Fun commercial! It is a 1957 with the dual headlights (they also came with single headlights because not all states in the US had approved the new dual-lamp system). This must have been quite an usual car in Japan at the time (even as American cars go). Yasushi-san, what hotel is this? I am in Tokyo right now, but without my Imperial! Chris in LA (but not at the moment) 67 Crown 78 NYB Salon -----Original Message----- >From: bxn01303@xxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Oct 22, 2007 10:43 PM >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: IML: Japanese old commercial film > >Hello everyone > >I found an old commercial film. >This is a famous Japanese hotel. >Is the car which appears here 59 type? > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj4osMtZjmU&NR > > >My present condition . > >Sixteen years have passed since I owned '58 Imperial. >We are still maintaining this car. >We are repairing the brake system now. >A brake pad sticks because a brake drum warps. >It is difficult for us to get a new drum. >It became difficult that the parts of the car were imported without spending a > cost from America. >We don't have a big lathe as much as to shave drums. >We think that a brake will be adjusted by shaving brake shoe. > > > >Yasushi Shiroi >'58 Imperial Custom "Pointer" >BXN01303@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm