Not all eras of all car models can be named. Even then, the designations can be murky. Those that were contemporaneous with the cars and have survived to refer to a well-defined group of auto years and models emerged from the pens of ad agency hacks. But some categories can be too broad for hobbyists and restorers, who need to be able to define like groups of cars for the purpose of grouping them into classes. Think "Forward Look" or "K car". Those that have become part of everyman's lexicon are likely to be even less well defined. I am proud to own two '66 Imperials that are neither "magically delicious" nor "mountain grown". In my biased opinion, they represent the finest American-made automobile of that vintage -- the Crown Coupe being a world-class luxury sport touring car. If you are fortunate enough to own a car that can be defined in shorthand, by all means go forth and be that. If your car's features were never summed up in an ad man's snappy phrase, perhaps you are better off for it. -- David *********************************************************************** This communication is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient or any other person for the purpose of avoiding United States federal tax penalties that may be imposed on the recipient or such other person. In addition, if any United States federal tax advice contained in this communication is used or referred to in promoting, marketing or recommending any corporation, partnership or other entity, investment plan, concept, structure or arrangement (which should be assumed to be the case by a recipient or other person who is not our client with respect to the subject matter of the communication), then (i) such tax advice should be construed as written to support the promotion or marketing of the transactions or matters addressed by the advice and (ii) the recipient or other person should seek advice based on the recipient or other person's particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. For further information, please go to http://www.shearman.com/disclaimer/tax_disclosure.html *********************************************************************** This transmittal and/or attachments may be a confidential attorney-client communication or may otherwise be privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmittal and/or attachments in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at +1 212-848-8400) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Shearman & Sterling LLP is a limited liability partnership organized in the United States under the laws of the State of Delaware, which laws limit the personal liability of partners. ************************************************************************* ----------------- 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