RE: IML: Front-wheel-drive Imperial? >>Contest<<

[JosephStil@xxxxxxx]

I am with Rob.  My guess would be mid 30's with the Chrysler & De Soto airflows.

In a message dated 12/3/2004 10:00:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>OK,
>I'll go out on a limb. ?My guess is 1934. ?Front wheel drive seems to go 
>well with the Airflow body style. ?Could have been influenced by the Cord 
>and the Miller Indy racers.
>Rob
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>>From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>Subject: IML: Front-wheel-drive Imperial? ? >>Contest<<
>>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:15:47 -0800 (PST)
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>>I just came into a magazine article that has preliminary design sketches of 
>>a proposed front-wheel drive Imperial that looks like it was pretty serious 
>>and could have worked to one degree or another. ?This was considered as the 
>>design was being laid out for the upcoming "major" restyle and looks like 
>>it could have worked - maybe even radically affected the design direction 
>>of the company thereafter.
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>>It was not adopted.
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>>It is not the 1990-1993 series of cars that did get the front-wheel drive 
>>layout.
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>>So, for all the people out there that fancy themselves Imperial savvy, does 
>>anyone want to hazard a guess as to which year this was proposed for?
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>>If you respond in public and get it right before anyone else, I'll mail you 
>>a prize relevant to your year car from my literature collection. ?Triple 
>>extra bonus points if you can identify the source of the inspiration for 
>>this flight of fancy. ?Answer will be announced Saturday.
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>>Kenyon Wills
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