I live in NY, but I know a few people in FLA who would be willing to look at it for me. I'm going to get in touch with Wally/Jimmy. Thanks! Joy --- pnkmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I haven't called them in awhile. Joy, you want to > do it? The numder is > below. PEM > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joy" <jecny75@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: IML: Someone Save this '63 Crown!!! > > > > anyone know what happened with this car?? > > > > --- pnkmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Someone needs to save this '63!! > >> > >> My brother sent me an email about two weeks ago > >> about a '63 "Chevrolet Imperial" that was for > sale > >> at the garage where he and his wife buy all of > their > >> gas and get their cars serviced in Fr. > Lauderdale. > >> I immediately assumed it was a chevy, but wrote > him > >> and asked for clarification. He ran an image > search > >> and confirmed that it was an Imperial. $2000. > >> > >> I called, but they'd sold it. A few days ago my > >> brother called again and said the car was back on > >> the lot, for sale. > >> > >> I called again and spoke to both Jimmy and Wally. > >> Here's the story as I pieced it together from > them: > >> > >> It's a '63 Crown four door, 85k miles. > Cream/camel > >> colored. It was purchased new in Illinois and > the > >> couple who owned it moved to Ft. Lauderdale in > 1965. > >> They had it serviced at this same gas station > ever > >> since. Mr. Owner died in about 2000 and Mrs. > Owner > >> stopped driving it in 2002 and died soon > thereafter. > >> It sat for the next four years in their garage, > >> where it was always stored. Now the kids are > >> finally closing up the estate and have put it up > for > >> sale. > >> > >> The previous buyers were two. One guy heard > about > >> it from a local friend and called from Atlanta. > He > >> was going to come down and trailer it back. He > >> never showed, never paid any money, etc. While > he > >> was still expected, a second guy wanted it and > asked > >> to be "second in line" if the Atlanta deal fell > >> through. When Atlanta didn't show and they > called > >> No. 2, he got cold feet and didn't buy it. > That's > >> about the time I called for the second time. > >> > >> Condition: Jimmy told me that it had some rust on > >> the rocker panels because the owners drove it > near > >> and around salt water and didn't rinse it off. > The > >> floors and trunk pan are rusted too, but not all > the > >> way through. He also said the front seat needed > to > >> be re-upholstered. Air was operable when Mrs. > >> stopped driving it, and Jimmy told me the AC > system > >> was still holding a full charge but needed a new > >> expansion (?) valve to cool again. He also said > the > >> brake cylinder and bellows were shot, and the > tires > >> had sat too long. It runs strong, shifts > properly > >> and they are driving it in and out of the shop > at > >> night but will not allow anyone to test drive it > >> without the brake repair. > >> > >> I really, really debated with myself over this. > >> It's a cool car and is plainly teetering between > >> reclamation and disaster. I have two play cars > >> already, my '58 Imperial project and my very > >> operable '69 Electra ragtop, and I've got too > much > >> going on with the two of them (and our two daily > >> drivers) to take on a '63. I thought about it > all > >> weekend, of course, but finally came up with the > >> conclusion that it should go to someone else. It > >> irks me because I do have the room or it, just no > >> more time right now. If my son was 15 instead of > 9, > >> I'd be arranging the shipping right now. It > would > >> be a great car for he and I work on together. > Right > >> now between he and his two sisters, my wife, the > >> mortgage, tuition, cub scouts, aging parents, > swim > >> team, job and everything else going on, I've got > to > >> draw the line. > >> > >> Gary Luedtke very kindly went and looked at it > for > >> me over the weekend but wasn't able to touch it > >> (locked in the closed shop). He sent me two > pretty > >> good pictures of the rear end taken through the > shop > >> window. I'll happily share those with anyone who > >> wants to ask off line. He also sent me the > >> description that I've copied in below. One of > our > >> IML pals (Sharp-eyed Joe!) noticed that one of > >> Gary's pictures showed a fancy Shriner's badge on > >> the gas tank door, and we got all excited for a > few > >> minutes until I pretty much confirmed that all > >> Shriner vehicles were parade cars, i.e. > >> convertibles. Maybe this is "The Lost Shiner > >> Hardtop?" Who knows? > >> > >> If it can't be me, I hope some cool IML person > can > >> save and enjoy this lovely car. > >> > >> Patrick E. Moore > >> Covington, LA > >> Car is at: the Citgo Station at 2366 E Las Olas > Blvd > >> Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 > >> (954) 463-8329 > >> ask for Wally or Jimmy > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "gary > luedtke" > >> > <poppers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: <pnkmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:31 PM > >> > Subject: Re: IML: Can anyone look at a '63 > Crown > >> Ft. Lauderdale > >> > > >> > > >> >> Patrick, > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> i found the crown in one of the > >> >> inside bays... > >> >> and could only see its hind-quarters thru the > >> window. JPG pix attached. > >> >> it's a tasteful "light caramel" in color, and > yes > >> has rust. > >> >> > >> >> i'm the third owner of a 67,000-mile '63, > stored > >> on my driveway 5 years, > >> >> and it has not a spot of rust on its > >> undercarriage. the crown has rust > >> >> behind the wheels on the bottom, which > indicates > >> it got a lot of water > >> >> thrown up behind the wheels. > >> >> i would thus doubt the mileage figures quoted. > >> >> > >> >> it also has the back edge of the trunk worn > thru > >> the paint. > >> >> the whole car's paint looks like it never got > >> waxed, having > >> >> permanent-looking differences, which maybe a > real > >> good application of > >> >> the > >> >> three MaGuires wax procedure would bring back > to > >> some life. > >> >> > >> >> but i'd say a body shop would need to > eliminate > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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