1957 Chrysler Imperial Southampton 2 Door Coupe - Mexican Import! on 2040-cars
Brownsville, Texas, United States
Great 1957 Chrysler Imperial Southampton Coupe! This is a special vehicle that was presumably owned by the President of Mexico in 1958. We have the original import paperwork from Detroit to Mexico and a photo of the original Mexican registration that places the vehicle's address at "Los Pinos" (the Mexican equivalent to The White House). Vehicle's odometer is set to kilometers - so it should only have about 58k miles.
The vehicle has now been imported back to the US and has a Texas registration (tried selling it a few years back with a Mexican registration with no luck here on Ebay). Vehicle has been painted Cream White. Original color was Gun Metal Grey. Original 392 Hemi. Small amounts of rust - but body is in overall good shape. Bumpers were rechromed a while back but started to peel again. Some issues with electrical wiring, door handles, and brakes. Doors need some adjusting as well. Interior has been redone recently. Nothing too difficult to fix on this vehicle! Perfect for a professional restoration. It runs and runs well! Find this vehicle on YouTube under "1957 Chrysler Imperial Matamoros Mexico" You will see a handful of videos of when the vehicle was grey. |
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