WEll, at least it wasn't billed as "unrestored" like another recent eBay
Imperial listing!
Randy
'73 LeBaron
>From: Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IML: dubious 67 Crown Convert on eBay
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:41:04 -0800
>
>My, what an interesting "restoration" this is...
>
>According to the sellers, "This car is FULLY RESTORED and looks like new.
>You have to visit us and see that this is the best Imperial you have ever
>seen. We are not very familiar with Classic cars, so the best way to answer
>all your questions is to come to us."
>
>So, what's with...
> - the wide whitewalls and fuzzy dice (1957 sockhop meets 1975 Superfly)
> - the missing side spears and front bumper reveals
> - the missing hood ornament
> - the odd pattern in the "leather" upholstery"
> - the incorrectly painted wheel covers
> - the incorrectly adjusted front torsion bars (undignified ride height)
> - the missing pie pan in the air cleaner cover
> - the incorrectly painted (or unpainted) taillamp "grilles"
> - the pushed-in front bumper
> - the Hartz cloth top
> - the aftermarket cruise control
> - unrestored engine compartment crossmember (radiator support)
> - missing A/C compressor tag (c'mon, how hard are *they* to find!?)
>
>Granted, this doesn't look like a wreck, but it's just not worthy of the
>superlatives of the seller. Looks like a clean car with a new white paint
>job (wonder what color it was born?) and most of its trim removed. And if I
>look carefully, it appears that both the headlamps and parking lamps are on
>in one shot, suggesting some post-factory re-wiring of stuff, too.
>
>But hey, put another $7,000 into it, find the missing trim, fix all the
>details, and it could be the best Imperial you have ever seen!
>
>By the way, Dick, did you grab its VIN for your A/C vs AutoTemp database?
>It's YM27K73139224, and being a Crown Convertible, manual A/C of course.
>
>Chris in LA
>
>Dick Benjamin (DickB@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>
> > I notice that the seller of this car is bidding on the "restored" 67
> > Convertible in LA.
> >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6181&item=
> > 1874716321&rd=1
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
>
>
>
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