The official NYC Imperial Phaeton parade car was on display today. Under the skin, it’s a custom-made 1952 Imperial, with a 331 c.i. hemi under the hood. In 1956, Chrysler rebodied it with updated body panels. Unfortunately, these were the best pics that I could find of today’s outing.
This is a better view, from a different day.
This is how it looked originally, before Chrysler re-bodied it.
And, here is a nice article, with more pics and some history: