Thanks everyone. It was fun checking out the Imperial yesterday. All the
pot metal (?) trim inside the car is pitted and it looks like some previous
owner did a quickie repaint and re-upholstery job on it, but overall it
looks "okay." There were definitely some rust bubble showing through the paint
on the lower quarter and the carpet looked like a new but cheap kit. The suicide
single master cylinder was low or leaking and made for a couple of FUN STOPS
during the test drive. But the old 440 seemed to be in good running order. I
think his price of $500 is a bit high, considering what might be lurking under
that new carpet and paint. I think I will sit tight and see if his price comes
down after awhile. Does anyone have any photos of what a 66 dash pad SHOULD look
like? I think the one in this car was a re-cover. The only "nifty option" I saw
was power windows, but they operated very slowly. Is that normal? And finally,
please don't laugh, but what sort of gas mileage could one expect from a 66
Imperial with 440?
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