The only ornamentation on the hood of a '56 Imperial (or a '55) was the
small gold-plated emblem with the word 'Imperial' on the lower edge in the
center. The original owner of my '56 sedan had the chrome bird from a '56
New Yorker fitted to his car before he took delivery in December of '55.
Although not original factory equipment on the Imperial, I suppose it could
be referred to as a "Dealer-installed accessory". Personally, I think it
looks great, and it fits perfectly with the exixting emblem.
Ross Klein
'56 sedan
'68 sedan
'78 NYB
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Hulse" <thulse@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: RE: IML: A Local Imperial
> Happy New Year to all. I have a question for some of you. Did the 1956
> Imperial 2-dr Southampton ever come with a hood ornament. My hood does
have
> 2-hole for it but no ornament. Ireally do like them if they're tasteful.
>
> Tim Hulse
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Crown58imp@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 6:12 AM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: IML: A Local Imperial
>
>
> Last night I attended a local car show. It was a small show in the parking
> lot of a local K-mart. I was delighted to find a 1957 Imperial LeBaron
> four-door sedan. It was sea foam green. The car had the hood eagle and the
> hood ornament anodized in gold. What this a feature of the 57 LeBaron? The
> anodizing looked old and in need of a redo, so I don't think that it was
> done
> by the current owner. The owner popped the hood for me and I was pleased
to
> find that he had installed a modern GM alternator. I asked the owner about
> it
> and he told me that it was the best decision he made. The alternator works
> great and a replacement was only as far as the nearest auto parts store.
> Sounds reasonable to me. Other modifications included a chromed round air
> cleaner assembly and a dual exhaust system with glasspacks and straight
> pipes
> which made the Hemi sound soooo good. I really took notes on some of these
> features and maybe they'll end up on Priscilla. It was really great to see
> another Imperial locally. This car proved to me that an Imperial doesn't
> have
> to be 100% original to be beautiful. I had a great time. Bye for now.
>
> Doug
> 58 Crown coupe
>
>
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