Re: IML: Imperial Display

["Darrell Smith" <dssmithdc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mr. Hopkins,

Congrats on the trophies!  From the Autoblog link of the pics to the
Concours that Daryl sent, you do have a beautiful Imperial!  Keep us
posted if you enter any more shows!

Thanks for sharing your experience!

Darrell

On 8/21/07, John Corey <jcorey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Congratulations to Henry Hopkins.  Congratulations to Imperial!
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> On Aug 20, 2007, at 9:01 PM, Henry Hopkins wrote:
>
> Tuesday, August 14th, was the day for the first Carmel-By-the-Sea Concours
> on the Avenue, a major event put on by Doug Freedman, a major event
> promoter.  Tuesday, of course, was early in the week of all the major events
> leading to the Pebble Beach Concours on Sunday, the 19th.  We were fortunate
> to learn of this event and entered my 60 Imperial cvt, and our 60 Chrysler
> 300F hardtop.  The Imperial was placed in the American Luxury Class and the
> F in the Muscle Car Class.
>
> Also in the class with my car was a 1957 Imperial Southampton 2 door hdtp
> owned by William M. O'Brien, and a 1959 IMperial Crown Convertible owned by
> William Madden of Asheville, North Carolina.  The restoration had just been
> completed, black with a tan interior.  Really an outstanding restoration and
> a real crowd favorite.  Timo Tinskanen was responsible for the resto. and he
> was there at the show.  So, THREE beautiful Imperials displayed at a really
> impressive show.  I was very proud to see Imperials getting the praise and
> the exposure they deserve.   A 53 Cad El dorado cvt,, a 55 Cad El dorado
> cvt, a 49 bright red Packard cvt, another beautifully restored car,  a black
> 47 Cadillac Sedanette(fastback) that was so fresh and original looking, and
> it was billed as being an original, unrestored car, and a 1959 Oldsmobile
> four door hdtop with 22,000 original miles and it is amazingly "as new".
> As it turned out, the 59 Imperial received first in class honors and my 60
> cvt received the third place awards.  Awards were large, medium, and small
> engraved circular trays from Tiffany's.  This is to inform not brag, though
> I was very, very happy to get an award at all competing with cars in that
> class.  My car is now a three year old restoration and it is no longer a
> trailer queen.  I drive it to shows now so there is wear here and there.
> Second went to the 59 Olds which also received the Best Original trophy.
>
> Later I was really bowled over when my car received one of the "major
> awards" and I got to drive up across the platform to receive the trophy.
> Now, get this--the award was for "the automobile that best represents the
> era when American cars turned heads around the world" and named the Erik T.
> Bethel American Excellence Award.  I didn't meet nor do I know who Erik T.
> Bethel is but most likely a major sponsor of the event.
>
> So, everyone, all of us as proud Imperial Owners, we own and drive cars that
> we know are "head turners", but it certainly is great news to have this
> recognized by judges at a major concours.  Aren't you proud?  I am,
> certainly because my car was chosen for the award, but really moreso that
> our wonderful, eccentric, wildly beautiful, etc., etc cars are recognized
> and receiving well deserved praise for the great cars they are!!!!!
>
> We plan to show cars there next year if get accepted.  Hope so.  The show is
> Tuesday, August 12th, 2008, in Carmel by the Sea, right in the middle of
> town on Ocean Avenue stretching about 6 blocks or so.  If you're around that
> part of  California around then, plan on seeing the show.  It covered cars
> form the 40s, 50s, 60s(American Family Favorites), American Sport--Corvette,
> British and European Family Favorites, British and European Luxury Class,
> British Sport, German Sport, Historic Race, Hot rod, Micro Car, and a few
> more, so definitely something for most everyone.  Also a class celebrating
> the 50th Anniversary of 1957 Cars which included a Mercury Colony Park
> wagon, and a Pontiac Chieftain  4 dr wagon(not a Safari)
>
> Yes, I have rambled on and many of you gave up reading long ago., but I
> wanted to give a sense of what kind of special, grand show it was especially
> since Imperials were so prominently featured and recognized.
>
> Henry Hopkins
>
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