This one is interesting… These early Daewoo cars were essentially GM of Europe products. The Imperial was basically an upscale Daewoo Royale, which itself is little more than an Opel Rekord with the front end of the larger Opel Senator stuck on. However the Imperial is featured here as the designers oddly decided to style the upscale version of the European GM product as if it were an American Chrysler. A K-Car at that… Even the name is shared with the last K-Car based Imperial of the early 90s. Strange fact – the Daewood Imperial production began in 1989 (and ran through 1993), while the K-Car Chrysler Imperial was built between 1990 to 1993. However, the very similar looking New Yorker / Fifth Avenue were produced throughout the 80s.
Why was Daewoo selling GMs in the first place? A little back story… It all starts in 1976, when GM partnered with Shinjin Industrial Company to sell GM cars in South Korea, under the name Saehan Motor Company. However shortly afterward the fell into financial problems, with Daewoo group taking a large stake in the company in a 1978. Saehan Motor Company was renamed Daewoo Motor Company in 1983. So I guess GM buying Daewoo 20 years later was just a matter of things coming full circle.
Devolved Inspiration: Daewoo took the K-Car route with it's upscale product - sharp creases and loads of chrome and vinyl.
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these is nice cars i got a 88 newyorker turbo last year real nice origeonal paint leather seats byed it from an old dude that drived no more he was like real sad when it sold. turbo is fast can run out a 50 stang cuz i modafied the turbo nows got 300hp. car had wires now got 17s chrom rims lowered redoned the springs shocks steering handles like a vette smoke glass and xenons looks real sweet. the factory soundsystem was wimpy put in 7000watt pioneer two 16inch subs in trunk 15 speakers totl 4sony monaters for dvd car runs low 12 qarter mile i goed at 130mph one night on freeway raced a subie wrx i was rockin hot!
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