A rare opportunity

["Quint Villanueva" <Qlv@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings Dick!
To each his own.  My everyday, drive around the neighborhood car is my 1953
Imperial. I drove it from NJ to CA seven years ago without a mechanical
problem, only a blowout which was easily handled.
My other car which I am in the process of restoring is a 1949 Cadillac.
I've driven this mucho miles with no problems and now I'm working on trying
to make it look good.
Both cars have served me well....but I do prefer my Imperial!

                                            Quint
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woolf,Richard" <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:55 AM
Subject: RE: IML: A rare opportunity


> Dick, and Arran,
>
>  All of us have our favor brands, and our stories as to why we love them.
I
> own 10 old cars, and I wouldn't have an older or newer GM car again. I
> purchased a brand new Chevy truck Silverado, and after 6 years with only
> 78,000 miles the motor went by by, and the transmission was next alone
with
> various electrical problems. Now all of my daily driver cars are
> Lincolns/Mercury, and they run great with no problems! A good friend of
mind
> who is a auto mechanic, and has worked at various dealerships like
> GM/Ford/Chrysler told me today the Ford products are the best cars on the
> market. Whether that's true or not I don't know, but I always had very
good
> luck with Ford products. I currently owned older Mopars, Fords, and would
> take a Ford/Mopar product over any GM car any day.
>  Like I said we all have our stories about what cars are best, and to me
> Fords/Mopars are my favor without a doubt.
>
> Just thought I would add my two cents.
>
> Rich Woolf
>
> '66 Imperial Crown
> '73 Imperial LeBaron
> '57 Chrysler Saratoga
> '77 Cordoba
> '72 Plymouth Valiant
> '61 Dodge Dart Pioneer
> '73 AMC Matador wagon
> '79 Lincoln TC
> '59 Ford wagon
> '69 Ford Galaxie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A. Foster [mailto:monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:41 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: A rare opportunity
>
>
> Dick;
>  I too like the early Chebbies but I am partial to Plymouths myself, Fords
> are just plain crude. Plymouth took a liking, early on, to mounting their
> running gear on rubber mounts which made their cars very quiet compared to
> other low priced cars. Their gear boxes were also more solidly built then
> some other makes and they did have some excellent styling in those days.
On
> the other hand the overhead valves of the Chebby six did make it a little
> more efficient.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: A rare opportunity
>
>
> What a beautiful example!  I hope no one "restores" this car - it is a gem
> for the ages!
>
> It really is incredible to realize the vast differences in quality of
> workmanship between the various brands of even the lowest priced "big 3"
> cars.   The Chevrolet of these years was heads and shoulders above the
> competition in build quality in my opinion.  And, by the way, I am old
> enough to remember these cars when they were new.  My dad was a minor
wheel
> for a major corporation (B.F.Goodrich) in those days, and he was given a
new
> 38 F*rd as a company car.   In a few months, it had broken down so many
> times that he gave up on it and traded it on a new 39 Chevy.  I still
> remember the difference, which included appearance defects (none instead
of
> many), quiet (very silent except in second gear, which whine I still
> remember fondly), and ride, which made me a lifetime fan of GM products!
> The sound of the door closing would convince even the most dedicated F*rd
> fan - the salesmen of the GM dealers all kept a F*rd on the lot to show th
e
> comparison!
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