comparing Cadillac to Imperial

["A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>]

Hello all;

 As far as I am concerned, and yes I have had the opportunity to compare the two, any Cadilac built after 1958 is little more then a pimped out Chebby, in fact they even share body shells with the Impalas. Cadillacs used too much plastic, too much tin, had too much overhang, and relied too much on their name to sell their cars after that time. If you don't believe me just compare the size of the frames. Imperial, while it hit a low point in assembly quality in 57', was really an excellent car from 58' onward in performance, quality, and technical innovation. 

 Cadillacs handle like a boat and aside from their limos were really a mass market car after that point in time. What sold the Cadillacs was prestige and name recognition. I would find it difficult to swallow the notion that they were a superior car, especially in 1967/68, when they rolled out their version of the Olds Toronado, a car famous for its technical problems and difficult servicing.

Best Regards

Arran Foster

1954 Imperial Newport

Needing A Left Side Taillight bezel and other trim parts. 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:24 AM

Subject: Re: IML: comparing Cadillac to Imperial

For what my words are worth to you guys: I have owned many ,many cars.. tons of Cadillacs and a good number of Imperials.. It seems that Cadillac had the best finishing for most of the 50-60s,to me 54-64 few could match the package Caddy offered. Fabulous interiors and hardware and paint. Imperial had high points for lovely made cars in the early thru 56,after that to me the quality of interiors and finishing were less than Cadillac till 64-66 when the Imperial was a really lovely car with finishing to match. Cadillac had a slight sense of quality 66-70 after 71 they slid and only recently tried to improve. In 77-79 ,while not especially fine made, their cars did last a good long time with many on the road today. For the record, Lincoln had lovely interiors in the early 50s usually their strong point,most are still with original interiors today. I was pleasantly surprised after buying a Marklll that the quality was nicer than expected...They had better hardware into the 60s than the 50s.. I prefer 54-60 myself, for the unusual styles and color schemes.. Each car and model offers something unique it depends on what we are looking for I prefer style first and a close second quality...