Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton

The Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton was a ceremonial car of which Chrysler built three in 1952. Virgil Exner styled it, and in many ways it previewed the 100 Million Dollar styling that Chrysler Corporation introduced in 1955 on the newly separate Imperial make. It had no side windows and a light Dacron convertible top that covered only the rear compartment and retracted manually beneath the rear-hinged deck lid. Under the custom body the mechanicals were standard top-of-the-line Chrysler, with a 331 cubic inch FirePower V8, a torque converter transmission and power steering. Chrysler first called it the Chrysler Phaeton.