The Alphabet Soup of Designations

["Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the wheelbase of the 1990-1993 Fifth Avenue and Imperial, as they used
the same body, was 109.3".  The wheelbase of the C-body Dynasty and New
Yorker was 104.1".   The extra length was in the rear doors.

If memory serves me correctly, the Fifth Avenue shared the front and rear
styling with the New Yorker Landau/Salon, while the Imperial used a
different rear end (horizontal taillamps) and a front end theme that was
taken from  the 1981-83 Imperials.

Overall length of the C-body New Yorker Landau was 193.6" in 1990, while the
Fifth Avenue was 198.6" and the Imperial came in at 203.0".

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Hogg" <roadhogg@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: IML: The Alphabet Soup of Designations


> Thanks for clearing that up Bill!  I know the Imperial and Fifth Avenue
have
> a longer wheelbase than the Dynasty etc but does anyone know if the
> wheelbase of the Fifth Avenue is the same as that of the Imperial for
> 1990-1993?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:48 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: The Alphabet Soup of Designations
>
>
>
> The 1990-93 Imperials were Y bodies.  The Dynasty/New Yorker was the C
body,
> while the longer wheelbase Fifth Avenue and Imperial were Y bodies.
>
> Check your VIN - car make (2nd digit) is C while the car body (5th digit)
is
> Y.    If the 6th digit is a "5', you have a Fifth Avenue.  The Imperial is
> "6".
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
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