1-24-05 I am new to IML. I own a '74 Imprtial Lebarron 4 door hard top and a '72 Neport Royal 4 door. Norm --- List Server <mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is the digest version of the Imperial Mailing > List. To receive messages individually, send an > email to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > following in the body of your message: > > set mode standard mailing-list > > To unsubscribe entirely, visit: > http://imperialclub.com/IML-Specific/unsubscribe.htm > > If you have been switched to digest mode without > your consent and you want to know why, visit: > http://imperialclub.com/IML-Specific/autodigest.htm > > > | > | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~IML DIGEST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MESSAGE > SEPARATOR~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > | > | > > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:53:18 -0800 > Subject: Re: IML: Side marker lights started in '68, > Chrysler's name for > From: Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > '68 Imperials have square Nader Eyes, the only Mopar > to use the square > version. All the other '68s were round. I've never > heard a separate name for > the square version, but Nader Eyes seems to be > commonly known among Mopar > enthusiasts... > > Funny, in 1970 and 1971, Mother Mopar styled > different side markers for the > various model lines, even differing on some lines > between Dodge and Plymouth > versions (B-bodies, for example). They were either > recessed or flush-mounted > and had either chrome or body-color trim, all nicely > designed. In 1972, they > lost interest and went to a corporate design for > nearly all models (except > for the fullsize cars). Imperial kept its own fancy > ones, the coolest of > which (IMHO) were the shield-shaped rear side > markers used all the way > through 1975. The rear fenders in my NYB are marked > "CS" (first two letters > of the NYB VIN) instead of "Y" (Imperial VIN code) > because of the sole > change from the the shields on the '75 Imperial to > the plain rectangular > side markers of the NYB, requiring the stamping of a > different hole. > > Woulda been fun to see them use the Brougham crest > in some illuminated > form... > > -- > Chris in LA > 67 Crown > 78 NYB Salon > > > > > On 1/19/05 8:48 pm, Wm. R. Ulman > (twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > > Imperial content: They were on Imperials too. I > think? What style is on a > > '68 Imperial? Nader Eyes? > > | > | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~IML DIGEST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MESSAGE > SEPARATOR~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > | > | > > From: "Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: IML: '61 Side Marker Lights > Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:04:25 -0800 > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Regarding the '61 Imperial with side marker flasher, > that sounds like an > aftermarket add-on which used to be a slightly > popular add on for cars > without them. In the '61 Imperials, the tail lamp > already serves as a side > marker light to a good extent. > > Chris, thanks for the history on the side marker > light. I always just > thought the '69 Chryslers had burned out side marker > lamps :-) You > mentioned the new LED lamps. What strikes me is when > I see a GM SUV product > with an amber rear turn signal going in conjunction > with a red LED side view > mirror turn signal going. Somebody really needs to > be checked for color > blindness, or just logic, there at GM. (Isn't there > a clause that it's ok to > have minimal Imperial content if it coincides with > GM bashing?) > > I have converted my '72 Newport to have a front side > marker flash, too. I > used Dan Stern Lighting's tech page for the > instructions. He has a very > informative site, and I can't say enough about the > (spendy) Cibie' Complex > Reflector headlamps he sells. Here is the link for > the front side marker > lamp flash upgrade > http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/markerflash/markerflash.html > On his site, there is also the info for adding a > headlamp relay set-up to > help protect those rocker style of headlamp switches > in the later 60's > Imperials. > > Eric > Portland, Oregon > ________________________________________________________ > Anyway, there are cars that use the front side > markers to double as > side-visible turn signals, including a few Mopars > starting in the late 1980s > with, of all models, the antiquated Jeep Grand > Wagoneer (Grand Cherokees > still have this feature). It's a great feature > accomplished entirely by the > wiring setup, meaning it adds a benefit at virtually > no cost. (If anyone > wants to know how to wire their side markers to > double as turn signals, > email me privately. I've converted a number of my > cars to do this.) > -- > Chris in LA > 67 Crown > 78 NYB Salon > > | > | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~IML DIGEST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MESSAGE > SEPARATOR~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > | > | > > Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:08:38 -0800 (PST) > From: henry ford <fordsfairlane@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: IML: send me a pic of 59 aircleaners > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --0-2046692775-1106208518=:19235 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > hello I am fairly new here. As soon as I get some > pic's of my car as she sit's in a unrestored > condition. I would like to post them online. but > where and what format? also other owners could help > my as to wether the parts on the car belong on the > car. . my 59 has a tourquise air cleaner. but as I > read before It should be gold. and I then wondered > if the air cleaner on my car is off a mid 60's model > just stuck ontop of my engine. so now ,Im in need of > a good close up picture of an original 1959 breather > to compare whether or not mine is the right one. > also the hub caps I found in the barn. after > looking at the spotters page and reading many post's > I now think the hub caps are not correct for my car. > they are 15'' and have the gold in the center. I > understand that only the lebarens came with these . > but my car is a crown. with crowns above the > headlights. and on the gun sight rings in the back . > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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