46k Mile Survivor: 1981 Imperial by Chrysler (opens in new tab)

By the late 1970s, Chrysler Corp. was in trouble. They had been stuck with mostly gas guzzlers when the energy crisis arrived mid-decade. To help bail them out, the board of directors lured Lee Iacocca away from Ford, and he decreed that a new luxury car was needed to promote the company. So, the Imperial...