Hugh, I'm glad you got it out on the road and took your daughter. We all
need to drive our imperials more often. I do antique, custom and modified
vehicle appraisals and hate to say how often the owner wants the appraisal
so he can sell the vehicle. The story is generally that the kids don't want
the car because they never had a chance to ride in it. This is especially
true of the "trailer queen" show vehicles. So always say yes when the kids
say "can I go along?" Eric Marsh
----- Original Message -----
From: Hugh & Therese <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
To: Imperial Mailing List <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 12:40 AM
Subject: IML: Of Texas and a certain 58
> No, no spring meet so far and I agree with Dimitrios - again - that such a
> gathering in summer is quite unpalatable. While I am at my current job I
> cannot foresee having any Saturday free for a very long time, so my
thoughts
> on the matter are moot, to say the least.
>
> On the other hand, I found I had some spare free time today and decided to
> drive my 58 again. Where does the time go? It has been ages since I last
> had it out of the garage. March, at the latest. Anyhoo, I charged up the
> battery, inflated all the tires correctly and topped up the brake fluid.
> Even with my new twin pot master cylinder in place, the level was still a
> little on the low side. Furthermore, getting to the nut that holds the
top
> on is still difficult. Sigh.
>
> My daughter decided to come with me on my test drive. She says she has
> missed being driven around in it and could not be dissuaded, not that I
> tried that hard. At first, the car was not running particularly well but
> everything started coming together as we cruised along. The brakes are
> still nowhere near as good as I think they should be. I need to find the
> time to try Kerry's method for bleeding them properly. That will make a
> huge difference, I am sure.
>
> All in all, I am happy to report a satisfactory return to the road of my
> Imperial. I shall take it to work tomorrow. Maybe some folks will buy a
> new Mopar if they see a forty five year old one still alive and kicking.
It
> has yet a new bumper sticker on it, too, swiped from the dealership's
> inventory of promotional devices. It reads, minus the Dodge emblem,
"Yeah,
> it's got a Hemi."
>
> Hugh
> 58 Imperial
>
>
>
>
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