Not to mention the safety changes. Yes these older
Imperials are big and can (if I were to guess) still
run after hiting a brick wall @90 MPH, but today's
cars with airbags, seatbelts (not common in older
cars... don't know if the pre-war Imperials had them
for all the passengers {?}.
That and there is one advantage to plastic. It doesn't
rust.
--- dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Quoting "Crown58imp@xxxxxxx" <Crown58imp@xxxxxxx>:
>
> > I don't know if I should take offence of an
> Imperial being compared to a
> >
> > Lexus. Imperials were made in the age of true
> luxury cars. The
> > construction,
> > strength, and power put into Imperials is
> something a Lexus can only
> > dream
> > of. >
> > 58 Crown coupe
>
> Many modern luxury cars are doing well in terms of
> power. Many have 300 hp
> (net) or more. Even a late 60's 440 Imperial with
> its stock single exhaust and
> restrictive air cleaner will be below 300 hp net. A
> 50's Imperial even lower.
> I don't like many of these modern luxo cars either.
> Too much plastic and low
> quality structure, no artistic design, and not meant
> to last, we agree on
> that. Too much money for the car, absolutely. But
> some of these modern luxury
> cars do very well in terms of refined power,
> performance, handling, etc. And
> while still new, they can be very reliable. The
> design criteria are now
> completely different than back then, and I do not
> entirely agree with them.
> But, we have to admit, there has been progress in
> some areas.
> D^2
>
>
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