Re: IML: Imperial or not??

[Brad Hogg <luxoliner@xxxxxxx>]

I found it interesting that the car is left hand drive.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher H" <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial or not??


Anthony,

Actually, it says what it is in the commercial and in the tags on YouTube.

It¹s a home-market luxury sedan from 1989 from South Korean automaker
Daewoo. Daewoo is mostly owned by GM now and, following a failed attempt at
establishing a marketing presence in the US a few years ago, is now a
supplier to GM. Daewoo makes the Chevrolet Aveo, all Suzuki cars (not SUVs)
sold in the US, and numerous cars sold through GM Europe as Chevys. Daewoo
also brought us the compact Pontiac LeMans in the 80s that pretty much
relegated that once-great name to the junkpile.

Much like Japan did in the 1950s-80s, Korean automakers in the 80s and 90s
emulated American design cues in their own products, especially the high-end
models sold only in the home market. Evidently Chrysler never trademarked
the Imperial name in South Korea so Daewoo used it for this apparent
flagship, along with numerous styling cues lifted from the Chrysler LeBarons
and Fifth Avenues of the 1980s (and at roughly the same time they came out,
which is pretty quick or an incredible coincidence).

So, no, the 1989 Daewoo Imperial 3000 is certainly not a Chrysler. But it
seems to have been inspired by several.

Chris in LA

On 10/21/06 8:03 PM, anthony romano at mamrom@xxxxxxx wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXJ8bdaqLo
>
> Is this a Chrysler Imperial or what is it?=  Anthony
>





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