Body Manufacturer??

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

So who made the 50 Crown Imperials?  Briggs?  this
would explain why they did so many one off limos that
are seen in the books.

Kerry
--- Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Unless your car is a Crown Imperial, yes, the body
> was built by Chrysler.
> 
> Chrysler purchased Briggs Body, the last major
> non-Chrysler supplier of
> bodies, in late 1952.   Since then Chrysler has
> built its own bodies.  The
> only exception to that is the 1957-65 Crown
> Imperials with bodies by Ghia,
> but even there Chrysler built the body that Ghia
> stretched and modified to
> make a Crown Imperial.
> 
> A side point - Chrysler of Canada started making
> their own bodies in 1927,
> when Fisher Body stopped making bodies for
> non-General Motors vehicles.
> Briggs never had a Canadian operation, although
> Chrysler of Canada did draw
> upon American firms (Briggs, Murray, Chrysler) for
> larger body stampings and
> pieces.
> 
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: fallstich
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:43 PM
> Subject: IML: Body Manufacturer??
> 
> 
> I keep getting asked who the body manufacturer of my
> 57 Imperial is.
> Wouldn't the answer to that be Chrysler???
> 
> 
>