Jalopnik: chrysler imperial

Green Hornet's Black Beauty Wrecked On Set, Kato To Blame?

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:40:00 EDT

The gorgeous Black Beauty Crown Imperial from The Green Hornet remake appears to have crashed during filming. No word on injuries, but rescue crews can be seen in photos from the set.

We were there for the unveiling of the Black Beauty and learned that Seth Rogen, set to play the titular Green Hornet, was a fan of the site. We wish him the best in this endeavor and, of course, just assume it was Kato driving. Hopefully, this was just part of the filming and not an accident — though it looks fairly real to us. The vehicle seems to have nosed itself right into the CAA building in Century City. (Hat tip to James!) [Photos from JustJared.com]

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It's No Wonder The Chrysler Metric Never Caught On

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:40:00 EDT

The little known Chrysler Metric was 91% the size of the more popular Imperial, no surprise Americans weren't interested in adopting it.

Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: Detroit Luxury!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The Down On The Street series has been around for a couple years now, and we've seen a good sampling of big ol' Detroit luxury dreadnaughts down on the Alameda street during that time.

Let those effete snobs in Europe sneer at our Brougham Editions, faux heraldic crests, and acres of rich pleather upholstery- we know they're secretly envious! With that in mind, here are the Eldorados, Continentals, Electras, Imperials, and all the other multi-ton classic American luxury machines we've seen so far. When you're done here, be sure to check out the non-Big Three Americans, the Germans, and the wagons of the 450 DOTS Celebration.

1937 Cadillac	1956 Imperial	1956 Lincoln	1957 Chrysler	1960 Cadillac	1960 Cadillac
1962 Chrysler	1964 Imperial	1966 Lincoln	1966 Cadillac	1967 Imperial	1969 Cadillac
1969 Cadillac	1969 Cadillac	1969 Lincoln	1969 Cadillac	1970 Cadillac	1970 Lincoln
1971 Imperial	1971 Buick	1972 Lincoln	1973 Buick	1973 Buick	1974 Buick
1976 Cadillac	1977 Cadillac	1977 Lincoln	1978 Cadillac	1979 Cadillac	1984 Cadillac

For All You 60's-Era Chrysler Fans, Imperial And New Yorker, Oh My!

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT

These two 60's-era Chryslers were rolling ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise and parked around the corner from each other at Duggan's Irish Pub, the place where we saw the same company unveil the Chysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 5. The contrast in awesomeness could not be more poignant. The wagony goodness of the New Yorker and the impossibly complex curvature of the Imperial were causing heart palpitations amongst the assembled. There's even a flaming eyeball on the New Yorker. How cool is that? More pics below.

1950s Detroit Iron Prevents Camrys From Gaining A Foothold In San Francisco's Western Addition

Murilee Martin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:30:00 EDT

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. It's damn near impossible to park anywhere in San Francisco, but the Western Addition neighborhood? No way! That's why we're so impressed by these cars that Rob (you may remember him as the man who brought us the Covered Wagon CRX) spotted holding down most of the street parking on their block; they're apparently all owned by the same guy, who must be Public Parking Enemy #1 for miles around. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and read Rob's description.

So the Fireflight....that one is sitting in a driveway that is blocked by the Mercury Monterey and the glass in the garage is all smoked out (or maybe just real dirty) but its not easily seen through (not that I tried to get that close!) but I'm just DYING to know whats in the garage. The lights were on upstairs but I didn't have the 'nads to ring the bell!