--- TRACY AND CLIVE <imperial@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wow I got my 1960 Le Baron yesterday, I have been waiting 3 months fro
> it to arrive from the usa to new zealand and it was sure worth the wait.
> I brought the car of ebay in December from a guy in north Carolina , it
> needs a huge amount of work to get it on the road but I am very pleased
> that most of its chrome etc is all there, there is a bit of rust but is
> repairable and not beyond repair , needs a major engine job as the guy
> never had it in storage for aprox 10 years, so I rescued it just in
> time, the dash is so cool and boy there's heaps of room in the back, I
> really like the way the back doors close on their own , the interior has
> been redone but I have a feeling its not exactly the way it would have
> been originally, but its nice anyway.
> the hood lining is wrecked but I guess that easy to fix,
> its black and the paint is very bad in areas and good in others but I
> quite like it like that as at least the kids will be able to touch it
> without me screaming don't touch every five mins.
> Its got all its original hub caps which I wasn't sure cause it was
> really hard to see in the photos so that was great, its windscreen
> unfortunately like them all has a crack in the centre.
> could anyone tell me how many pillared 60 le barons are around as I
> would love to know aprox,
> hope I haven't rambled for to long but I really wanted to tell all the
> imperial friends about my new car as I am rather excited about having it
> here and it seemed like forever for it to arrive.
> take care
> Tracy Jennings
>
The pillared LeBaron Sedan had the lowest production figures for that
year, and are less sought after/well known, hence probably pretty scarce.
Take good care of your car there are probably fewer than 100 left
anywhere, and maybe fewer than 20 still drivable/restorable (who knows?
Just guessing by what I've ovserved). They seem pretty scarce.
Check your hubcaps. If they have the LeBaron centers, they are some of
the scarcest covers around for any car made in that era. Ebay saw a NOS
one sell for over $500 recently, and they are apparently a holy grail of
sorts for those that collect hubcaps. You're not likely to stumble onto
another set soon, so make sure they're on SECURELY before driving. There
is no roadside mud pit too smelly or deep to prevent me from retreiving
one that might come off the car in the future.
Check the Imperial Registry >> http://registry.imperialclub.com/ << to
register yours and to seek others with simiar, would be my suggestion.
Leaving your email address in there is a nice way to possibly get a
surprise in the future when someone else sees you there.....
=====
Kenyon Wills
6o LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built Car
73 LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious
San Lorenzo/SF Bay Area
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