RE: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron - ask Dick B?

[joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe)]

 

 

Congratulations Mr. B on 50 years!  What an Imperial achievement!

 

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> From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> 
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> > Sorry, guys, I've been off the list for most of the week - all our 
> > kids/grandkids/spouses/in-laws/outlaws/friends and enemies are gathering 
> > here this week, for our 50th wedding anniversary celebration, and I've been 
> > busy with "honey-do's" all week. (About 90 people gathering - ARRRgh!) 
> > I've got RVs all over my lot, and the electric company is grinning ear to 
> > ear (it been over 100, and everyone has their AC going full blast). Thank 
> > goodness for the pool! 
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> > Yes, I had a line on some really big car covers - I brought a bunch up to 
> > the SCIOC meeting in April, and donated some to the club auction/raffle, and 
> > sold the rest. 
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> > These are very nice covers, but you need to understand that they a
> re not the 
> > soft cloth type - they are made of what appears to be "rip-stop" nylon - 
> > tough stuff, very light in weight, they will pack into a plastic bag the 
> > size of a basketball or so. 
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> > The reason I like them is that they are dust proof, but they breathe, so you 
> > don't need to worry about trapping moisture against the car surface. I use 
> > them inside my buildings, because they keep the dust from coating the cars 
> > (I live in a very dusty area). They are great for inside a building, but 
> > they are so light in weight that they need to be tied down if you are going 
> > to use them outside. 
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> > These are the only non-custom made covers I have found that are large enough 
> > for our big cars - I have them on my 67s and 68s and even on a 1 ton dually 
> > crew cab long bed truck (different size cover, of course) and on my 
> > Packards. 
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> > These are big enough that they
>  come all the way down to a couple of inches 
> > above the ground all the way around the car, (sides, back and front), and 
> > loose enough that you don't need to worry about protrusions like mirrors. 
> > They have elastic in the hem, so they cling to the sides of the car, and 
> > there is a grommet to tie them on (which you have to do if there is any 
> > wind). 
> > 
> > Things that are sharp would probably cut through the material, though, so 
> > you need to upend a plastic cup or a rag or something of the sort to protect 
> > the cover from the hood ornament. I use a plastic drinking cup on my 81's 
> > ornament, for instance. If your antenna won't retract, you'll have to put 
> > a hole in the cover - I haven't done that because all my antennae work OK. 
> > 
> > I can get more of these for around $65 each, if I order them in batches. I 
> > don't know what the shipping will be, I'll have to find that out depending <
> BR>> on where they have to go. 
> > 
> > These come from the same manufacturer as the ones you can see at: 
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> > www.theezcover.com, but the ones I can get are probably seconds - (although 
> > I've never found any defects in them). The normal price is about $100, but 
> > that includes the silly plastic storage case - which I tried and felt it was 
> > a waste of time. The size that fits our Imperials is for a 19 foot long car 
> > - it is big enough but not way over sized. 
> > 
> > Kenyon has one - so get his opinion of whether it is a good cover or not. 
> > For a cheap cover, I think they are a great deal, but a $400 cover it is 
> > not! 
> > 
> > If there is interest in some more of these, I will contact my source and see 
> > if I can get another batch - I know it will take a couple of weeks to get 
> > them out to you, though. 
> > 
> > Dick Benjamin 
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> > -----Original Mess
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> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenyon Wills 
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:50 PM 
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Subject: RE: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron - ask Dick B? 
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> > Dick Benjamin has a line on a really super cover. 
> > I'll leave it to him to speak up on that, but as 
> > usual, you can take what he has to say to the bank. 
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> > The stuff on ebay fits the 81 and later stuff. 
> > Covering a 1973 or 66 is another discussion 
> > altogether. 
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> > -Kenyon 
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> > Kenyon Wills 
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