Can we blame you? And if anyone can help us out with a green/black leather( or preferably cloth with inserts) interior for a 65 4-door, drop us a line. p.s. we live in the netherlands Percy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve B." <Imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: IML: Please Welcome Jim Brawders > New Subscriber(s): Jim Brawders > Email Address is: classiccars4ny@xxxxxxx > Member Location: New York > > Car(s) owned: 2 1966 Le Barons (black/white, navy/white), 1966 Crown > Sedan(turbine bronze/white), 1966 Crown convertible (black/red) > > Self-Introduction: Hi There - Cannot explain fascination for 1966 > Imperials - but you all get the Idea. I am originally from Southern > California (partially explains the car thing)and now live in New York. I > have a 1965 Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country Station wagon that is all > original, a 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport, and a 1973 Mustang convertible > that I have had for 30 years. > When I went shopping for a 1966 Imp, I found a navy/white Le Baron in a > barn upstate. I stupidly bought it because of the color combination, still > have never seen another one - was told that Joe Kennedy gave the exact same > one to Rose in 1966? It had been there for 22 years, had 65K when parked and > had deteriorated quite a bit, siezed engine, etc. but with a beautiful white > leather interior. I bought it, then bought the other LeBaron to use in the > restoration - and the black one runs perfectly and has a like - new pit-free > interior, so it stays intact! (It is an amazing car - only has 80K -but has > some rust issues) Meanwhile, I found the convertible in Northern California, > rust free and all there, but in need of some work. I only have one > restoration in me, so the convertible gets the nod, the Le Barons have to go > (it kills me to part out the blue one)- because I bought a Turbine Bronze > (rare color!)Crown sedan with only 50K from the original owner, totally > original! It is just amazing. I look forward to getting my convertible > finished and living with it and the Crown. A long road just to get a couple > of mint condition cars - and this is only part of the story. > > > ----------------- 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 28-10-07 13:58 > > ----------------- 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