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Our One-Of-A-Kind Air-Conditioned ” Classic Era” 1930 Chrysler Imperial Eight Limousine Updated Air-Conditioning/ Heating systems for front and rear seating areas Opposing Doors for passenger compartment ease of entrance and exit Roll-Back “Sedanca De Ville” Chauffeurs Compartment Top Cover Electric Opening Passenger Compartment Sun-Roof State-of-the-Art AM/FM/12 CD Passenger controlled Sound System Professionally balanced interior speakers for quality sound reproduction Enjoy the spacious, Air-Conditioned luxury of this rare Imperial Limousine

A 1930 Chrysler Imperial “8” is a rare find at a car show and it is said you are fortunate to see one at all.

History:

Following World War I younger buyers wanted a fresh approach to automotive design. The automobile industry had been built on the production and sale of stock model cars. This was true even of the luxury class makers. The only way the wealthy could acquire distinction in the cars they owned and drove was to buy a chassis and have a body made to order. 

This created a demand for luxury cars and custom bodies. The custom bodies built by the old established companies were as formal and somber in their designs as were the older clients who bought them. But the younger buyers wanted more fleet and graceful lines, a suggestion of power and motion. The demand was for car bodies to be styled and not merely engineered to a set of formal shapes.

The Coachbuilt Chrysler Imperial “8”

1930 was a year of great challenges for the country and the automobile industry. Chrysler introduced the Imperial 8 in July to compete for high-end luxury clients. Chrysler supplied this chassis without bodies to design studios and custom coachbuilders of the day.

The design studios began to build bodies on the Imperial chassis for clients and as prototypes. This resulted in unique automobiles with appealing lines because the focus was on style and keeping an overall uncluttered look. Design characteristics combined the sweeping hood, Split V-type radiator with winged Viking Gazelle Radiator Cap, extra-long single doors on each side, rear hinged "suicide" doors, unusual roof treatments (with extended blind rear quarters) and an external metal trunk. The Dual Side Mounted Spare Tires with canvas covers and accessory pedestal mirrors were used to accentuate the clean, smooth body lines.

Our 1930 Imperial was born at the nexus of major upheaval and changes from the 1929 Imperial L to the 1931 Imperial “8” GC.  The actual history of our 1930 limousine is not yet clear. We do know that in 1930 the Le Baron design studio was building three Town Car limousines based on the Chrysler Imperial Eight with a 136 inch wheelbase.

 

“The New Imperial Style – Paris  for Gowns; Chrysler for Cars”



This black and white image is of one of the three Town Cars the LeBaron Design Studio built on the
1931 Imperial Eight Chassis – One was built for Mrs. Chrysler.



Our 1930 Chrysler Imperial Eight appears to feature many of the design characteristics of the LeBaron Design Studio effort but design records are lost and unavailable and thus the exact lineage remains unclear. It is very obvious that each of these rare cars are very special and it is indeed fortunate we are able to offer this vintage Chrysler Imperial Eight Limousine as a service vehicle for clients to personally experience.



Special Features:

• This 136-inch long Wheelbase chassis design enables a capacious passenger compartment
• Electric Opening Full Passenger Compartment Sun-Roof
• Opposing doors with a flat floor design for easy and graceful entries and exits
• A Luxurious passenger compartment with very high headroom space
• Luxurious sofa-sized interior seating enhanced by the coach builders design

  Interior:

• Fully updated dual compartment controlled passenger Air-Conditioning and Heating systems
• Partition with passenger controlled electric-driven thick glass divider for passenger privacy
• Hand crafted interior featuring the original design and accent trim
• Custom Marble and Wood Cabinet with Ice Bucket and Crystal Glassware
• Passenger controlled crystal overhead interior lamps
• Soft, supple and luxurious Champagne Mohair mohair interior upholstery
• Wool carpeting in matching Champagne with matching Mohair headliner
• State-of-the-Art passenger controlled sound system
• AM/FM/12 Disc CD Player with Passenger Compartment Controls

Exterior:

• Extraordinarily flowing coach built bodylines made of hand formed aluminum
• Wide Running boards to accentuate the flowing body line and facilitate entry and exit
• Imposing huge halogen fitted Chrysler headlamps
• Matched pair of High intensity Driving lamps
• Matched pair of Cowl lights
• Matched pair of External Chrome Trumpet Horns
• Trunk Rack with matching Touring Trunk
• 18-inch 12 Spoke Design “Artillery Wheels” fitted with 5” White Wall Tires

Exterior Color Scheme:

• Distinctive "Classic Era" Two Tone Paintwork - Ivory Cream over a delicate Dove Grey
• Color matched “Art-Leather” coated fabric top

Other Details:

• Your chauffeur is always formally dressed
• You will always receive our Royal Burgundy Red Carpet Service at every destination
• You will always be served from wide selection of domestic and imported Beverage choices
• Service is always with fine Silver Goblets, Trays and elegant Crystal

California - Public Utilities Commission:

The Ambassadors Rolls is fully licensed and insured as a livery Service with the State of California - Public Utilities Commission (Vehicle TCP 13758) vehicles are always available by appointment for your inspection.

It is hard to grasp the quality of our limousines from images - Also please note that in these digitized pictures the colors are slightly off and the actual body color is sensitive to lighting and cloud cover conditions... Clients always tell us that the images simply do not do our vehicles justice.

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