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Chrysler Imperial

Chrysler Imperial - legendary name, which were many landmark, not only for the American market, cars Chrysler. Below we will discuss the origins of, namely Chrysler Imperial, produced from 1926 to 1954.

Chrysler Imperial, launched in production in 1926, was positioned as a fast and expensive car for the elite of the society. And he managed to justify their purpose, not only in terms of luxury, but also the speed. The engine volume of 4.7 liters with a capacity of 92 HP darkness of the car up to a hundred for 20 seconds, and the maximum speed was 129 km/h. In 1931 the Chrysler Imperial began to be established eight cylinders engines volume of 6.3 litres with a capacity of 125 HP., that allowed to set several records in speed racing tracks.

In 1937 Chrysler Imperial got a new design in the basis of which was laid experience Chrysler Airflowthat allowed us to further improve the performance characteristics without changing the engine.

The post-war modification Chrysler Imperial got a pretty conservative design, but in technical terms, were on the frontline of the В«war of progressВ». In particular, already in 1949 were established disc brakes. Growing and the engine output by the end of the issue Chrysler Imperial could boast of 331 HP under the hood.

Other names of this model: Chrysler Custom Imperial coupe