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1955 Imperial two-door Newport hardtop, front three-quarter, a woman in a suit and hat at the front fender on a dune roadside.

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1955 Imperial Factory & Press Release Photos

A collection of 26 factory photographs of the 1955 Imperial — the first model year the Imperial was sold as a marque separate from Chrysler.

Studio beauty shots, on-location scenes, interiors, a rear-end detail, and one styling rendering. Each image carries descriptive text so it can be found and read by search engines, AI tools, and screen readers.

About these photographs

These are factory images for the 1955 Imperial, the year Virgil Exner’s “Forward Look” gave the new Imperial Division its split egg-crate grille and free-standing “gunsight” taillights. Body styles seen here include the Newport two-door hardtop and the four-door sedan.

Subjects: 1955 Imperial; Chrysler Imperial; Imperial Newport; factory photographs; gunsight taillights; egg-crate grille; Forward Look; interiors.

Photo text status: Image descriptions completed. None of the 1955 photographs carry a printed press caption (described-only); descriptions are the searchable text layer.

On-Location Photographs

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Cars photographed at homes, a service station, a Chrysler plant gate, and estate drives. The factory-gate image is unusually documentary.

1955 Imperial four-door sedan, dark color, high three-quarter front view on a curved gravel estate drive with a low stone wall and bare spring trees.
Estate gravel drive, dark sedan, high 3/4 front 55-04-reg.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door sedan. Dark solid color. High three-quarter front angle. Curved gravel driveway with low fieldstone wall, bare early-spring trees, estate setting. Faint driver visible inside. Wire wheel covers, wide whitewalls.
1955 Imperial two-door Newport hardtop, mid-tone, front three-quarter view outdoors with a woman in a suit and hat beside it on a dune roadside.
Roadside, two-door Newport, model posing with bag 55-01-reg.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial two-door Newport hardtop. Mid-tone body. Front three-quarter angle. Outdoor roadside with dune grass and open sky. Female model in tailored suit and hat holding a bag at the left front fender. Split egg-crate grille, free-standing front lighting.
1955 Imperial four-door, light body, three-quarter front at a Chrysler plant gate with a guard booth and factory building.
Factory plant gate, guard booth 55-09-reg.jpg View full size
On-location documentary photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Light body. Three-quarter front angle. At a Chrysler plant gate (guard booth with partly legible signage), large industrial building behind, wet winter pavement, other mid-1950s cars. High documentary value.
1955 Imperial two-tone hardtop, light roof, rear three-quarter outdoors with a woman seated in the open front door and a man holding the door.
Open front door, woman stepping out, man holding door 55-10-reg.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial two-tone hardtop, light roof over darker body. Rear three-quarter angle. Paved area with grassy berm. Woman seated sideways stepping from the open front door; man in suit and hat holding the door. Shows rear interior cloth and a free-standing gunsight taillight.
1955 Imperial, white with dark roof, high rear three-quarter inside a service station garage.
Inside a service station garage 55-06-reg.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial. White body with dark roof. High rear three-quarter angle. Interior of a 1950s service station / garage with SERVICE cabinets, fuel pumps, and hoses. Man and woman in period dress. 1955 badge on grille.
1955 Imperial four-door, two-tone, three-quarter front in a wide letterbox crop with a woman at the front fender and a brick building behind.
Wide letterbox 3/4 front, brick building, model at fender 55-chrysler-imperial-factory-pic.jpg View full size
On-location photograph, wide letterbox crop. 1955 Imperial four-door. Two-tone body. Three-quarter front angle. Brick building behind, paved area. Woman at the left front fender, a second figure nearby. Wire wheel covers.
1955 Imperial four-door, two-tone, side view in a backyard with a tall wood fence and shrubs.
Backyard, tall wood fence, side view Backyard.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Two-tone body. Side / slightly-rear angle. Backyard setting with tall wood privacy fence, shrubs, and a small structure at right; paved drive and grass.
1955 Imperial four-door, dark color, rear three-quarter outdoors by a tall wood fence with a structure behind.
Rear 3/4 by wood fence, dark sedan RearQuarter.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Dark solid color. Rear three-quarter (near side) angle. Outdoor paved lot with tall wood fence and a water-tower-like structure behind; grass foreground. Likely the same car and session as the Backyard image.
1955 Imperial four-door, dark two-tone, side three-quarter inside a modern 1950s service station.
Mid-century building, side 3/4 GasStation.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Dark two-tone body. Side three-quarter angle. Parked at a modern mid-century building with a flat canopy and brick-and-glass building; open landscape behind.
1955 Imperial four-door, dark two-tone, side profile in front of a 1950s home with a curved driveway.
1950s house, curved drive, side profile House.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Dark two-tone body. Side-profile angle. Parked on a curved driveway before a 1950s house (board-and-brick facade, chimney), foundation shrubs.
1955 Imperial two-door hardtop, two-tone with light roof, rear three-quarter on a driveway in front of a 1950s house.
1950s house, two-door hardtop, rear 3/4 HouseSide.jpg View full size
On-location photograph. 1955 Imperial two-door hardtop. Two-tone, light roof over darker body. Rear three-quarter angle. Parked on a driveway before a 1950s house with attached garage, bare trees. Wire wheel covers.

Studio & Retouched Photographs

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Seamless-backdrop beauty shots and masked-to-white styling profiles, several with fashion models.

1955 Imperial four-door sedan, light color, front three-quarter studio view and the Imperial fender script showing.
Studio front 3/4, light body 55-05-reg.jpg View full size
Studio photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door sedan. Light/pale body. Front three-quarter angle. Seamless studio backdrop; no models. Imperial script on front fender. Split egg-crate grille with eagle crest, wire wheel covers, wide whitewalls.
1955 Imperial four-door, white body, near side-profile studio view with a woman in a suit and fur stole at the right front.
Studio near-profile, white body, model with fur stole 55-03-reg.jpg View full size
Studio photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. White / very light body. Near side-profile angle, slight front bias. Seamless backdrop, single overhead flood. Female model in tailored suit with fur stole at right front fender.
1955 Imperial, light body, head-on front studio view with photo flood stands flanking the car and a woman at the wheel.
Studio head-on front, flood stands, woman at wheel 55-08-reg.jpg View full size
Studio photograph. 1955 Imperial. Light body. Head-on front (nearly symmetrical) angle. Seamless studio backdrop with two photographic flood stands flanking the car and a floor sweep. Female model seated at the steering wheel. Split egg-crate grille with eagle crest prominent.
1955 Imperial, white body, front three-quarter studio view with a woman in a suit and fur at the right front.
Studio front 3/4, white body, model with fur 55-15-reg.jpg View full size
Studio photograph. 1955 Imperial. White body. Front three-quarter angle. Seamless backdrop with floor reflection. Female model in suit with fur at right front.
1955 Imperial two-door hardtop, dark body, high front three-quarter retouched studio view on a graduated backdrop.
Retouched high front 3/4, dark body 55-16-reg.jpg View full size
Retouched studio photograph. 1955 Imperial two-door hardtop. Dark body, possibly lighter roof. High front three-quarter angle. Graduated plain studio ground, retouched appearance; no models.
1955 Imperial, white body with dark roof, high rear three-quarter studio view with a man and woman at the front right.
Studio high rear 3/4, white/dark roof, two models 55-17-reg.jpg View full size
Studio photograph. 1955 Imperial. White body with dark roof. High rear three-quarter angle. Large studio floor with soft shadows on backdrop. Man and woman in period dress at front right. 1955 badge on grille.
1955 Imperial, two-tone with light roof, high front three-quarter view with a man and woman leaning on the roof, on plain pavement.
High front 3/4, two-tone, couple leaning on roof 55-02-reg.jpg View full size
1955 Imperial. Two-tone, light roof over darker body. High front three-quarter angle. Plain pavement, no setting detail (studio-like). Man and woman in period dress leaning together on the roof and cowl.
1955 Imperial four-door, two-tone, exact side profile, masked to a plain white background, a retouched styling-reference image.
Exact side profile, masked to white (retouched) Side.jpg View full size
Retouched profile photograph, masked to white. 1955 Imperial four-door. Two-tone body. Exact side-profile angle. Plain white background, no setting, no models. Styling / profile reference image.
1955 Imperial two-door hardtop, dark body and roof, very high near-overhead three-quarter view with soft shadow.
Very high near-overhead 3/4, dark body Top.jpg View full size
High-angle (near overhead) studio photograph. 1955 Imperial two-door hardtop. Dark body and roof. Sweeping plain ground with soft shadow, retouched; no models. Emphasizes the roof and hood expanse.

Interiors

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Seat, dashboard, and upholstery views. These have no exterior to identify the car by — the description is the only searchable record.

1955 Imperial interior, front bench seat in patterned cloth, dashboard, steering wheel and column, viewed through the open door.
Front bench, dash, steering column (through door) 55-07-reg.jpg View full size
Interior photograph. 1955 Imperial. Front compartment through the open driver door: front bench in patterned (figured eagle motif) cloth, dashboard, steering wheel, column, carpeted floor and sill plate marked Imperial.
1955 Imperial interior, rear bench seat in patterned cloth with door panel and dome light.
Rear bench, patterned cloth, dome light 55-14-reg.jpg View full size
Interior photograph. 1955 Imperial. Rear compartment: rear bench in patterned (figured eagle motif) cloth, door panel with armrest, headliner and dome light, carpeted floor.
1955 Imperial interior, front seats viewed across the cabin through the open door, with a parking lot of mid-1950s cars visible through the windows.
Front seats across cabin, parking lot through glass 55-11-reg.jpg View full size
Interior photograph. 1955 Imperial. Front seats viewed across the cabin through an open door; light upholstery; a parking lot with mid-1950s cars and a figure visible through the windows (outdoor shoot).
1955 Imperial interior, front seat and dashboard through the open door, with bare trees visible through the windshield.
Front seat and dash, bare trees through windshield 55-12-reg.jpg View full size
Interior photograph. 1955 Imperial. Front seat (light upholstery) and dashboard through the open door; steering wheel, column, pedals; bare trees through the windshield (outdoor shoot).

Detail Views

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Close crops of part of the car rather than the whole vehicle.

1955 Imperial rear-end detail, trunk eagle emblem and Imperial script, free-standing gunsight taillights, and a 1955 license plate, on snowy ground.
Rear-end detail: eagle emblem, gunsight lamps, 1955 plate 55-13-reg.jpg View full size
Detail / partial-crop photograph. 1955 Imperial. Close-cropped rear end: decklid with eagle emblem and Imperial script, free-standing gunsight taillights, rear bumper, and a license plate reading 1955; winter snow ground. No full vehicle, no models.

Artwork

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Non-photographic illustration. Flagged as artwork in its structured data, not as a photograph.

1955 Imperial four-door, stylized line-and-airbrush rendering in side profile on a plain white background, artwork rather than a photograph.
Stylized side-profile rendering (artwork, not a photo) Drawing.jpg View full size
Artwork, stylized line-and-airbrush rendering, NOT a photograph. 1955 Imperial four-door. Two-tone body. Side-profile view. Plain white background. Styling / illustration reference.

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