The rear wheel drive D platform was a body on frame chassis used only by Imperial from 1957 until 1966, (although Chrysler would not use such nomenclature until 1964). The standard chassis had a 129.0 inches (3.28 m) wheelbase and the extended wheelbase (limousine) chassis had a wheelbase of 149.5 inches (3.80 m). The D Platform had no major chassis components in common with any other Chrysler product and consequently maintained noticeably wider shoulder room and different exterior styling from contemporaneous ChryslerC platforms.
Famed for their durability and crashworthiness, Imperials built on the D platform were once a favorite of demolition derby contestants, so much so that demolition derbies have since outlawed the cars from most competitions.[1][2]
^. Huntsville Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
^JM Productions (national sanctioning body) demolition derby rules. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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chrysler, platform, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, chrysler, platform, news, newspapers, books, sch. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chrysler D platform RWD news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The rear wheel drive D platform was a body on frame chassis used only by Imperial from 1957 until 1966 although Chrysler would not use such nomenclature until 1964 The standard chassis had a 129 0 inches 3 28 m wheelbase and the extended wheelbase limousine chassis had a wheelbase of 149 5 inches 3 80 m The D Platform had no major chassis components in common with any other Chrysler product and consequently maintained noticeably wider shoulder room and different exterior styling from contemporaneous Chrysler C platforms Famed for their durability and crashworthiness Imperials built on the D platform were once a favorite of demolition derby contestants so much so that demolition derbies have since outlawed the cars from most competitions 1 2 See also editChrysler platformsReferences edit Rules Demolition Derby 2008 Huntsville Speedway 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 08 13 Retrieved 2009 02 04 JM Productions national sanctioning body demolition derby rules Retrieved 2010 07 30 Archived 2011 07 13 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editImperial Y body or C body or D body AllPar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chrysler D platform RWD amp oldid 1086116473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
