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:''For Chrysler branded models before 1955 and after 1983 see Chrysler Imperial.'' :''This article is about the Imperial marque manufactured by U.S. auto maker Chrysler. For the marque used by British manufacturers in the early 20th century, see Imperial (British automobile). For the Imperial automobile produced by the Imperial Automobile Company in the U.S. from 1908 to 1916, see Imperial Automobile Company.'' Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981 to 1983. The Imperial name had been used since 1926, but was never a separate make, just the top-of-the-line Chrysler. However, in 1955, the company decided to spin Imperial off as its own make and division to better compete with its rivals, Lincoln and Cadillac. Imperial would see new body styles introduced every two to three years, all with V8 engines and automatic transmissions, as well as technologies that would filter down to Chrysler corporation's other models. ==First generation (1955–1956) A Separate Make== For the 1955 model year, the Imperial was launched and registered as a separate marque (make), apart from the Chrysler brand. It was a product of the new Imperial Division of Chrysler Corporation, meaning that the Imperial would be a make and division unto itself, and not bear the Chrysler name.〔 Chrysler introduced Forward Look Styling by Virgil Exner, who would define Imperial's look (and the look of cars from the other four Chrysler divisions) from 1955 to 1963.〔http://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/history-lesson-chrysler-s-imperial-division/article_3dd71727-5b2c-586b-bc1f-dc1051a7cd2a.html〕〔http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Lit/Marque/index.htm〕 Even as early as in 1954, Chrysler Corporation ads at the time began to visibly and consciously separate The Imperial from the Chrysler Division car line in the eyes of the public, to prepare for the big change coming in 1955. 〔https://img1.etsystatic.com/049/0/9430690/il_570xN.724234313_p9eg.jpg〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imperial (automobile)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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