James, there is a 68 4 door hardtop in Dallas for sale right now, as in a
previous post.
I have 2 68's, but not for towing duties. There was a "towing package" however
available for 68. It included a subframe that mounted the hitch to the rear
unitbody subframe. The towing package was recommended if the trailer was a
certain weight up (don't recall the numbers, its in the owners mannual. I can
look it up if you want, but I think the threshold weight was 4,000-5,000 lbs.)
A picture of the frame is in the owner's manual (which I could supply you with
a copy). Based on that, you can fabricate the frame with the help of a
welder. Also, the towing package did not include AC. The condenser was
replaced with a huge transmission cooler of the same size as the condenser. I
really doubt you need that big of a cooler. I think that just adding an
aftermarket large cooler n front of the condenser will suffice. The towing
package still maintained the 2.94 rear gears.
Also, in the Imperial world, the term "sedan" refers to the 4 door car with a B-
pillar. This was very rare for the 67 and 68 model years. It was the base
model Imperial with only a few made (one of my 2 68's is a Sedan). The most
common 67 and 68 Imperial is the 4 door hardtop (no B-pillar,-i.e., no post
between the doors). Even the 2 doors were hardtops. Also, the LeBaron (top of
the line) for 67 and 68 was a hardtop, but the roof was a bit taller than the
crown model (with the exception of the Sedan that shared the same roof line as
the LeBaron, sorry for the confussion).
D^2
Quoting "Grooms, James" <JGrooms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello,
>
> I am considering a 68 sedan (440CID w/AC) as a tow vehicle for a 68 24 ft
> Airstream (approx 3900 lbs). Looking for information and advice. What made up
> the "towing package" from Chrysler for this vehicle?
> Can anyone provide experience with setting up this vehicle with aftermarket
> hitch, trailer brakes, trans cooler, etc.?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
>
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