1927 Chrysler Imperial E80
A little history:-
In 1926 WALTER P. CHRYSLER made a bold move to enter the luxury car
market to compete with Cadillac & Lincoln. The Imperial was to create a
daring new personal luxury automobile & came in 5 body styles.
In it's first year of production L.B. Miller & J.E. Weiler set a
transcontinental record of 6,721 miles.
So impressive was it's nature the '26 Imperial was selected as the pace
car for the 1st ever Indianapolis 500.
The E80 as it was referred to indicated that the Imperial could reach a
top speed of 80 miles per hour, some of the lighter bodies achieving a
little more & the heavier limousines a little less.
In 1927 Chrysler went all out in the luxury stakes & created new body
styles, sumptuous interiors, six wheel equipped white wall tires, chrome wire spokes on all wheels, full carpets & more.
And to top the records off, a 1927 Imperial made a high speed, non stop
run of 6,726 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to New York's Brooklyn
Bridge & back to Los Angeles California in an amazing 8 days at an
average speed of 40.2 miles an hour & not forgetting this was only 1927.
Famous faces to appear in Imperial E80's include;
Charlie Chaplin in "THE GREAT DICTATOR" 1940,
The 1998 film "EDISON THE FILM OF LIGHT"
& Marlon Brando in "THE GODFATHER Pt.1"
If a picture paints a 1000 words then prepare to be inspired as we
proudly present to you:-
Our simply stunning 1927 Chrysler Imperial E80
