What is a Brougham?
Back before there were Imperials, wealthy people were transported about in a closed horse drawn carriage known as a coaching brougham. Therefore, when the Cadillac people needed a littler extra panache for their Sedan De Ville de excess, they thought it would be better to call it a Brougham than a Buckboard. Frank Sinatra Edition Simo Harkila sent some information about the FS model, from the book “Complete History of Chrysler Corporation 1924 – 1985” by the Editors of Consumer Guide: “The Sinatra connection was reinforced with a new “FS” edition featuring special paint and emblems, plus a set of 8-track or cassette tapes containing “Old Blue Eyes'” greatest hits, mounted in a purpose-designed center console. If nothing else, this must have been a nostalgia trip for former bobby-soxers of the late Forties…” He also quoted picture text taken from the original ’82 Imperial sales brochure: “The Glacier Blue beauty to the right is the Imperial FS. The initials stand for Frank Sinatra, a
