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Station wagons were so popular 60 years ago that huge resources were spent by the Detroit-based companies to develop innovations to make their wagons stand out…

Station wagons were so popular 60 years ago that huge resources were spent by the Detroit-based companies to develop innovations to make their wagons stand out…

Article content By 1978, the Detroit-based automotive world was in the midst of a huge transition, but the full impact hadn’t been fully expressed. While the companies were building cars like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Chevette – as well as the all-new Omni and Horizon from Chrysler – a few automotive dinosaurs continued to roam the landscape. Among them was the new Mercury Grand Marquis. Perhaps it’s unfair to call the Grand Marquis a dinosaur. It was a large, family-size...

Article content By 1978, the Detroit-based automotive world was in the midst of a huge transition, but the full impact hadn’t been fully expressed. While the companies were building cars like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Chevette – as well as the all-new Omni and Horizon from Chrysler – a few automotive dinosaurs continued to roam the landscape. Among them was the new Mercury Grand Marquis. Perhaps it’s unfair to call the Grand Marquis a dinosaur. It was a large, family-size...

Article content By 1978, the Detroit-based automotive world was in the midst of a huge transition, but the full impact hadn’t been fully expressed. While the companies were building cars like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Chevette – as well as the all-new Omni and Horizon from Chrysler – a few automotive dinosaurs continued to roam the landscape. Among them was the new Mercury Grand Marquis. Perhaps it’s unfair to call the Grand Marquis a dinosaur. It was a large, family-size...

Article content Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967. And so it’s interesting to spot a 1954 Chrysler Imperial, as was observed at the 2016 edition of the Old Autos car show in Bothwell. The four-door Custom sedan is owned by Dan Douglas of Strathroy and at the time had 49,180 original miles on its odometer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing ...

Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967.

Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967.

Article content Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967. And so it’s interesting to spot a 1954 Chrysler Imperial, as was observed at the 2016 edition of the Old Autos car show in Bothwell. The four-door Custom sedan is owned by Dan Douglas of Strathroy and at the time had 49,180 original miles on its odometer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing ...

Imperial cars from the early fifties are mostly forgotten, their presence overshadowed by the stunning 1955 model and the Imperials built until 1966 or 1967.