Re: IML: burnt orange 1960

[Drake Rickertsen <ct_drakeula@xxxxxxxxx>]

I will do an archival search (With a little help from my friends-Beatles) on the original two color sedan. See if these two colors were factory. The interior is black and red seats. So perhaps the original color was black and red or perhaps all black.

 

Ct. Drakeula

dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Drake, any affiliation with the University of Texas at Austin? Burnt orange is
the official color of UT.

D^2, 2x68, Austin TX

Quoting Mike & Christine Trettin :

> New Subscriber(s): Drake Rickertsen
> Email Address is: ct_drakeula@xxxxxxxxx
> Member Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
>
> Car(s) owned: 1960 Chrysler Imperial Lebaron Sedan Black and red (Burnt
> Orange)
>
> Self-Introduction: Hello all you Imperial fans! I just want everyone to know
> that I am in the process of fully restoring this 1960 Imperial Sedan. This
> car is awesome. It has factory A/C working electric windows, factory stereo.
> This baby was ordered with everything back in 1960. I may need help with
> anyone who can point me in the right direction as far as the exact burnt
> orange color (Or red if that was the factory issue) along with replacing the
> plastic inserts in the tail lights and accent plastic components that are not
> damaged but have faded over time. My restorer has been restoring classic cars
> for over 30 years and this guy is good! I'll be rechroming everything and
> when completed this car will be in showroom new condition. This car really
> turns heads when people see this car. One of the first questions everyone who
> sees it for the first time is, "Is it for sale??"





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