It's a 57 and lovely. Great to see Imperials getting exposure at a fancy auction at Amelia Island. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gregory Gryczan & Sandra Hudson Gryczan <gregandsandra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 4:25 PM Subject: IML: Imperial at Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance > Hello List, > > A 1959 Imperial Crown Convertible will be auctioned at the 7th Annual > Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, RM Classic Car Auction. Listed as Lot > 130 and as a Chrysler Imperial Convertible, this Imp is said to have had a > full, frame-off restoration in 1991. It's chassis number is C5717582. The > color is white with a red interior and boot. The estimated value is > $40,000 to $60,000. This is what is reported in the auction catalog. Not > bad for an old Mopar that doesn't go beep beep or is propelled by 426 cubic > inches! > > The same auction has '47 and '48 Chrysler Town & Country Convertibles > available. These three ChryCo. cars among the likes of a '33 Alfa Romeo 8C > 2600 Monza, a '51 Bugatti Type 101 Supercharged Coupe, a '73 Ferrari 246 > GTS Dino, several Jaguars, 2 Lamborghinis, 12 Mercedes-Benz cars, Packards, > and many other marques. Are we judged by the company we keep, or just our > cars? > > I haven't had a chance to check out the site, but it might have some pics. > > www.rmauctions.com > > Greg Gryczan > West Palm Beach, FL > U.S.A. > > > > >