'55 Imperial

Here's a magazine ad for the 1955 Imperial.

It became a separate make from Chrysler that year.

'55 Imperial

Here's a magazine ad for the 1955 Imperial.

Imperial was made a separate make for the 1955 model year and would remain so for twenty years, even though the marque could not escape the stigma of being just another Chrysler.

'55 Imperial

Here's a magazine ad for the 1955 Imperial, which had just recently become a separate make.