1975 Imperial Crown Coupe

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  1. markfnc

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    That is how you present a car. There is an old saying in advertising - " Don't sell the steak, sell the sizzle ! " lot of steak and sizzle here. I would love to have this car and usually rank 70s Imperials last behind Lincolns and Cadillacs in personal preference.
     
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    Nice. Richard Carpenter has good taste in cars.
     
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    I AM IN NO WAY A CHRYSLER FAN ! But I have to admit that this car intrigues me, love that front couch (seat) !.....Longroofs Rule!
     
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    Sold for $34,000. I cant remember a mid 70's Imperial going that high. This one was nearly perfect.
     
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    It is a nice car in amazing condition. I would have never guessed it would bring anywhere near that much though.
     
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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Agreed, very very nice example, but I would have been surprised by $25,000 let alone $9000 more!
     
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    I think it's a combination of the right shape (near perfect and 17k miles), colors (triple black looks good no matter on most cars), and provenance (it's definitely Harold Carpenter's old car) all combine to make it have value. It likely would be worth a chunk of change without the celebrity angle, but that connection probably pushed it over into a different class of buyer.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    I learned that the triple black cars, no matter what model, were hand-picked at the various Chrysler factories out of the lines because they had little to no waving in the body panels. That meant extra special care in priming, in painting and in final assembly, to ensure a very special car.
     
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    Do we think this is a legit sale at that price?
     
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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    we really won't know unless it shows up again in the near future
     
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