I think you expressed that perfectly.
On the other hand . . . I would say there is still a strong division in
Imperialand over whether or not a car's originality should be preserved-- or to
what degree one should go-- and there always will be.
My everyday driver is a car that sees a lot of "mods," or modifications, as
they say-- though maybe not as many as a Honda. I don't really feel the need
for that kind of thing, but I know many do . . .
For me the issue is exactly the way you put it: Imperials are uncommon cars to
begin with. If they were everywhere, then maybe changing them wouldn't be such
a big deal. Then again, Imperial owners as a group seem to be highly
individualistic and prone to do whatever they dang please, soooo . . . there
will probably be no end to this.
Mark
'71 LeBaron with
euro taillights
black lights underneath
air dam up front
blackout glass all around
little guy taking a leak decal (on a Cadillac emblem)
Hugh & Therese wrote:
> Imperials belong to a different class. An exclusive class, like Packard,
> Lincoln, Lexus and Infiniti. Cadillac does not make the grade in this
> respect as they are too common and hence too available to those who want to,
> and indeed do, perpetrate all manner of vulgarities upon them. In the
> "exclusive" class, originality counts to an overwhelming extent. keeping it
> right is the name of the game.
>
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