Re: IML: RE:Lowell Howe

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

There was an incredible story that happened after
everyone left Lowell's.  Unbeleivably wierd with life
and death hanging in the balance.

We're putting together pictures and the whole story
now.

-Kenyon

--- mOPAR mIKE and mELISSA <collyman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


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David,I feel so dumb........I forgot about the
Imperials that were apparently limping toward
Lowell's...... while we were at Lowell's, about the
time we were getting ready to leave, we heard from
Lowell that he was heading over to one of his parts
cars to pull an oil sending unit for an Imperial that
was stranded somewhere out on the Highway, and that
there were two Imperials limping toward Lowell's with
technical problems, he mentioned that apparently
things were under control, but they would be arriving
late....... if you have the full story, I'd love to
hear it, I hope everyone made it OK. I don't know any
of those roads out there around Patterson, so I don't
think I would have been much help, and we had to visit
and run, as we were in a time crunch to get back to
Portland. Can you tell us more ??
-Mike

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Whitney [mailto:hazegreen66@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:06 AM
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: RE:Lowell Howe
>
>
>Hi, Dan --
>
>It's not a problem.  I was on that outing, and they
didn't tell the half of
>it.  You haven't lived until you've watched a man
squeeze under the tank of
>a convertible Imperial on the side of the freeway and
blow through a piece
>of rubber fuel link to get the rust out of the gas
tank sending unit.
>
>I'm always looking for '66s, so if I hear of a great
'vert I'll let you
>know.
>
>Thanks,
>
>David
>
>dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>Hi David....I just realized I replied to YOUR email
instead of to MIKE &
>MELISSA's regarding their trip to
Lowell's........OOPS!! sorry, please
>disregard my email, but keep me in mind should you
come across a good '66
>convert for sale!!
>Thanks!!
>Dan Melnik
>---- david munson wrote:
>
>=============
>
>May I just say that in many years of owning classic
cars I have never
>experienced such a rewarding one as dealing with Mr
Howe , I have found him
>to be a totally nice person and 110% honorable as
I*'m sure you all have .
>Living here in England and dealing with US suppliers
can be difficult for
>all concerned but not if you deal with Mr Howe.
Probably been said many
>times before but good guys cannot have enough praise.
David Munson
>55 Imp 63 Imp and a 66 Imp.
>
> >From: "mOPAR mIKE and mELISSA"
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: IML: Our trip to Lowell Howe's
> >Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:12:03 +0000
> >
> >
> >Hello Everyone,
> >
> >Today I am back at work after a really fast drive
down to Lowell Howe's
> >Imperial Open House. For a quick recap, my wife
Melissa, our son Jack, and
> >I, left Portland Oregon Friday October 14, early
afternoon. We headed south
>
> >on Interstate "5" cruising at about 70 mph in our
little Honda. Gasoline
> >was about $2.80 a gallon average in Oregon and
California at the cheaper
> >stations. We headed south non-stop and made it to
Tracy California (near
> >Sacramento) in about 11 hours. We cruised along at
a leisurely pace, and
> >that included the slow climb up Mt.Shasta to about
the 6000 foot elevation,
>
> >a total one way distance to Tracy of about 600
miles. We made it to the
> >Motel at 2am, looking forward to some much
anticipated sleep and an early
> >breakfast Saturday morning. Saturday, we spent the
day in the city of San
> >Francisco, walking around all day and enjoying the
sites and sounds of
> >Chinatown,
> >North Beach (the Italian area), Fishermans Wharf,
and Nob Hill. After all
> >that walking we were ready for a good dinner, and
our new Imperial friend
> >George (GeoNort on the IML) had pre-arranged
reservations at an awesome
> >Italian restaurant near our Motel, where we relaxed
and talked "cars and
> >Mopars" and enjoyed a very nice Italian meal with
him. (THANKS AGAIN,
> >George !!) The next day was Sunday, and it was time
for the short drive to
> >Lowell Howe's Imperial World of Cars in Patterson
California....... we met
> >Chris on the way and he led us toward Patterson,
and it wasn't long before
> >we were there. Lowell's place is just like the
pictures on the ImperialClub
>
> >website, and within a few minutes of arriving, many
Imperials of various
> >years began appearing. Lowell, George, and Kenyon
provided the food and
> >drink, and everyone proceeded to enjoy themselves
and greet each other as
> >if they were old
> >friends. I'd like to take a minute to try and
remember some of the
> >attendees, Sorry if I only mention "first" names,
some of the people I only
>
> >know by their first names, and I'm terrible with
names anyway....so.... In
> >no particular order,... Lowell (the master of all
things Imperial and some
> >other lesser makes also, with a wonderful sense of
humor, a BIG "stow-ghee
> >cigar" and a very quick wit, made everyone feel at
home)... George, with
> >his very nice '64 Crown (a man of the world, our
guide and new-found
> >Imperial friend, our most gracious host while we
were in the San
> >Francisco/Sacramento area)... Chris, drove a nice
'65 Crown from Manteca
> >and brought his two daughters along, and led the
way to Lowell's Place from
>
> >Manteca,... Mark from Texas, one of the IML
Webmonsters (very nice to
> >finally meet you Mark !!)... Kenyon, it was great
to finally meet you,
> >sorry we didn't have more time to
> >talk !!, Kenyon from San Leandro drove a '64 Crown,
if I remember correctly
>
> >(Kenyon also brought guests who flew in)....
Bernard, Ken and your wife,
> >Mary and her husband, sorry we didn't have much of
a chance to talk, but it
>
> >was very nice to meet you !!....Henry Hopkins
brought his newly restored
> >dusk mauve and white '60 Crown Convertible
show/magazine car (WOW, what a
> >car in person, it looked like it just rolled off
the showroom floor !!!, it
>
> >was great talking to you Henry !!)....Dennis
brought his awesome restored
> >'58 teal and tan Hemi Crown Convertible.... Bob
Metzger, it was great to
> >meet and talk with you !!, and HELLO again to all
the other folks I didn't
> >have a chance to talk to.....well, we wandered
around Lowell's Farm and
> >took lots of pictures, I saw another Imperial that
I'd love to own, (a '54
> >with metallic blue paint that needed plenty of TLC,
but it was begging me
> >to
> >take it home !!) ....we examined all the different
bodystyles and compared
> >the different features of each year. I think Lowell
had at least one
> >Imperial of each year, from 1951 to 1968...Melissa
and Jack were taking
> >pictures and enjoying the warm sunny weather and
the good company of
> >friends.....but then it was time to think about
heading back on the freeway
>
> >and getting an early start on our trip back to
Portland.... We said our
> >goodbyes to a bunch of really wonderful people and
headed back to "I-5"
> >northbound.... On our way back, it was about 8pm as
we were crossing Mt.
> >Shasta and we decided to do something different and
spend the night in an
> >old fashioned "mountain cabin" style Motel in the
forests of Mt.
> >Shasta..... We saw the place tucked in the woods as
we were driving by on
> >the freeway, so off the exit we went, to check out
the "Shasta Lake Motel".
>
> >The owners were a friendly couple
> >and happy to have another room rented in their
secluded Motel.... just a
> >short walk away was a nice modern General Store,
and beautiful Lake Shasta
> >full of trout waiting to be caught. We had a great
sleep in the mountain
> >air and were up early to finish our 6-7 hour drive
back to our little farm
> >in Boring Oregon. THANKS to everyone for a really
fun time at Lowells
> >Imperial Acres !! I hope we can do it again
sometime !! .....Michael,
> >Melissa, and Jack.....the Howlett's, proud owners
of a '58 two door coupe
> >and a '77 NYB, and maybe a '57 four door in the
near future.........
> >
> >
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>David
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