1960 Imperial Paint Job

["Robert Eller" <reke1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

   Hello Fellow Imperialists,

 I own a 1960 crown 4dr hrdtp, with a strange paint job. I know there were no opptions on paint(that I'm aware of)for 60.

My Imp is black, but the roof canopy is or has been painted with a textured, flat paint that looks like a leather or vinyl top.

The inserts above the doors are the shiny black enamel. This paint has been applied professionally, because you can see the straight finish lines around the rear window. Has anyone seen anything like this or know of any special applications that might have been done sometime in the past 44 years? Also any secrets on getting the fuel gauge or temp gauge working?

Just started to tackle that!

    Thanks,

     Rob