The 10 Strangest Special-Edition Cars - Automobile
Especially common in the 1980s, partnerships with a well-known fashion designer, clothing line, or even singer were common ways for car companies to produce a strange lovechild of the two brands. Take a look at the entries below, and let us know if we missed any strange automotive branding oddities that we just have to know about. -- Conner Golden The Chrysler Imperial was new in 1981, and its redesign was supposed to help the car counter rival rear-wheel-drive models for other American automakers. To help lure in buyers, Chrysler had a somewhat desperate touch: A Frank Sinatra special edition. Although the package cost only $2,000 extra -- the 1981 Chrysler Imperial stickered for $18,311 – just under 300 examples of the Frank Sinatra edition were sold. – Jake Holmes AMC commissioned fashion designer Oleg Cassini to design a snazzier, more stylish interior for its 1974-1975 Matador coupe. This wasn't the first unusual fashion version from AMC, following a Levi's denim-look AMC Gremlin (see below) and a Gucci Sportabout version of the AMC Hornet. With the Cassini edition, AMC hoped to push the Matador coupe toward 25-35 year-old car buyers. Source: www.automobilemag.com
