Very well said. I am 30 years old and have had my my Imperial since I was 24. I am proud of that. My car is sitting right now. That is a crime. I am living in Mexico for the time being amd can not enjoy it here. I have what I think is the best year ...of course 1960 but that´s just me. Ít´s nice to talk to a fellow Imperial oewner. Jamie Miller..![]()
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>Subject: IML: Collectible Automobile Magazine
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:02:44 -0500
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>
>I just picked up the current issue of the Collectible Automobile
>Magazine. The article itself wore me out. Basically the jest of the
>article is the 1960 to 1963 Imperials were well engineered etc, but
>they came out to late. That the 61 Imperial would look good if it
>came out in 1959 the same year as the 1959 Cadillac.
>
>Well I have a 1961 Black Lebaron and a 1960 2 door Imperial. I also
>have a 1956 and a 1967. But for the sake of the story, 1959 or 1961?
>The article covers how they were perceived back then as tastes were
>changing. The question is how are they perceived now? If you drive
>one of these cars or take them to shows you see the reactions of the
>people. Most people have never seen these cars when they were new
>years ago. The younger generation goes ga ga over the Imperials.
>
>That is why I have so many of these cars. I am not going to say I
>love them regardless of their value with so many, I have to consider
>their worth. My thoughts on the collector car hobby is this, people
>will buy the cars that remind them of their childhood, which is
>great. The one thing to remember is, as people age, cars that years
>ago brought a certain amount of money suddenly are harder to sell. I
>had a situation where I purchased a Texaco and a Mobil gas pump in
>Chicago. The individual had a large 1939 visible gas pump around 13
>feet high, it was yellow and nice. He told me he could not sell it.
>My opinion was that the people that remember that type of gas pump
>have either passed away or are at the age they don't care anymore,
>per se.
>
>This brings me back to the Imperials. These cars create a stir among
>young people when they are seen and these cars were made well before
>they were even born. I am talking about the young people that do not
>care about the 60's muscle cars, they like little zippy cars but are
>taken back by the design of the Imperials.
>
>I have three sons I hope they will take an interest in these cars, I
>have one son that has that interest. But if hard times comes or I
>pass the cars onto them someday. I do not think they will be like
>the visible gas pump owner I spoke about above. I belive there will
>be an interest in these cars long after I am gone because they are
>rolling production art that we will never see again.
>
>Anthony
>
>
>
>At 09:35 AM 3/30/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>>What an interesting color combo. How about a pic to the club
>>website? or,
>>if possible, send one directly to me? Don't send to the list in
>>general,
>>folks get upset.
>>
>>Thanks, and a hearty welcome,
>>
>>Henry Hopkins
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>>Subject: IML: Please Welcome Member, Jim Poltrock (1955, 1963)
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>> > New Subscriber(s): Jim Poltrock
>> > Email Address is: jtpoltrock@xxxxxxx
>> > Member Location: SE Wisconsin
>> >
>> > Car(s) owned: 1955 Sedan (Wisteria blue over Rhapsody in
>>Blue-beautiful)
>>and
>> > a green 1963 Crown 4DHT. I have owned a '62, '67, '68 and a
>>'69 in the
>> > past. All 4 doors.
>> >
>> > Self-Introduction: Resubscribing after an email account change.
>>I have
>>been
>> > working all winter on the '55 getting her ready for spring! It
>>is a labor
>> > of love.
>> >
>> >
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