80's and '90-'93

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, that clears it up (I think).  I thought he was saying the "Fifth Avenue" model itself first appeared in 1990.  But the name has been around since 1982, right?  Only the body it was based on changed?

Mark 


On Friday, October 7, 2005, at 01:30 AM, Paul Volkmann wrote:

> Actually, the 'M' body (Diplomat/Gran Fury/Fifth
> Avenue) lasted from '82-'89, the FWD 'C' body
> (Dynasty/New Yorker) appeared in '88 and then was
> stretched in '90 for the 'Y' body (Fifth
> Avenue/Imperial).
>
> During the 80s the Fifth Avenue was an 'M' body (RWD -
> derived from the '77-'81 LeBaron) while the New Yorker
> was an 'E' class (variation of the FWD LeBaron that
> appeared in '82)
>
> NOTE: No matter what year/body/drivetrain layout the
> Fifth Avenue is actually referred to as New Yorker
> Fifth Avenue
>
> I also view my LHS as a Fifth Avenue with the wrong
> name as the Fifth Avenue was just a notch above New
> Yorker --- but that's another discussion
>
>
> Paul
> '65 Purple Coupe
>
> --- twolaneblacktop <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > The last "Fury/Diplomat V-8, rear drive Fifth Avenue
> > was in 1987.  In 1988 the K-car version appeared  In
> > 1990 the stretched to the
> > limit K-Imperial debuted.
> >
> > Wm. R. Ulman
> > Seattle, WA  
> > '66 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe - Doris Day -
> > WA State Vanity Plates: FIT4AQN
> > '95 Buick Roadmaster - Rock Hudson - WA State Vanity
> > Plates: FIT4KNG
> > twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Mark McDonald
> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 7:10 PM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Jay Leno Mentions Imperial
> >
> > Dear Bill,
> >
> > I think I must be misreading you.  Are you saying
> > the Fifth Avenue was 
> > not introduced until 1990???
> >
> > I could swear the Fifth Avenue was introduced in
> > 1983, give or take a 
> > year or two.  I know my mother had a 1989 model, and
> > I'm sure I've seen 
> > 1985 models up for sale.  Can you clarify what you
> > meant by this 
> > comment?
> >
> > Thanks, Mark
> >
> > On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 01:10 PM, Bill
> > Watson wrote:
> >
> > > In 1988 Chrysler introduced the Dynasty and New
> > Yorker (C body) on a 
> > > 104"
> > > wheelbase - basically a K car with four more
> > inches in the rear seat 
> > > area.
> > >
> > > Two years later the Fifth Avenue and Imperial were
> > introduced - the Y 
> > > body
> > > on a 109" wheelbase, this time the C body with
> > five more inches for 
> > > the rear
> > > seat passengers.  So the 1990-93 Imperials were
> > based on the New 
> > > Yorker (and
> > > Dynasty) which were derived from the Reliant and
> > Aries.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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