{"id":2737,"date":"2007-04-25T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T07:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kitfoster.com\/carport\/2007\/04\/executive-order\/"},"modified":"2010-12-30T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T17:02:02","slug":"executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kitfoster.com\/carport\/2007\/04\/executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You’ve seen a car like this before, back in February 2005<\/a> when the CarPort told the story of Chrysler’s “little limos<\/a>.” That was about Dennis David’s low-mileage, mint condition 1985 Executive Limousine<\/a>, one of 759 built that year. This car, though not as pretty, is far more rare.<\/p>\n

The first front-wheel drive<\/a> Chryslers were introduced for 1982. Carrying the same name, LeBaron, as the 1981 rear-drive Aspen\/Volare clone<\/a>, the new cars<\/a> were basically badge engineered versions of the new-for-81 “K cars,” the Dodge Aires<\/a> and Plymouth Reliant<\/a>. The Chrysler Ks, however, added a convertible body style<\/a> and a fake-wood Town and Country wagon, and had available leather interiors<\/a>. For 1983, a stretch K was developed, in two versions. The Executive Limousine carried seven passengers<\/a> on its 131-inch wheelbase, two of them on jump seats<\/a>. The shorter, 124-inch wheelbase Executive Sedan<\/a> seated five<\/a>. Both cars had the 2.6-liter Mitsubishi four. The sedan<\/a> was dropped for 1985, and in 1986 a mere 138 limos were built (with a turbocharged Chrysler 2.2-liter four) before production halted.<\/p>\n

This car, a 1984 Executive Sedan<\/a>, is one of 196 built that year, as opposed to 594 limos. It has the optional leather seats<\/a> and is in better condition than first glance suggests. Although it needs cosmetics and bears an inappropriate trunk lid<\/a> from a New Yorker sedan, it’s a basically sound car, albeit slowly sinking into the ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is it collectible? Well, the comparable prewar model, the 1941 Crown Imperial 8-passenger sedan<\/a>, was built in 205 copies and is now recognized as a Full Classic™<\/a> by the Classic Car Club of America<\/a>. This one is hardly likely to receive fractional classic recognition, but it deserves better care. I found it in West Kingston, Rhode Island. If you covet it, look here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You’ve seen a car like this before, back in February 2005 when the CarPort told the story of Chrysler’s “little limos.” That was about Dennis David’s low-mileage, mint condition 1985 Executive Limousine, one of 759 built that year. This car, though not as pretty, is far more rare. The first front-wheel drive Chryslers were introduced….<\/span>
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