Re: IML: Basking In Their Ignorance

["Frederick Joslin" <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx>]

I have a new neighbor across the street from me. We were talking on her driveway just after she had moved in and she saw the front of my 69 LeBaron in my garage.

She was very interested so we came over to take a look.

She seemed to know what she was talking about until she mentioned Chevorlet at which point I said " I think you mean Impala, not Imperial". She agreed.

Still it is nice to have a neighbor who has an interest in old cars.  

----- Original Message -----
From: aeyn
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Subject: Re: IML: Basking In Their Ignorance
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 09:43:35 -0700 (PDT)


Last night my "step-son" followed me back to Tucson with his
newly acquired 1991(Mark Cross) Imperial and we stopped in
Florence, AZ for a break. The lady at the counter knew what an
Imperial was as she had one in high school, but could not recall
what year it was, probably a 65 as she graduated in 1970. She
came out to see our Imperials parked beside each other - 1993 and
1991(Mark Cross) and was pleasantly impressed.
I know that this can be a VERY rewarding, but also be a funny and
vexing thread, but shouldn't we just be appreciative that there
are people out there who recognize our IMPERIALS for the
CHEVROLETS they are!!!

Æyn

--- Ken & Tracie wrote:

> I suppose I could share a dozen stories like this...people
> telling my my '59 Plymouth's manual transmission is not
> original because all Mopars built between 1956 and 1965 had
> push-button Torqueflites, that my '68 Crown is nothing more
> than a re-badged New Yorker with different front and rear
> sheetmetal, that vetical fins were banned by the government
> after 1957, etc.
>
> I know my post just "fluff" and I could be reprimanded for this
> posting, but one quote I enjoy is:
>
> "It takes a big man to admit he's wrong. But it takes an even
> bigger man to keep his mouth shut when he knows he's right!"
>
> K.
>
> >Some guy at a gas station said that my 1960 Imperial had a
> Hemi. I told
> >him it didn't and showed him under the hood. He said, "See, I
> told you
> >so!". I just shook my head and let him think what ever he
> wanted to.
> >
> >Paul W.
>
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