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Originally Posted by Sandy

i have often wondered (in silence) why it is that people can come on this forum and "bad mouth" Chrysler Corporation, -OR- Ford Motor Company, -OR- GM, or a particular division of GM, and that's all okay and others may even join in the frey and offer up two pats on the back, figuretivly-speaking - to the original poster. agreeing with his distain for ANYTHING Chrysler or Dodge, or Ford or Mercury or Lincoln, and on those boards, they can bad mouth Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac & Chevrolet, and it's all fine & dandy & business per usual.
But, when I say that i'd ONLY buy an American car, and would never ever buy, lease or in any other way, cause a BMW, VW, mer-SAAY-dees, Porche to be built, and likewise any cars of any Asian manufacturer to be built, that I get critized! ???? Why is my partiotism challeged while others lack of such deemed "fine"?
FYI, about 10% of mechanical "things" that are on the 2006 Cadillac, were "invented" by Chrysler and 1st came to market on the Imperial, back in the fifties !! The very first use of 4-Wheel Disc Brakes on all 4 Wheels, Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs, Anti-Lok Braking System, Power Windows, Power Stering and Cassette Stereo and before that, 8-Track Tape Player and Electronic Ignition Systems ALL appeared FIRST on the Imperial.
Not Lexus, Not Mercedes, Not BMW and Not Infiniti....but on the Imperial!

The disc brakes on old Imperials were not the disc brake we know today. They were stacked up discs kind of like a clutch and were adapted from brakes originally intended for utility trailers. The first U.S. car with disc brakes like those on cars today was the Crosley "Hotshot". The first car with disc brakes that actually worked were on the "C" model Jaguar. GM had electronic ignition that actually worked before Chrysler. In fact, Chrysler had a couple of disasterous tries at electronic ignition while AC Delco sailed along.