Hi list,
Being land locked with the sea being only 1400-3000
miles away. This depends which way you go. I have
never seen or used a marine chrome polish. The only
boat in my neighbourhood is my Imperial! Is there a
website that a person can get this polish? What brand
seems to be the best? All of us with the land yacht
await your answer!
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
--- Sherman D Taffel <staffel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi
list! On every 'list' and in every club there is
> this dichotomy of
> opinions on whether certain mods are 'upgrades' or
> the'butchering' of a
> period production historical vehicle, which
> certainly our Imperials are. Be
> that as it may, Jay Leno's 55 Buick is certainly not
> stock with Vetter front
> 7 rear subframes and the 650hp crate engine. It is
> a beautiful car but not
> stock. The body & interior are 'period'- looks
> stock. As a Jaguar Concours
> Judge, I can appreciate both approaches, but the
> Jensen Community is always
> seeking 'improvemnets' for these fine Road Touring
> vehicles-the British
> 'equivalent' of our Imperials with their Chrysler
> drivetrains and mass so
> simlar to Imperials, not to mention Rolls Royce
> crafted interiors.. Laurence
> and I intend to really drive our Imperial, using it
> as it was intended, as a
> fine distance cruiser. Our first
> adventure,'collecting it' up will be this
> weekend!
>
> As for the Safety issue of Park in a GM tranny
> swap in a 57 (59?)
> Imperial, all of the early Jensen Interceptors used
> Chrysler 383/727
> Torqueflites as STOCK from the 1960's- thru 1972
> when 440's were used with
> the 727 thru the 1976 end of production. My
> Interceptor has a console
> mounted Shifter with a park position. Since the
> basic Torqueflite in
> 50's/60's Imperials is probably (help me out here)
> the same gear ratios as
> the later units with the park- why not consider at
> least a later Chrysler
> Torqueflite mod? They are the most bulletproof
> reliable tranny ever made!!
> Thius is where Chrysler excelled, even in the 50's
> and 60's, when body
> quality was 'an issue'. Chrysler had Drivetrain
> Engineering reliablity. I'm
> sure a 2ndary cable for the park position could be
> engineered, keeping the
> unique pushbuttons functional.
>
> On the other hand, I know that modern Land Rovers
> STILL use a drum parking
> brake on the drivetrain, so the Imperial legacy of
> Emergency /parking brakes
> is NOT DEFUNCT! As collector car owners surely
> keeping that brake properly
> adjusted for safety should not be an insurmountable
> maintenance item. It is
> my first issue on the '56 Dodge (enjoyable 'Magic
> Touch' pushbutton Drive
> thank you). Now since the drivers door key lock
> doesn't work, I often wonder
> about if 'someone' played with the brake-with the
> car on an incline. So I
> make sure I don't park it on an incline...
>
> Also, I use Marine Chrome polish on my Vintage Cars.
> The Marine formula
> (available in Marine stores everywhere) contains a
> good cleaner that gets
> those rust pits AND some petro oil film, that
> provides more protection from
> the elements-especially those tint pits. In fact
> most of those tiny
> pitscan't even be seen until your only 2" away For
> what its worth.
> My 2c plain....
>
> Sherman D.Taffel
> Columbia MD
> '63 Imperial Crown Convert
> '74 Jensen Interceptor Convert
> '56 Dodge Coronet 4 dr sedan (drivetrain Emergency
> brake)
> Other 60's,70's,80's, & 90's British & CryCo's
>
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