>
> Except that the Budd brakes were first offered in 1966 on the Plymouth Fury,
> Dodge Polara/Monaco and Chrysler.
Can't comment on supplier, but Imperials used disc brakes (non-floating
caliper) in the mid-50s.
On the subject of brakes, they also were first with 4-wheel ABS in '71. (I have
them on my '73)
On the subject of '73 Imperials, I recently found out that Chrysler built one
AWD Imperial in '73 (although this was preceded by a '70 AWD Polara tested by
police departments).
BTW, the same source who told me of the AWD Imperial also said that EFI was
"supposed" to be out for '76, with the introduction of the new F-body.
Carmine F.
>
> Imperial got them in 1967 when the D body was dropped and the Imperial
> switched to the C body.
>
> Cadillac, Lincoln and Packard were all used to introduce new 'toys' to the
> car-buying public. Usually the new toys were more expensive and thus the
> cost would more acceptable to a Cadillac or Imperial owner than the a
> Chevrolet or Plymouth owner.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan M Wing" <imp1983@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:33 AM
> Subject: IML: Imperial as a test bed
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Don't know if anyone has thought of this before, but do you ever get
> > the idea that Chrysler used Imperials as a kind of a test bed for new
> > equipment, and ideas?
> >
> > To start a list:
> >
> > 67-69 Budd brakes
> > 81-83 EFI for a V8
> > 90-93 Electronic Air Suspension
> >
> > I'm sure there are more. Maybe they tried the new ideas on the
> > most expensive, and gadget filled, but low volume cars to work the
> > bugs out?
> >
> > There just seems to be a common thread of :
> > "This is the year that Chrysler did (or tried) _______" type of thing.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> > -----------------------------------
> > Frozen, crud-encrusted vehicles,
> > Rush past the dirty snowbanks,
> > Road salt spray mist hangs in frigid air . . .
> > Winter in Central New York State.
> > -----------------------------------
> >
> > Dan Wing
> > Marcy, NY USA
> >
> > imp1983@xxxxxxxx
> >
>
>
>
>
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