--- Jkelly808@xxxxxxx wrote: > well, I suddenly find myself the owner of a > neglected, sun-bleached but one > owner, low-mile '71 LeBaron that had been gathering > dust in the back of a used car lot in Fresno, Calif. > Any parts availability issues I should be aware of? Jim -- '71 is a GREAT year for Imperial. :o) I've been working on '71 Imperials (first my Grandmother's, now my own) since I was 12, so I know the cars pretty well by now. The big problem with this year is usually the AutoTemp II system. If it works, it works great -- but if it doesn't work, it can be very time-consuming to troubleshoot. Even so, it can be made to work quite well with some patience and $$$. I've also recently discovered that obtaining an idler arm for these cars is difficult as well. But other than that, the '71 is pretty straightforward. And it does not have the Budd brakes (as your '68 does), so brake parts are cheap and readily available. Hope this car follows you home! Elijah ===== http://www.imperialclub.com/~imperial71/ http://www.imperialclub.com/~imperial71/bookshelf.htm 1965 Imperial LeBaron 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom Sedan 1970 Imperial LeBaron 1971 Imperial LeBaron _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush