Absolutely gorgeous. I love to think that back in the day, when someone was shopping for an expensive luxury car they would chose the Imperial over Cadillac or Lincoln. A beautifully finished, expertly engineered example of American know-how. This car was miles ahead of Rolls Royce of the day. Such a pleasure to see it! Thanks!

My father once worked at a Chrysler dealership in the early 60's and we lived right next to it. I was fortunate to see the new models coming in and the used or trade-ins on the lot. The owner was nice to us and would let me and my brother walk through the lot, wide eyed and saying 'Wow...look at this!' Back then, we knew every car make/model that came out due to the always changing designs. Building model cars was our favorite hobby.

This Imperial is very much a 3-D model because everything is ‘see-through’, raised, or extended away from the bulk of the car: taillights, wheel cover rings, headlight placing, even the spare tire trim on the deck lid, etc. You can tell a lot of thought went into the design, creation, and manufacturing of these. What an absolute stunning piece of automotive history. Thanks Lou for a great Saturday morning ‘treat’ as you say.

Gee...Lou, what a treat. This one is truly an exquisite automobile. It depicts American luxury class in a manner which almost converts it to an art form. Thank you so much!

This had to be one of the last cars that displayed huge fins!!! Love it!!! Such style and elegance!!! Nice one Lou!!!

Like the styling or not... at least there was style. Another great showcase, Lou!

Back in the mid-60’s, my neighbor Mr. Anderson had a green-colored model. I glanced the color as they breezed through the brochure in the trunk. He was a self-employed, gas station owner, also living in one of the classier homes.

This has been a real joy to watch. What a fabulous and rare Le Baron, and Frank is such a knowledgeable and engaging gent.

I love this car. As of late I’ve become obsessed with Imperials

Frank has a spectacular collection. Glad he's so generous to share it with us. Thank you Lou.

It makes sense to have the seek and scan with your foot, since the radio was so far away from the driver. Nice safety feature to keep your eyes on the road.

WOW! The true essence of luxury. I felt as if I should be wearing a suit and tie just to watch this video. Stunning Lou detail as always. You didn't miss a thing. Most if not all cars no longer had fins, except for Chrysler. I had a 1990 Cadillac Coupe deVille, but I saw many of them all the time. It had a killer horn as well. I prefer to drive cars that you don't see a lot of. These days, that would be pretty much anything except an SUV. There are some cars I'd be scared to drive, this is definitely one of them. It's HUGE. I loved to look around his shop, beautiful collection. Thumbs UP! The owner, Frank was a really informative too!

Now we're talking luxury, why buy Cadillac or Lincoln, when you can have Imperial LeBaron! Phenomenal Lou...! Truly enjoying this ride my friend! 👍🏻

Wow. Out of all the beautiful classics you have featured, this one really takes the cake. It looks brand new. It even has AC!

Viewing this Imperial has thrown my heart into afib! This may be the last car I ever see. Thanks, Lou!

My father bought a 68 New Yorker 440 brand new he was 18 that car was a part of our life for a long time I was born in 70 this is beautiful to see this

Thanks Lou nice way to wake up,I thought my '66 Fleetwood had find. Another very rare gem of an automobile and stunning!

Beautiful automobile! When I was a kid, we lived next to a fire station. The Fire Captain had a black '61 Imperial, it was a ten year old used car then but I didn't know that. I love the old Imperials and Chrysler products for their unique styling. I'll take that Imperial over any pony car or musclecar.

Fantastic, Lou! You definitely can't miss those fins and the nice lantern taillights, too! That was an interesting fact about the excise tax, too. Frank definitely knows his cars. Lucky us!

As usual, Frank delivers! His cars are always unique. Love it.

Gorgeous example of automobile design from a bygone era. Thanks Lou!

The car was the best in its year. A gem in its day. I'd love to have one. Truly a great experience.

What a beautiful piece of Americana. An outrageously styled mid century automobile. The joy is in the excess.

Wow. I grew in that era. Never saw one of these...ever. Absolutely FASTASTIC!!!!

I remember the older car ads: "Dodge... Chrysler... Imperial" - but this is the first time I've seen an Imperial, and ...WOW! 😊 They sure as HELL don't make 'em like they used to - sadly, enough.

The person charged with keeping this car spit polished had a full time job!

The beast from beyond time. My favorite Imperial.

Our neighbors had this model when I was a kid. I spent hours feasting my eyes on it. One of the classiest cars ever.

That was just an absolutely Stellar video. I can't believe people took beautiful cars like that to demolition derbies..

What a great car! I don't remember seeing Imperials when I was young.

The actual ads said "Imperial, with the gun-sight taillights!". Gotta love that. A car so fantastic that today people would think it was a custom car.

Our neighbors had one back in the day. I was impressed by the headlights! Haha.

Thank you Lou. Please let Frank know he is one lucky man

Wow over the top! *AWESOME*

What an amazingly beautiful car, so much intricate detail everywhere . Can't be many around . Thanks for sharing Lou !! Love it !!

Omg, that car is beautiful!!!! Black is a excellent color for that Imperial. I love it! Such amazing design. OMG so very beautiful.

another great video , i bet with that long wheel base, this car had a great ride .

I've never seen this one before - but its an amazing creative luxury car. I'm glad you put your hand behind the round almost floating do-flangy on the hubcap. That feature was kinda cool, I think. It was so - futuresque? or at least for 1961, it was futuresque. The steering wheel is kinda cool as well - and my gut feeling is, it was perhaps designed that way because - the designer thought, "Man, oh man - this random steering wheen doodle shape is so awesome, lets just do it. And as you know - The Daveman is kinda hip, so my story is close enough to reality. I'm just glad I'm so gosh-darn humble. Very interesting classic car indeedio. Loving the horn especially! When ya honk at someone, they are going to hear it, no doubt. Out of 10 I give er a 7.8 points

My barber, Jim Shipani, owned this car when I was a regular customer of his shop in 1970. I remember he was able to give me a push when my 61 Lincoln Continental stalled out after hitting a puddle one rainy day. I remember Jim bragging about its 4 bbl carburetor and the pushbuton tranny.

Hi Lou, I enjoyed your black beauty 61 Le Baron and thank you for showing it. From 1985 to 2006 I owned a 1963 Imperial Crown Southampton 4-door hardtop in Alabaster White and light blue leather/cloth interior. The car was purchased new in Boone, NC. I sold the car to Ken Swanson of Belvidere IL but do not know what happened to the car after that. The A/C worked fantastic (no rear A/C) and everything worked great including search tune AM radio. If one quickly tapped the search tune button on the floor the radio quickly tuned in 10kHz steps. Holding the button a bit longer caused the hybrid tube/SS radio to search to the stronger stations. The car had an electric antenna that when fully extended was very long. The radio was not only very sensitive it was highly selective and was an excellent quality AM radio with rear speaker. The electric windows were very fast and of course they worked even when the car was off and no key was in the ignition. This is one of the reasons why I kept the car locked all the time. The car had manual wing windows and did not have the "auto-pilot". Funny your trunk opening and closing creaking sounded just like my car! What I like about the 1963 vs. the 1961 is the symmetrical grille and it had a beautiful fixed and very solid hood ornament. Of course, no fins and no freestanding rear tail lights with the 1963 as they were IMO beautifully integrated into the car body, unlike the 1961 and 1962. Just as I was selling the car it needed a driveline "center bearing" that caused driveline vibration under heavy throttle. I enjoyed the 90 mph 2-3 upshift of the car! When I did that one time one of the twin A/C compressor belts flipped upside down. Of course this is a very large and wide car and that is one of the reasons why I sold it as I lost my storage space. FYI to help preserve the steering wheel from incurring solar radiation while parking outdoors I draped a blue towel over the steering wheel and kept a couple of pieces of cardboard in the creaky trunk to cover the dash. Best wishes to you and your black beauty!

An Incredibly Beauuuutiful Car!❤️

I checked the '61 Fleetwood. The styling on that car is positively funereal by comparison to the Imperial.

Shockingly beautiful. A stunning example of the best and most dramatic of Automotive Americana. What a collection.

Knew a guy in Milwaukee who had bought one in 1970 and paid 800.00 bucks for it,had high miles on it,122,000 klicks, highway miles, didn't use any oil between changes,he would garage it during the winter, he found it in Southern Utah when he was driving truck. Heck of a car.

This car is sexy. Classic cars in the 40s 50s 60s are like a sexy romantics

Look at that!!! It was too expensive to build, i guess (like the pine cruiser)..? Thank's for showing...

I see one of these cars everyday. It has been there for many years.

THE FINS!! THE FINS!! These cars are works of art. Such quality workmanship. Fantastic video Lou. Thank you.

Very nice! Incredibly clean and straight. Thanks Lou!

I had a '63 Imperial LeBaron in a gold color and I really wish I still had it. It was a 413 with dual inline 4 bbl carbs, separate rear air conditioning, and a bunch of other goodies. I miss that car. The radio was called the "Wonderbar" radio. I loved the steering wheel.

Thank you so much Frank And Lou really needed to watch something good like this in today's falling a part world !

Hey Lou thanks for going back to Frank`s he is just great. Love the story about the ebay wheel.

1961 Imperial LeBaron 4-Door!!! I owned a 1972 Imperial LeBaron 4-Door. That car is one of my favorites of all time because it stood out in the late 1980s when I owned it. I've owned many cars, but never a 2-door model.

Rare find Imperial LeBaron. I'm getting educated thank you Lou - first one ever. And very nice!

Absolutely Fabulous!!!

Fantastic original condition! Thank you guys!

Lou again Sir , youre work here is just OUTSTANDING, thank you

OMG.....the car looks like the Batmobile. At least there's one consolation....every time I get in the car, I can always believe I'm rich bad boy Bruce Wayne.

1962 i lived with my Grandparents, in Garland Texas and on Loop-12 I drove my Grandparent's '56 Plymouth to Irving. I saw many 1961 Imperial Black with continental design. I truly loved their design.

My grandparents had a powder blue 1964 that they had bought used around 1970 or so. Unfortunately they only kept it a couple of years or so. These were amazing cars. Thanks for reviving my memories!

The tail end of the tail fins. 1961 was seemingly the grand finale year for this Imperial design. FDR might have been delighted to get a car like this.

Again, I loved listening to Frank's stories, all those details!

The taillights are gorgeous. What a beautiful flowing rounded smoothed tail end, especially the trunk lid. Cadillac or this? This for sure! Chrysler sure made them beautifully back then.

There’s enough medal in each tailfin to build a Toy yoda. Back when America was king and they built REAL cars. Can’t remember the last time I seen one of these. When I met my wife she was driving a 1961 Chrysler Nueport. A rare car with a 361 and a factory installed 3 speed manual floor shift. That was a while ago, as we just celebrated 45 years. But thanks for jogging the memories, Lou. Thanks for showing us the best stuff. Stay well and safe!

I have seen one of these in person, albeit not in such glorious condition. The paint on this car is amazing! I like old Imperials because they are unique. This is such a beautiful example.

Lou I believe Frank is my favorite guest on your show! He has a great sense of humor and his love for Old chryslers is amazing

Over the top is an understatement! Thanks guys

Magnificent !!!! The detail is amazing! Right down to the touch of cloisonne! Always loved the era of the fins! Elegant and seductive!

Re- visiting this vid and just love Frank's comment:: Great wedding car but I using it for funerals more these days, I'm with you Frank but just a great dry one- liner. As always Lou , nobody gets the little details as you do, as always Thank you Sir

Just driving a car like that most be so intertaining, with all the accissaried , and just the way it rides and how it make you feel, like a king.

OMG Lou! You scared the hell out of me when you were looking through the brochure and the pages were sticking. I thought you were going to rip them. Phew! I'm glad they didn't 😮 I have always loved Imperials from the 1964 restyle, right up to the final model early 80's Imperial Coupe that was based on the Cordoba. Beautiful cars. I can still see Mr Drysdale driving up to the Clampett's Beverly Hills estate in his Imperial 😊

I drive a 2003 Grand Marquis , and I think this Imperial is just a beautiful car. I ride in smaller cars and could scream for more room. I would feel I'm in heaven in this Imperial.

Saw one of these at the little car shops by my work and I had to check it out

What a incredible car Lou, enjoyed!

My dream car...I almost bought one once for $2,800, but it wasn't running and in such dire shape I knew I couldn't afford to bring it back to its former glory and pay my tuition.

WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!! beyond words , all i can say is someone had a ball designing this car!

What a absolutely beautiful car , style and the lines . thanks , Lou ...

Thanks so much for this incredible channel Lou. I’m a new subscriber and trying to catch up on your video content. Sorry for commenting so much but I am so blown away by the cars you feature. And imagine this masterpiece being used at the demolition derby’s those days.

When I was a kid a lady down the street had a tan colored one, 4 dr. It really stuck out. Very nice car. She would stop every day and talk to my mom when comming home from work. Ide go out and look at at it.

Re-watching this Lou . WOW , WOW , WOW thanks Lou ...

Beautiful vehicle. I remember when I was a kid in grade school in Oklahoma that a neighborhood mom carted everybody’s kids around in a Chrysler with one of those weird oblong steering wheels. I have no other memory of that car-just the unusual steering wheel.

I needed this, thanks!

frank is fun,great sense of humor.

This car is quite a treasure indeed. Thanks a million for sharing with us! By the way, to answer your question about other cars with dual air conditioning, Chrysler did offer it as an option on station wagons for years. I know a fellow in Illinois with a 1961 Chrysler Town & Country that has it.

Finorama! Lou, I love these videos

When this incredible beauty launched, probably in late-September of 1960, I was 6 years old and a proud son of a Chrysler/UAW worker. Like many enthusiastic offspring of Big 3 workers, I was already familiar with most Big 3 makes and models, and had strong opinions on styling. For instance, I remember being startled and VERY disappointed by the 1961 full-size Plymouthhs & Dodges which, by almost anyone's standards, were hidious to behold...and their effect seemed even worse when comparing them to the models they replaced. Fortunately, the '61 LeBaron's styling was largely evolutionary, and the result is one of the most stunning American luxury cars I've ever seen. Great video...though some discussion of the venerable 413 under the hood would have been nice!

Frank just seems like a great guy that would spend as long as it takes to share his cars with you. What a nice collection too can’t wait for the next one.

HEY LOU THIS CAR IS AMAZING . I REMEMBER THIS CAR I MUST ADMIT I TOOK IT. 4 GRANTED BACK IN THOSE DAYS . I DIDNT REALIZE WHAT A TRUE. COMPLETE. BEAUTY IT IS CLASS , STYLE. STATUS

What a gem. Thanks Lou

What a beautiful automobile! And I really love this guest.

Nice ride if I had that car I’d be taking it down to the beach and just cruise next to it with this Cali weather great video Lou as always 👍🏻👍🏻

This place is Foward Look heaven. I love the Imperial. All the other cars in the background aren't too shabby either. Thanks for the story

My absolute favorite fantasy dream 😍 car(LeBaron only)!!! Could have bought one in late 70s for $3500 but couldn't swing it at the time. Broke my heart ❤!,.?!?! Have a double page ad for black 61 LeBaron framed and hanging where I see it every day and dream of a lost 💔 LOVE!!!

wow. what a mix of dignity and exuberance at the same time...esp in the closing drive scene. great colors. it was quite the time...end of the Exner era, and end of the Harley Earl era too, so all the style excesses of both came to full fruition in their swan song models. I had an acquaintance with a '62 LeBaron and it was quite a ride...he drove 2 footed - always full throttle and hard on the brakes - made use of that big 'ol 413. I LOVE every single one of this guy's cars...what a collection.

Amazing! Just simply amazing! 🤓

This brings back memories of when Detroit was a thriving major city!

My favorite car collector....kooool cat....knowledgeable.....Mopars guy......he seems like a lot of fun...and a good man. CHEERS God BLESS y'all and Lou too.😉

Another one of Frank Troost"s cars. You guys work together well. This was the best showing of a car. It is also the best car you have shown! I had a 1972 Imperial LeBaron, so I'm a little biased. Still, it's amazing. The horns sound like a train is coming!

Some GM cars had the floor mounted radio button in the 50's. My '59 Olds super 88 had a wonderbar radio with the floor button and it worked great.

I was into 300letter cars,and on the 300 F they had a fantastic instrument cluster.