what are stainless roof inserts

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

The only source I know of is used. I got a set from Imperial Motors in South Carolina.

John

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From: canu di bona

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Subject: Re: IML: what are stainless roof inserts

Is there a source for these inserts original or after
market?
Canu
North Carolina
--- jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> These weren't offered after 61, as the style of the
> roof changed & the was no longer an inset to put
> them in.
> John
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>   From: Crown58imp@xxxxxxx
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>   Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 4:20 PM
>   Subject: Re: IML: what are stainless roof inserts
>
>
>   Stainless roof inserts were offered between 1959
> and 1963. They fit in the
>   space in front of the crown on the roof. The
> stainless panel were a catch-up
>   ploy to compete with the Cadillac. That marque had
> been offering a special
>   model called the Eldorado Brougham which had a
> stainless steel roof. For the
>   folks at Chrysler, giving the Imperial a stainless
> steel roof would have been
>   a tooling nightmare especially since the recession
> of 1958 had hurt sales
>   severely. The folks at Mopar used good old
> American ingenuity and crafted a
>   stainless steel panel over the sheet metal roof
> held in place with the
>   existing hardware for the crown and windshield
> trim. Voila! Instant stainless
>   steel roofs. Bye for now.
>
>                 Doug
>                 58 Crown coupe
>
>
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