those 67 in stripes

[<tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Bill,

Funny that you should ask!  Dick Benjamin has an Imperial like that, and he 
just e-mailed 
me a link to an auction on ebay for an Imperial that has the same color 
combination as 
both his car and the ad I think you saw.

It's gold with a cream color in the concave area.  Imperial had one painted 
like this in one 
of their ads for '68, and according to Dick, the previous owner of his car saw 
the ad and 
had the dealer repaint his car to match.  The funny thing is, since then we 
have spotted 
several other Imps with this same color scheme.  So either a lot of folks liked 
it and had 
their cars painted that way, or it was a little known factory offered paintjob.

Also, on the '68 Newports there was an option to have the concave sides covered 
in 
simulated woodgrain (on the convertibles).  It sounds odd, but it actually 
looks pretty 
good and these cars usually bring a few extra bucks when sold.

Mark M


> From: Billimp68@xxxxxxx
> Date: 2004/04/09 Fri PM 02:29:47 EDT
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: those 67 in stripes
> 
> I also have a question concerning the concave area on the sides of 68's that 
> are bordered with stainless trim.  Has anyone ever seen a 68 with this 
>concave 
> area painted in any other color than what the whole car is painted with?  The 
> reason I ask, is that I have a 68 Imperial Ad that shows this area painted a 
> different color.  
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Bill/Imp, 68's 
> 
>