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1981 chrysler imperial
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At the dawn of the '80s, Chrysler revived the Imperial nameplate for a new "personal luxury" car.

The 1981 Chrysler Imperial was a rebodied sibling to the Chrysler Cordoba and Dodge Mirada.

1981 chrysler imperial
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Check out that bustle-back rear styling, stolen from the Cadillac Seville.

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

Cushy, tufted-leather seats, a hallmark of luxury.

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

The digital dash was at the height of early-'80s modernity.

1981 chrysler imperial
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A festival of pushbuttons conveys the right note of technological sophistication.

1981 chrysler imperial
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Behind the waterfall grille, a 318-cubic-inch V-8 pumping out 140 horsepower.

1981 chrysler imperial
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1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

1981 Chrysler Imperial

1981 chrysler imperial
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

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