Visit from a fellow IMLer!

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Great news! It sounds like a Crown based on the description of the interior. 
The engine should be a 392 Hemi. The chrome trim in the trunk is a good thing. 
At least it is with the car and not in a previous owner's garage and lost 
forever.

Paul

In a message dated 3/1/2004 10:49:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
laurielu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Good evening List!
>  
> This past weekend Clint and I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Howlett (aka 
>mENTAL mOPAR mAN), his wife Melissa, and their son, Jack who traveled from the 
>Portland, OR area to Prosser, WA. We went to a "lot" and kicked a few tires 
>and there we found a gorgeous 1958 2-door HT. It is painted a very nice shade 
>of dark green (a little chipped in places), with green jacquard upholstery and 
>a crown stamped in the vinyl of the center arm rest in the back seat. Only 98K 
>miles, last licensed in 1988 and obviously stored in a garage. It smells like 
>an old car, not a musty, mildewy, moldy car. Some of the chrome from the side 
>is in the trunk. Mike and Clint say it's got a 413 in it (but wasn't 1959 the 
>first year for the 413?). I decoded the VIN on the OIC site to determine that 
>it was a 1958; however there were no specifics on that car. Perhaps I left out 
>a letter when I copied the VIN, but we can't tell if it's a LeBaron, Crown, or 
>Custom. The "Imperial" on the side is in script. It's got the mirror-matic and 
>the autopilot and seek buttons on the floor along with the dimmer switch. Very 
>solid, very, very nice.
>  
> Anyway, you get the picture, a fantastic find! Now, Mike said I could tell 
>you this....HE BOUGHT IT!!! So please welcome another Imperial to our midst!!!
>  
> Send your congratulations to the mENTALmOPARmAN at collyman1@xxxxxxxxxxx  We 
>took lots of pictures and when they're 
> developed, we'll send them on to the webmasters.
>  
> YIPPEEE!!!!
> Laurie Carter
> '59 Crown--MY Pink Lady
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