We’ve visited the Imperial marque once before, with a gallery that mixed photos of some of the vehicles on their own, and others alongside their owners. Today’s follows the same idea; with vintage photos of Imperials not being that common, I feel any image capturing them is worth a moment of CC fame.
Last time our gallery featured mostly women posing alongside the Imperials. This time the folk in the photos are more varied, and a few include Imperials in barely visible form. But like said, we’re allowing a chance to shine briefly here at CC.
LOVE THAT RED 1961 IMPERIAL 4DOOR
Awesome gallery. The first shot looks straight out of Life magazine or such.
The second to last shot is of a convertible, which reminds me how rare Imperial convertibles were.
There was a widowed woman on our block who had a splendid Imp coupe in her carport; her husband had started a successful construction company. Her son and his family lived next door; they drove Mopars too. I used to love gazing at the dashboard of that car; mesmerizing.
’39 Dodge in the 5th picture. Serious Chrysler fans!
Back then, even washing the car they dressed much nicer than we do today.
That car-washing shot is one of my favorite vintage car pics that I’ve seen so far. Looks like a three-generation scene, with a guy possibly washing his mother’s car with her, as his own daughter looks on. But the overall shot is fantastic.
I really like the first photo of the well-dressed woman in front of her Imperial. She bears a striking resemblance to Geena Davis.
Behind that tan single-headlight ’57 is a DS 19. Two rare (in the U.S.) cars in one picture.
Not just the DS, but while the Corvair, Rambler, Econoline, Chevy II and Volvo 544 may not be rare they certainly are eclectic. And not even in California! Can anyone recognize the location?
That’s Annapolis, Maryland 🙂
Pic 1: a curvaceous lady with class… and her curvaceous classy car!
I like the woman with the barbecue sauce and the convertible Imperial. Doesn’t hurt that there’s a big green van parked behind (maybe a Divco or a Metro?). Also like the portrait aspect of the picture (“Jun 66”). Nice work.
Nice catch of the green van. At first I thought it was a GMC like the one sometimes seen as the SWAT van on Hill Street Blues. But it might be a motorhome. Either way I have never seen anything like it in the flesh.