--- Greg and Russell <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'd like to ask the List why was this striking car a one year only design? ====== 1. Transition to new mfg plant screwed things up and it was a manufacturing/design hiccup: http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1960/Warren/Plant.htm 2. Moving fast and hard to follow up the initial success of the 57-59 cars, with more radical changes to follow for 1961 and then BOOM - fire Exner mid stream and bring in Engel for squareness, so the 61 had to be massaged for a couple of years until the boxcars came in? Those freestanding headlights (beautiful as they are) must have been pretty much over the top for a 1960's corporation.... 3. To make the 196o restorer's life even harsher 45 years later? ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm