The '56 my family owned had a dealer installed continental kit. The installation included fender extensions to match the position of the rear bumper. It was beautifully done. You couldn't see where the extensions had been welded and leaded in. The side sweep spear and lower fender trim was extended with inserts that blended in nicely. How they compensated for the changed filler neck location I don't know.
As you can imagine this was all pretty heavy, so the kit included air lifts to bring the car back to level. Schrader valves were installed just aft of the rear wheel wells on the fender, allowing one to adjust ride height.
Anyone who has owned one of these cars can attest to the lack of vertical field of view through the back window when looking through the rear view mirror. I used the air lifts to raise the rear end high enough to see properly. It resulted in less rear end dragging as one started up the driveway incline at our house and looked pretty cool I thought. My parents didn't agree :0)
Gary Kitterman
'56 C-73 "Babe"
-----Original Message-----
From: James Brown <
jimmb1960@yahoo.com>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 21
Apr 2006 11:46:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:
IML:
imperials fenderskirts,
continentals etc.
About 20 years ago, I saw a '55 or '56 (4 dr) at a car show in RI. It was black with a continental kit on back. The "Imperial" script was on the upper right side of the wheel cover. It looked fabulous and I thought was tastefully done, but I am not sure if it was original.
I have also seenImperials from the early 90s with a matching continental kit.
patrick bailey <PATRICK030956@webtv.net> wrote:
hey guys; QUESTION, did any of the imps have fender skirts, contiental
kits and other add ons. i have looked at lots of pictures, but haven,t
seen one. thanks patrick in west virginia
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