"The Carpenters" 1975 Imperial Le Baron Crown Coupe
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Rarer than hens' teeth, this 1975 Imperial Le Baron Crown Coupe hails from the estate of Richard Carpenter, of "The Carpenters" fame. He bought this car new for his parents, and it's got a mere 17K original miles on the clock. This must be the finest, all original car of its kind on the planet.
I owned a 1977 New Yorker Brougham 40 years ago, essentially the same vehicle. So quiet, so smooth, so comfortable, so heavy feeling. What a pleasure to drive.
I have a 1977 Chrysler New Yorker with only 55 k in my collection.
These Chryslers are beautiful cars and handle better than both Cadillac and Lincolns of the same era.
@@lancedukel3436 Since I've had Cadillacs and Lincolns of that era, perhaps I should invest in one of these Chryslers. My mother had a cousin who had one. She said it rode like a limousine. I remember it was yellow.
The 400 Lean Burn.
My father had a '77. I still smell the leather. His white on white outside with the red dash and carpet inside. He sold it in '78, to his friend, and he bought new Caddy. The Caddy was nice, but I liked the New Yorker better.
Back when the rich and famous actually bought American cars. Can you imagine such a thing today?
American automakers fell behind. Japanese are more reliable and practical, German are faster and more luxurious. Wonder if they'll make a comeback.
Now they all drive hideous SUV’s and pick up trucks
@@alfredoalfaro5000 american brands design things to purposely break down. the japanese idea of building affordable low maintence cars wins customers over
No kidding. That was also a time when a luxury car had a luxury ride. Now "luxury" cars especially German have terrible rides on anything but the smoothest pavements which of course there is very little of. The blame lies in the super stiff suspension and low profile high inflation rated tire. My S600 has a terrible ride compared to my H/D 3/4 ton Chevrolet 4X4 pick up if you can believe it. True!!
You should have had the Carpenters playing on the radio!!
That's the first thing I thought too!
Or some anorexia nervosa vomit on the steering wheel. Really though, they were too damn young to pick this car for themselves. My guess is Dad ruled their life like Joe Jackson did for Mikey, Latoya, Rebbie, Jermaine.....
Y can’t on CZcams without paying for the rights.
AND get permission 🍀
@@touraneindanke we heard tina marie, M. jackson and l.l. cool j, they let that slide
@@jeffreybarna6543 Na , that car's gangsta. Music fit for that car.
One of the most beautiful cars ever made. One of my top 5 favorite cars of all time. 1975 Imperial LeBaron. Sweet. If Chrysler would have taken some of their beautiful designs from the past and some of their Concepts and brought them into the future with today's technology and slight redesigns, they wouldn't be a failed company at this point in time.
This is a real car, what they make today is called transportation.
^^^ this
I agree. Cars of old had style and character.
Looks impressive but my memories of mid 70's cars where undetperformance, cheap plastic wood grain and plastic everything else. Coming from sixties and pre 1974 cars, these seemed cheap and cheesy. Looking at them now, they seem like luxury boats floating down the road compared to the cheaply made and hugely expensive shot boxes of today
This was our Sunday car when I was a kid
@@mikes6961 Who cares about plastics? Snob. For normal people only looks, convenience, reliability and engine displacement matters.
Richard Carpenter is a real car person. At one time he had perhaps the greatest collection of letter series Chrysler 300s anywhere. I don't know if he still has his collection . The cars were impressive.
He still has his collection at his Yesterday Once More warehouse/car museum in Newbury Park, CA. He also has Karen's drum kits stored there too.
...and a number of Dodges.
What a beautiful ❤️ car! Chrysler was still making great cars in 1975. Even the horn sounds amazing!
Yet, they were hemorrhaging money. Big time!
WOW! Did not know that. Can't tell from that car. Hard to believe Chrysler went from this type of car to K-Car 6 short years later which saved the company but what a downgrade.
@@MD-rd9fh Gas got too high again, so people started demanding much smaller cars.
I had a 1958 Chrysler imperial with a hemi head motor and talk light transmission push button it was a very fast car in those days
@@johncomito4718 COOL!
I bet driving that car would make you feel "On top of the world"
😁
Just don't forget to stop at the drive through.
Child to parent: "Are we there yet" ? Parent answering child: "We've only just begun".
Long ago and not so far away
@@donaldgarver6594 I bet with that car his father said to his mother that they can share horizons that are new to us!
It's yesterday once more! lol
Beautiful. We need new Chryslers like this (spiritually and stylistically)
My God! I had forgotten how beautiful they were! My uncle had a black '75 too, magnificent!
Now I'm loving this car. One of the best looking 70s luxury cars ever made.
Beautiful classic Imperial, I would love to own this wonderful car.
Wow!!! that car looks like a perfectly carved piece of onyx stone !!!!
This is a moving masterpiece! Absolutely stunning.
Thank you, William. And all original!
I had a 1977 Black Lincoln Town Coupe. Your car reminds me of it. Of 30 + cars I have owned in my lifetime I miss that one the most. Your Imperial his so beautiful. I absolutely love it. It Doesn't get the respect that it deserves in the collector car market. Luxury car guys like me who are looking for Cadillacs & Lincolns we skipped completely over Chrysler and we really shouldn't. I'm going to put this on my radar For the future. Great car, nice video, thanks for sharing
Chryslers get alot of flak but as far as look and comfort go i can't imagine anyone topping them. Really incredible looking beast.
Chrysler has always had the best design house. Their vehicles always looked the best. The Dodge charger, the Plymouth barracuda, now the imperial.
Richard Carpenter obviously had very good taste in cars, buying a new Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe in September 1975 is testament to the fact, if it were needed. Love 💕 the Carpenters music, and beautiful cars 🚗.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, I had a 72 Imperial LeBaron and it was the longest two door car ever, I think as long as my El Dorado. Stunning example of a Mid 70’s American Luxury Coupe you have there!
1973 Imperial holds the record as longest non-limousine car. Same car as your 1972, but with extra rubber bumper guards to attempt meeting the DOT's new bumper laws. There wasn't a convenient way to add new bumpers & bumper shocks to those Imperials, so I'm guessing that's why it went to the C-body platform in 74.
Q!majestuzo!!Majestic! class! 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸! Remembering the 70! 😄driving this huge boats!!here I come! get off my way!.omg! memory lane!.thanks! for sharing!.
Loved this video!!!! This was a time, in modern times, when America made cars that were truly luxurious. I miss it, dearly.
That is one very gorgeous Imperial
Not even a big Carpenters fan, but I'd kill to have that. I love my Fifth Avenue, but this is the real deal.
You know you are a baller when you can cruise thru Santa Barbara in a '75 Imperial, while listening to old skool Am radio, but never hearing Carpenter songs. Please play "We've only just begun" while cruising down the 101.
Just perfect.
I just travelled in time.
You made my day.
Thank you very much.
WORK OF ART!!!!
I see these pics of this beautiful vintage car and think to myself, "It's yesterday, once more."
I see what'cha did there...
A real luxury car. A historic vehicle.
Beautiful car. A friend's dad had this era Newport. It rode like a dream, so comfortable.
Thank you for posting this video! These were gorgeous automobiles!!! If I might make ONE correction. There was ONLY the Imperial LeBaron model series (in two and four door models) in '75. The "Crown" series Imperials was dropped in 1971. So, yours is a 1975 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron two door coup. In other words, there is no "Crown" in the car's name. That said, the LeBaron series was always the higher-end series of the two so, yours effectively came with all the options offered for that year. AND '75 was (regrettably) the LAST year for Imperial production. For '76 Chrysler took the same vehicle (and engines) and offered it as the New Yorker Brougham - yes, at a lower price-point but the trick worked as sales of this vehicle went from 8830 Imperials in '75 to over 40,000 New Yorker units in 1976 which greatly aided Chrysler return to profitability that year.
No so grasshopper. The Crown package was a $569 option for the coupe. Regualr coupes had a 4 window hardtop design, the Crown package got you the canopy vinyl roof with padded fixed rear quarter window. You'd think almost all of them had that option, but every now and they you do see a standard hardtop coupe. Similar thing with the New Yorker, where the same treatment was offered as the St. Regis.
That big, sweet thing's probably just floatin' at 65!
Gorgeous with old school jams!👌
Did you catch the part that this car was equipped with 4 wheel disk brakes? Not just disks on the front and drums on the rear, but all 4 wheels had a disk brake installed. On a 1975 model year car! That is a rare feature for then. After looking at the window sticker, this is a very well equipped car with lots of good stuff!
Right on! Rear disc brakes was a big deal back then. I don't believe GM had any yet, and Ford first offered them in thier Lincoln Versailles and Mark V.
@@johneckert1365 ford also put 4 wheel disk brakes on mid 70’s LTD country squire wagons as an option! I have actually seen a few in wrecking yards. I know you coul get them on som 1969 Chevrolet Camaro models and early-mid 70’s Cadillac Eldorado’s. I have seen a few of those too.
@americanrambler4972 OH wow I never heard that about the Country Squires. Pretty cool!
Thank you for taking us on a ride along in this beautiful car. Absolutely gorgeous. Never knew this car existed.
I wish Chrysler could still do luxury like this.
They do much more luxurious vehicles now then this which has fake wood and other cheap materials.
@@lordwalker71 they don't do much of anything for the Chrysler brand
Maybe the top of the line Pacific minivan! Some Ram trucks are pretty nice.
@@timothykeith1367 I mean the neglected Chrysler brand.
I bet it floats like a magic carpet !
My father bought my mother a new New Yorker every 4 yrs since 71.Straight Chrysler man, some of the best smelling new showroom leather ever.lol!
My dad was Richard's piano teacher, in Long Beach CA.
Was he a creep too?
Your Dad taught Richard Carpenter well! Karen wasn't much of a drummer but she could sing.
Ya! Love the 80s music.
Big fan of land yachts.
My Grandparents owned a 1974 Imperial LeBaron Coupe, non-pillared (four powered windows), in color called Moonstone with a Parchment Vinyl Roof and Leather Interior. It has a Sunroof, metal not glass, and the Dealer In Escondido, California installed Vogue Tires and Real Truespoke Wire Wheels that set that car off like a million bucks. My Dad still has the car and it has an original 22,000 miles, flawless inside and out, maybe someday.
Jammin to Teena Marie 🎶🎵❤❤❤
RIP Karen Carpenter & Teena Marie, Michael Jackson 🎶
They all touched us with their beautiful talented voices 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
I always forget how large cars used to be in the 70s. My mom drove a yellow 74 marquis. HUGE
I'd love to have both the 1957 and 1975 black Imperial Le Baron Coupes. Despite their age difference, they're equally beautiful and sleek.
That's a work of art!!!
I owned one of these '75 Imperial Le barons in the mid 80's. I could swear every time I got behind the wheel something broke. I sure miss that beast
Unfortunately,quality and reliability were not Chrysler 's strong suit during most of the 1970's era - All American auto companies eventually went down in quality and reliability during the late '70's - early '80's time period,but Chrysler fell harder and faster than the other two members of the big three...
one gorgeous car, thank you for sharing....wow.
I had a very similar car, a 77 Newport, with the fender skirts and padded landau top. One of the most unusual features of this car is the seek function on the radio. Under the tuning window, there are 2 large rectangular buttons, "LOCAL' and "DISTANT". When you press these, it will tune to the next clear radio station. Local will only stop at strong signals, distant at weaker signals also. Since it's an analog radio with a mechanical tuning mechanism, there is a motor inside the radio which will turn the knob. As if that weren't enough, there are 2 buttons on the floor. One is the normal high-beam button, the other also activates the radio seek function, so you can be driving down the road, hit the floor button and tune to the next station without ever taking your hands off the wheel.
Right on, your Newport basicly is the same car, same as New Yorker. Love these old C-body chryslers!
Awesome 80s Music with a Dream Automobile...
ThX for the Video !
Wow,..that’s absolutely incredible....I’m floored
Beautiful ride. Great for road trips.
Great car. Love the 1969-1975 Imperials. Low production number cars too.
Wow what a ride. I miss those long hoods and big steering wheels.
Engine compartment is immaculate.
I love it. I had a 74 Imperial that I bought from my folks. Loved that car.
Just bought one as well ;)
1974 Imperial blue leather interior
Fitting song while driving this old school beauty " I'm Bad".👍
That Imp looks and goes smooth. Lovely
My mother used to have a 1974 Chrysler Newport. Essentially the same car. Just minus all the toys and luxuries. Just remember we could fit the whole neighborhood in that car.
Very well done. Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing.
That’s a cool car. Thank you for the ride along. That car is bad ass.
What a beautiful car
beautiful car. Great work
Car has new owner now in Kentucky. Just saw it as a car show in Mt Washington
Gorgeous!!😍😎
Sweet ride! Thanks for taking us along. California looks beautiful that time of year, and no traffic. Hope to go there someday.
Palos Verdes/Redondo Beach. Right down the street. Make it down 1 day for sure.👍🏽
Beautiful.... I have a 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible myself. I love the land yaghts...
A gorgeous car!
Looks like it did in 1975 just off the dealer's lot. Beautiful car. I wish I could go back to '75 and buy it new. I like this car better than any new car today. You can keep all the electronic gizmos cars have today. This car rode better and the seats were more comfortable than any car you can buy today, and that includes a new Rolls. .
Beautiful is all that can be said
What a Beautiful Car. Thank You FOR THE VIDEO.
What I love about those cars is something the new generation & new car makers do not understand, seeing the hood & ornament at the the hood edge is a great feeling by itself, you don't find this in today's cars, you even don't see the hood in today's stupid cars ! I owned some classics before and know that feeling. thanks for sharing this video
I loved the Imperials of the 70s. My parents had a ‘75 New Yorker. One step down, but still a great car. You should have been playing Carpenters hits on the radio!
Your parents should have waited a year. The '76 New Yorker was virtually identical to the '74 to '75 Imperial
The Incomparable IMPERIAL !!
Great narration!
Man! I would love one. Very nice! 👍
I wish the big three would start making luxury cars like that again new luxury cars don’t ride as smooth as the old ones used to I miss the soft floaty ride and light Steering I own a newer Chrysler 300 C and the ride is just too stiff
Thank you. We need real American cars again. Not these crappy Euro and Asian wannabees
Can't beat those old land yachts for road trips : )
.. pushing 4500 lbs down the road conumes fuel and that weight also is a reason for the ride . no heavy and fuel efficient cars at same time . My 78 Cadillac was a real
land yacht like this Imperial fuel economy not it's claim to fame
They can only make what people want.
@@2good2often my 300c weights 4,300lbs and the ride is still on the stiff side, in my opinion.
OMG luv full size coupes.
Beautiful--- just beautiful!!
The introduction might be edited Richard Carpenter is still with us and playing tunes
Wow. And I do mean WOW! What a beautiful machine!
A Semi Truck crossed over the highway and hit me head on in that car. I walked away. Thanks Chrysler!
I feel like we are in Grand Theft Auto. Great video!
Ha! Even the cars they bought were perfection.I recently heard an audio interview of Richard stating their Dad drove Richard and their Mom across the country (with no air conditioning in1960) to take a look at California b4 moving there.Karen did not want to go on this trip so she stayed behind with relatives.I'm not sure if their Mom drove but wondering why such low miles on their Dad's car.Maybe he bought Dad a few cars.Thanks for posting this! Love the car and the view!
I love the radio station you have on. All the good jams I grew up to.
Gorgeous car!!! You are very lucky to have it.
My brother-n-law is now the current owner of this great car.
What a beautiful car these were a piece of art the was not any Lincoln or Cadillac that even come close
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the car the music off would have been beneficial - get a feel for serene environment, isolated.
Gotta remember there are copyright issues even on CZcams videos.
And the damn brakes squeal just like the brakes on my 2014 Dodge. Chrysler quality at its finest and never changed.
That's a feature built into brake pads to let you know it's time to replace them. There's a metal tang that contacts the rotor surface when the pads get thin. It's literally there as an audible alarm.
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 i know about that. Mine have squealed from new. And from replacement to new.
If you have carbon ceramic pads, they squeal as well. I have an 05 Magnum and I have ceramic pads installed.
@@josephhalexander yup, mine too.
Brother that is beautiful!!
Beautiful car! Question; why are the headlamp doors open when your driving it? They were shut at the beginning of the video?
Was hoping to see more of the interior
The 1974 - 1975 Imperial, and the nearly identical 1976 - 1978 New Yorker's had to have the most beautiful interiors of any car ever mad, from any era.
As a kid, I bought the Close To You 45rpm. That makes me feel like I contributed just a teency weency amount of money towards the purchase of this car. 😉
It certainly has the WOW factor and those minimal 17 Ks ! However like many of the stunning detroiters of that time. They were basically eunuchs. Still endowed with the huge CID v8s, but had the power ripped away. Leaving eg.. 318s 90 hp, 440 210 hp, Cadillacs 500 215 hp.. Horse Power was gutted from all detroiters by 1978. Doesn't alter the fact they were beautiful looking cars. Though again somewhat like a huge rough neck wrestler, till he speaks, and sounds like Micky Mouse wife Minnie. I'm only pissed because of what happened to these legendary, iconic, fabulous highway beasts. Keep up the great videos. Thank you
The car is as flawless as Karen's voice.
Thank you for this Video! Amazing Car!
I'd take this over a Lincoln anyday. Gorgeous!
Beautiful
Magnificent!
3:40 oh the charging whine in the radio...reminds me of 70s and 80s
Even the horn is top shelf!
I almost bought a car like this new in 1975. But bought a 1976 Electra limited loaded with even a sun roof. I was only 18
Good choice on the Electra. These Chrysler luxury cars just reeked 75 year old unlike the GM equivalents. Interiors so tacky and cheap like a Ford too. We were the sh*t back then too with a power sunroof (when they were an expensive option and not EVERY car had one).
@@robk9685 Don't quite agree there...I had a '75 Cordoba, I bought in 1977 and is was absolute class....appointments, fit and finish was superb and it was as tight as a drum.
@@SSGTA440 To each their own I guess. The interior of the subject car here looks absolutely hideous/cheap. The power door lock function combined in with the manual lock button on some of those Chrysler cars was a major cost-cutting, inconvenient fail too. What's the purpose in having power door locks then if you still have to reach all over the place anyway?
Sunroof deuce and a quarter was the car
@@robk9685 Oh brother.....then what do you drive today?