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| 1952 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 9" x 12 1/2" ad that announces that The All-American Rose winner for 1953 by Germain's of California has been named the Chrysler Imperial Rose. The ad has a picture of a Red Two-Door Imperial with a White Top and calls it "The Finest Car America Has Yet Produced". The text compares the six years of "hybridizer's art" that it took to finish this rose to the time and patience that it took to create a car as good as the 1952 Chrysler Imperial. |
June 1952 House Beautiful |
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| 1952 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for this stylish and regal automobile. The ad headline has the words "Imperial by Chrysler" next to a throne, a long-stemmed rose and a red, white and blue sash. Below this is a picture of a large Green Two-Door Chrysler Imperial with the words "The Finest Car America has yet Produced" under it. The ad text describes what you get when you purchase this car and claims that "...those who can afford any motor car in the world, choose Imperial by Chrysler". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
1952 Woman's Home Companion |
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| 1956 |
Imperial - Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for the car that displays the Finest Expression of the Forward Look. The picture at the top of the ad show a man in a suit standing next to his wooden desk in a pose of leadership and, at the bottom of the ad, is a picture, from the side of a White Chrysler Imperial. The text talks about the features of this car speaking generally about the engineering aspects and specifically about the styling such as the "unique gun-sight tail lights astride dramatically sweeping rear fenders" and "the imposing front grille". |
December 1955 Fortune |
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| 1957 |
Chrysler Imperial Crown 2-Door Southampton - Full color 10" x 13" ad with a drawing of a Yellow Two-Door shown sitting under an eagle with a red, white and blue ribbon in it's beak. The ad headline says "Announcing for 1957...the triumphant new Imperial. Finest expression of The Forward Look.". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 23, 1956 Collier's |
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| 1958 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that dwells upon the 1958 Chrysler Imperial. Shown in this ad is a Two-Door Green Imperial parked in a green atmosphere with a couple of people wearing fine clothing leaning on the trunk of this car with coffee cups. The ad headline says that this car was "Pronounced America's most distinctive fine car" and the text begins to explain why. "The most discerning people who launch all great changes in taste have chosen Imperial - decisively. In this magnificent car, they have found a crisp and wonderful distinction. A stirring sales record, ever mounting, underscores Imperial's ever-growing populatity. The car itself is a styling masterpiece so fresh and so new that it even features gracefully curved sideglass, something you've never seen on any motorcar before. And it's performance? Incomparable. Take the wheel to see what the industry's finest engineering can do for you. See how your car, for all its impressive size and power, handles like silk. All driving strains are removed. At tight corners, sudden stops, you car floats perfectly level, supremely comfortable. Claim - as the fine car that's right for you - the nation's acknowledged new style leader. See this beautiful new favorite, now at your Imperial Dealer's, in a wide choice of models and most attractive range of prices". |
May 1958 Holiday |
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| 1960 |
Imperial Custom Four-Door Southampton - Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for what they called "America's Most Carefully Built Car". The ad has two different views of this car which it claims is "Styled for an era just beginning". The text discusses what Style is and mentions some of the details that go into making the Chrysler Imperial. |
March 26, 1960 Saturday Evening Post |
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| 1960 |
Chrysler Imperial Custom Four-Door Southampton - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad with two pictures of a Black Imperial in stylish surroundings. The ad headline states that this car is "Styled for an era just beginning". |
April 1960 National Geographic |
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| 1960 |
Chrysler Imperial Le Baron Four-Door Southampton - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad with two photos of a Red Four-Door parked so the couple that were driving it could examine a horse farm and paddock. The ad headline asks "How's your sporting blood?" |
May 1960 National Geographic |
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| 1962 |
Chrysler Imperial Lebaron Four-Door Southampton - Black and white 10" x 13" ad for what they call "America's most carefully built car". There is a picture of two elderly, dapper men standing on the other side of a Dark Imperial that is parked in a wide-spread area. The headline offers "A forthright challenge to everyone who plans to buy a luxury car this year" and the text explains that invitations will be mailed out to interested people to have a new Imperial delivered to you for the purpose of test driving it on your own. It mentions that the dealers will explain the features to you or you can just try them out yourself. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 18, 1961 Saturday Evening Post |
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| 1962 |
Chrysler Imperial Crown Four-Door Southampton - Black and white 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad has a photo of an elder professional man standing next to a Dark-Colored Four Door Imperial. The ad headline explains that "Leading Doctors accept new Imperials for Comparison Testing" and the ad explains that businesspeople other than doctors can "enjoy a personal test" by sending a letter, on your letterhead, to Chrysler. |
March 1962 National Geographic |
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| 1963 |
Chrysler Imperial - Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for this popular luxury car. The ad has a picture of a Dark Imperial parked on a runway by the wing of a jetliner. Standing by the front of the car is a well-dressed mother and father and their young son who stands wearing the uniform of the military academy that he attends. The ad begins with the headline "A reminder to owners of Cadillacs, Lincolns and Imperials" and the ad talks about an invitation that was recently mailed to owners of all of these luxury cars to come and test drive the new 1963 Chrysler Imperial. |
November 23, 1962 Time magazine |
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| 1963 |
Imperial Custom Four-Door - Red and white 10" x 13 1/2" ad that shows one of these cars parked on an airfield under the jet engine and wing of an airplane. A man, his wife and their young son are standing by the front of the Imperial as the headline mentions "A reminder to owners of Cadillacs, Lincolns and Imperials". The text explains the offer that Chrysler was making that year to reserve, inspect and test drive this car to "see for themselves" just how special this car really was. It continues by reminding us about the 5-year/50,000 mile warranty that these cars came with. This ad is a larger version of another one on this page. |
November 30, 1962 Life magazine |
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| 1963 |
Chrysler Imperial - Two color 10" x 13" ad shows a four door Imperial Le Baron that is parked and being admired by a well-dressed couple. The headline in the ad calls this "A personal offer to principals of America's 6500 leading architectural forms" and the text goes into detail. |
March 29, 1963 Life magazine |
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| 1964 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 10" x 13" ad has a photo of a Green Two-Door shown against a black background. The ad headline calls this "The Incomparable Imperial". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | November 1, 1963 Life magazine |
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| 1964 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad with picture of a Black Chrysler Imperial shown against a dark background. The ad headline refers to "The Incomparable Imperial" and the ad text, although short on words, builds a picture of an extraordinary car. |
December 6, 1963 Time magazine |
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| 1967 |
Chrysler Imperial Sedan - Full color 10" x 13" ad that shows a Light Colored Four-Door Chrysler Imperial parked on a lot of paver stones while a woman and a man, both dressed in very affluent clothes, are standing on the far side of the car. The top headline of the page says simply "Imperial '67...The newest prestige automobile in a decade". There are two other smaller photos showing the lady, one showing her cuddling up to her man and the other showing her sitting in the rear of the car and the caption says that "The Imperial Sedan seats are double foam padded". The text goes into details about the changes in the car but the first paragraph says the most. "It has been ten years since any line of American luxury cars changed so completely. Imperial '67 is dramatically new". | October 14, 1966 Life magazine |
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| 1967 |
Chrysler Imperial - Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that introduces "The Newest Prestige Automovile in a Decade". The ad has an overhead view of a Gold colored Crown convertible parked on a dock next to several small boats and several smaller pictures of the stylish kind of people who a car like this would appeal to. The text talks about the Sweeping Changes with pretty good detail and claims there are only five New Luxury Cars and all five of them were Imperials. |
October 28, 1966 Life magazine |
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| 1967 |
Imperial Crown Coupe - Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that introduces "the newest prestige automobile in a decade". There is a picture of a Green Crown Coupe parked in front of a wood-sided building as two well-dressed couples come walking out into the early evening air. There is a smaller picture that illustrate the interior of this classy car and another picture that shows the distinguished surroundings that the people who drive a car like this dine in. The text tells us that this car is built to change with the times and mentions several of the unique features that will be found in this car, most of which are not to be found in cars of today. |
November 25, 1966 Life magazine |
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| 1968 |
Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad designed fot those who ",,,want more than luxury in your luxury car." There is a picture of a Bronze Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop parked facing a Spanish-style building and we are told that "The real reward comes when you finish your first 600 mile day." The text describes the construction and the features that will make a full day's drive become a pleasure. |
December 1967 Fortune |
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