Are you sure of this? A four door sedan is far too mundane of a vehicle for
the Queen of England to be transported around in, after using Rolls and
British Daimler limos in Britain. Surely they would have supplied a
limousine, and a custom one to boot? If they could supply a limo to
MacArthur why would they furnish her with anything less? On top of that her
Coronation also took place in 1953 so I highly doubt whether she would have
gone on an international tour in that year. This doesn't mean that they
didn't build a commemorative car of some sort but I would think that it
would have been handed over as a gift. The only North American tour that I
can recall took place in 1959, although she did attend the opening of the
St. Lawrence Seaway prior to that.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: IML: IMP: 1953 Coronation Imperial
It was always my suspicion that after the Queen's
visit, it was re-trimmed and used by Keller as his
personal car.
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1953/Favrizio/index.htm
Chris H.
60 NY T&C
66 LeBaron
--- Currell Pattie <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Does the '53 Coronation Imperial still exist? The
> magazine ad (you can see
> it at the Club website) shows the car, exterior and
> interior. It was made
> for Queen Elizabeth for one of her North American
> visits, I think.
>
> The white over purple paint scheme is not the most
> attractive, but it is an
> interesting car. Also, there are golden wreath
> designs on the seats.
>
> Currell (53 Imperial Custom Sedan)
>
>
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