{"id":12063,"date":"2016-01-23T18:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T18:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=12063"},"modified":"2024-06-03T18:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:27:17","slug":"1958-imperial-crown-convertible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1958-imperial-crown-convertible\/","title":{"rendered":"1958 Imperial Crown Convertible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chryslers top car in 1958 was the Imperial Crown which was only rivaled by the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. It was the last year Chrysler would use their 392 HEMI engine on Imperials and produced 345 bhp.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1958 Chrysler made around 16,000 Imperial Crowns of which 675 were made as Convertibles.<\/p>\n

In Detail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
type<\/td>\nSeries Production Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coachbuilder<\/td>\nGhia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
predeccesor<\/td>\n1959 Imperial Crown Convertible<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nHEMI V8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront, Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nNatural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
block material<\/td>\nCast Iron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\n4-Barrel Carter Carberetor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n6424 cc \/ 392 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n257.3 kw \/ 345 bhp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n53.7 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nUnitary Steel Monocoque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nDrums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\nDrums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nParallel Torsion Bars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nLive Axle w\/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n3276.6 mm \/ 129 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\nTorqueflight 3-Speed Automatic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Auction Sales History
\n1958 Imperial Crown Convertible LY13631<\/a> – did not sell for $95,000<\/b> From a private Southern California collection. The last year of the Hemi-powered Imperial Convertible. One of only 675 built and very few survivors. Recipient of a body-off restoration. Numerous options and accessories.
\nAuction Source: <\/b>2014 Arizona by RM Auctions<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chryslers top car in 1958 was the Imperial Crown which was only rivaled by the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. It was the last year Chrysler would use their 392 HEMI engine on Imperials and produced 345 bhp. In 1958 Chrysler made around 16,000 Imperial Crowns of which 675 were made as Convertibles. In Detail type Series Production Car coachbuilder Ghia production 675 predeccesor 1959 Imperial Crown Convertible engine HEMI V8 position Front, Longitudinal aspiration Natural block material Cast Iron fuel feed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2185,6027,9348,17105],"tags":[2536,16842,677,20951,13061,17106],"class_list":["post-12063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1950s","category-imperial","category-guides","category-model-guides-production-cars","tag-1950s","tag-1950s-cars","tag-imperial","tag-imperial-model-guides-all","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-production-cars"],"yoast_head":"\n1958 Imperial Crown Convertible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1958-imperial-crown-convertible\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1958 Imperial Crown Convertible\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chryslers top car in 1958 was the Imperial Crown which was only rivaled by the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. 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