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Are Imperials considered C-body or are they there own stand alone class? 1972 in particular.
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Ron
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Re: Imperials and C-bodies -
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Some of them are D-bodies but can't remember which ones. Imperials have LOTS of Imp-only parts, so if you're buying one be aware of that.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
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Re: Imperials and C-bodies -
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Your '72 is a C body, as are all '67-'74 Imps. No such thing as a "Y" body, Y is the code for MAKE (C for Chrysler, D for Dodge, P for Plymouth, W for Coronet, etc.) Quote:
Are Imperials considered C-body or are they there own stand alone class? 1972 in particular.
Thanks,
Ron
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Your '72 is a C body, as are all '67-'74 Imps. No such thing as a "Y" body, Y is the code for MAKE (C for Chrysler, D for Dodge, P for Plymouth, W for Coronet, etc.)
Not really. I've usually heard them considered D bodies
67-68 Is still it's own animal, almost nothing interchanges with a C body, body, brakes,frame, suspension even wheel bolt pattern is all different.
'69-73 are similar to C bodies, but have a longer wheel base with a different front frame and longer T bars. Still have their own brakes and bolt pattern. Similar body and interior though.
'74-75 are pretty much the same as C bodies. They lost their uniqueness by then, the 75 Imperial styling was then used for 76-78 New Yorker.
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I agree 69 to at least 71 the front ends are different.Just try and find an Idler arm for a 70 71 Imp.One guy bought one on the 70 Imps that I had just for the Idler and some other parts for his 71.New idler arm was 500 bucks.Lots more than a normal C body.I owned like 6 Imperial and the 66 was probally my favorite.It was total black and looked like a funeral car.Rocky
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Thanks everyone!  I have a 72 Imperial 2-door hdtp and no other C-bodies. I have a complete 1970 6-pack engine I'd like drop in a 70 Newport (painted like a Hurst) or a 70/71 Fury made into a Sport Fury. Owning the Imperial and no C-bodies, I didn't know much about the crossover between the two since I'm headed into the Newport/Fury world. Thanks for the info! 
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Re: Imperials and C-bodies -
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Your '72 is a C body, as are all '67-'74 Imps. No such thing as a "Y" body, Y is the code for MAKE (C for Chrysler, D for Dodge, P for Plymouth, W for Coronet, etc.)
Not really. I've usually heard them considered D bodies
67-68 Is still it's own animal, almost nothing interchanges with a C body, body, brakes,frame, suspension even wheel bolt pattern is all different.
'69-73 are similar to C bodies, but have a longer wheel base with a different front frame and longer T bars. Still have their own brakes and bolt pattern. Similar body and interior though.
'74-75 are pretty much the same as C bodies. They lost their uniqueness by then, the 75 Imperial styling was then used for 76-78 New Yorker.
I guess this could be debated ,if you check all parts books up to 1975,body plates list all Imperials as Y body. Also,the 73 Imperial has a 126.5" wheelbase where as the rest of the Chrysler line is 123.5".So it actually is one of it's own.
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Your '72 is a C body, as are all '67-'74 Imps. No such thing as a "Y" body, Y is the code for MAKE (C for Chrysler, D for Dodge, P for Plymouth, W for Coronet, etc.)
Quote:
Are Imperials considered C-body or are they there own stand alone class? 1972 in particular.
Thanks,
Ron
Imperial was a Y body in 1972.
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