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The previous owner of my '68 Imperial Crown collected parts for the car during the 20 years that he and his wife cared for it. All of their Imperial parts collection conveyed with the sale.
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This early 1968 Imperial Crown (manufacture date 0824) is reluctantly offered for sale. The price of $15,800 is my cost. Another project languishes for lack of capital.
This Crown is unrestored, odometer shows 04,000 miles; title trail assures mileage is 104,000.
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That I don't know, Atom. But I'd bet we'll find out shortly from the knowledge masters on this forum.
If nothing comes from within, I can do a little research and find out. Let's see what happens.

Five (5) tires for sale, four (4) mounted on original Imperial steel wheels, one (1) not mounted.
Wheels are factory originals from 1968 Imperial, 15" x 6", 5 x 5 bolt pattern.
Mounted tires were used for 421 gentle miles, purchased new on 2/15/2021 from Diamond Back Classics, unmounted tire (spare ...

I am replacing the battery in my '68 Crown with a original-appearing battery.
What was the color of the original battery caps for Imperials in 1968?

Soon I will be getting used original wheels for my '68 Imperial. They're coming from a salvage yard, so I anticipate that they will need refinished. It's simple to know what color to paint the wheels, but what color was the primer used on Imperial wheels in 1968?

Who cares, right? Well, I do. I'm ...

I learned that the 1981 Imperial wheels will not fit a 1968 Imperial. Not surprising, they are two very different automobiles. The '81 Imperial's bolt configuration is 5 x 4.5", '68's are 5 x 5".

Greetings, Imperialists.

My idea of installing wire wheels on my Imperial to preserve the original wheel covers and the bias-ply-appearing tires for national events is abandoned. I had no idea what a set of true wire wheels cost. Wow.

Now, I'm looking for a set of original steel wheels for the '68 ...