Thanks Hugh
you are my first still we have all heard that before.I'm looking forward to
learning a bit more as I go.My car is a good looking old tart in the photos
but as I said I am going on trust as I have no way of checking it out till
it gets here.What has the name Southampton got to do with the imperials?the
cruse control does not work on this car I am told,but I did read a little on
the 58 site about them and it may be that not working is the best way for
it.thanks again for your reply ,as for fitting in ,well it happens that down
here in N.Z we may be drink a little much.Still old cars will do that to
you.Regards Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "hugh hemphill" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:46 PM
Subject: IML: WELCOME Keith Hopping (1958)
> Hi, Keith.
>
> Boy, you come out swinging, don't you? "Self confessed know it alls???"
> Well, that's one way to put it, I suppose.
>
> Be that as it may, congratulations on your latest, non-Buick, acquisition.
> I can this: This particular year, the 58, seems to attract a very
> cosmopolitan crowd. There is a list member with one in Australia, Japan,
> Italy and Switzerland to my knowledge. I live in Texas but am just a damn
> furr'ner, hailing originally from Scotland.
>
> There were three trim levels of Imperial in 1958. The base model, which
has
> no name, which makes it simply an Imperial, I suppose; the Imperial
Crown -
> not to be confused, of course, with the Crown Imperial, which is the Ghia
> built stretched limousine, and the top of the range LeBaron. The
interiors
> seem to have the biggest differences when it comes to these trim levels.
> All the major mechanical goodies were available at every trim level, so my
> base level car has front and rear A/C, but not the cruise control system.
>
> I hope your car is in great shape. I hope you can share pictures of it
with
> us on the web site. There is a wealth of information about these cars,
and
> quite a few people who know them inside and out, their good points and
their
> weaknesses. Before long, you, too, will be an Imperial know it all. For
> some reason they seem to induce that effect. They are a special car for
> special people. I have a feeling you are going to fit right in.
>
> Hugh
>
> > New Subscriber(s): Keith Hopping
> > Email Address is: oldhop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Member Location: New Zealand
> >
> > Car(s) owned: 1958 imperial 2dr hard top
> >
> > Self-Introduction: My first Chrysler ,have always had Buicks 29 through
39
> I
> > fell in love with an imperial that was advertised on the net ,I missed
> that
> > one but found another shortly after .We never got these more exotic
> > chryslers down here but no doupt there have been one or two find there
way
> > in over the years.I havent seen this car yet as it is still in the
> shipping
> > stage will be in N.Z late Feb. I live in New Plymouth in the north
Island
> of
> > N.Z .looking forward to hearing from all the self confesed know it alls
> that
> > will tell me all I need to know about 58 imperials ,i.e.are they all
> > crowns.I Know nothing at all about them at this stage
>
>
>
>
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