THIS IS MY '66 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL 4 - DOOR, POWERED BY A 355 (350 .30 OVER) CHEVY ENGINE AND TRANS.  IT ALSO HAS A .557 GEAR IN A CHEVY REAR END IN IT .
I KIND OF TOOK OVER WHERE CHRYSLER LEFT OFF AND MADE A REAL CAR OUT OF IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND OF MINE FOR $600.00, IT WAS SITTING IN A COW PASTURE. IT NEEDED BOTH PASSENGER DOORS PUT BACK ON AND WAS ALREADY STRIPPED OUT. THIS CAR WAS COMPLETELY RUST FREE, I MEAN THIS CAR WAS AWESOME. WELL WORTH THE MONEY. THAT WAS THE MOST I HAVE EVER OR EVER WILL SPEND FOR A CAR .
THIS IS MY FAMILY BESIDE THE IMPERIAL ON DERBY DAY. I PULLED IT OUTSIDE TO GET MY THINGS TOGETHER THAT I TAKE TO THE DERBY WITH ME. MY WIFE DECIDED TO GET OUT THE CAMERA AND GET SOME PICTURES OF IT (MY COUSIN TOOK THIS ONE). YOU WOULDN'T BELEIVE SOME OF THE LOOKS THIS CAR GOT FROM PEOPLE GOING BY . THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE COULD RUN IMPERIALS IN MY HOME TOWN DERBY AGAIN . I GUESS NOT EVERYONE HAS HAD THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE BIG TANKS .
THIS IS A PICTURE AFTER TWO NIGHTS OF DERBYING . I FINISHED THIRD IN THE FEATURE BOTH NIGHTS . THE FIRST NIGHT A RADIATOR HOSE BUSTED AND THE HOT WATER CAME BACK IN THE CAR AND BURNT ME . I ALSO BROKE MY FINGER TRYING TO GET THIS CAR READY TO RUN THE SECOND NIGHT . SO I RAN WITH MY ARM WRAPPED UP AND MY FINGER BROKE.  I BUSTED A TIRE AS IT CAME OFF THE RIM IT  TOOK MY BRAKE LINE WITH IT . I WAS WITH NO BRAKES AND DROVE UP ON A BUMPER AND GOT STUCK ON IT OR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WON BOTH NIGHTS.
I SOLD THIS CAR AFTER STRIPPING EVERYTHING I WANTED OFF IT FOR $400 . THIS WAS MY SECOND AND PROBABLY NOT LAST IMPERIAL. THESE CARS ARE HARD.
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