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Hello Marc and Paul! I must say, that I am
really impressed of the effective brakes my Imperial Crown convertible 1965
have. The car is really a big, heavy vehicle, and it is surprising that the car
is able to stop almost as effective as most modern other cars! My Imperial
weighs 2600 kilograms – my Ford Scorpio Ghia 1995 weighs Regards Imperial Crown convertible
1965 Chrysler Le Baron convertible
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randalpark@xxxxxxx Our lovely behemoths stop in far less space than a semi, and those are
everywhere. I've said it before, and I will say it again more politely this
time, that it is perfectly okay to drive these cars as long as they are in safe
condition and us drivers adjust or driving to the vehicle. To me that is part
of the responsibility of sharing the road. Myriads of close encounters of the
bad kind are usually more related to the person having them than to the
others on the road. Our cars had some of the best drum brakes ever built, so if they don't
feel right when they are coming to a halt, they need to be repaired or
adjusted. Anyone who thinks that their car is unsafe, should keep it in the
garage. I happen to know that mine are not, so they get out on the road whenever
possible. Paul W. I too ply the highways and byways of the
Seattle/Puget Sound area, but am reluctant to use the '66 Crown Coupe for
commuting due to: o
Floating down the road in a 5,200+ LB car with drum brakes o Most
cars on the road have modern disc brakes o Most
drivers on the roads are not aware of the stopping distances my lovely behemoth
requires o
Numerous negative experiences on roads where the above facts are not
considered by other drivers I used to commute, but too many close
calls due to lack of consideration by fellow commuters. A couple near
misses and near death experiences convinced me to drive a car with disc brakes
when driving into Seattle on I-5. I usually drive my classic cars on
the weekends or for local driving, on average fewer occurrences of
aggressive driving then. Less folks are in a hurry when not
commuting. Marc in Mukilteo '66 Crown Coupe '67 300 Convertible 787 Service Ready Leader From: randalpark@xxxxxxx
[mailto:randalpark@xxxxxxx] This week I had to schedule my regular driving car for some
much needed service. Anything that is driven very much requires it, and though
mostly still capable, I haven't got as much time to devote to car maintenance
myself as I would like or once did. I chose to allow my 1962 LeBaron the
opportunity to become my daily driver for these few days. I am always well
under my annual mileage limit for collector cars as specified in my insurance,
and the need to drive the car is obvious. Indeed, for me the occasional drive is classified as
maintenance. I can barely describe the renewed feeling of satisfaction that
I experienced behind the wheel of that old car. Having owned it since
1979, the two of us have been though a lot. Happily, at this point in our
relationship of 27 years, we still hold our own together with the best of
them. Merging with traffic on our high speed morning thoroughfare, the old
girl steps right up to the challenge of "inserting herself" into rush
hour freeway traffic with tremendous grace and absolutely NO fuss. The
announcement begins with a flick of the turn signal lever, followed by a firm
plunge into the accelerator pedal. Amazingly, we are "up to
speed" instantly, at least it seems so compared to my normal routine. The steep, clogged,
streets of early morning Seattle present no difficulty whatsoever. As the need
arrives to leap forward from a 45 degree angle stop, pointed towards the
clouds, a touch of the accelerator is all that is necessary to briskly move the
old colossus forward without the slightest hesitation. Pedestrians simply
stare in awe. Cruising I-5 on the way home, during brief interludes of extreme
serenity, at 75 mph with
the Southampton's
windows fully lowered, makes up for the fact that the old R-12 A/C
system has long since lost its initial
factory charge. This
week's mild temperatures of the mid to upper 70's add to the delight of
the experience. The superb manners of the car, highlighted by its still
amazing handling characteristics top the list of my favorite features of these
cars. Thankfully, in spite of its many well earned warts, this car still excels
in that department. Every now and then I wonder why I have kept my Imperials out in
the garage all of these years. Opportunities like the one this
week quickly remind me what all the excitement is about. Paul W. Tim ,
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