Paul/Neal:
Ah, now that you have opened that can of worms, I have one to add. I
just had this discussion with my husband the other day, only it was regarding
the power swivel seat option which costs double on a custom 1959 like me, well
over $200.00, where as it is about $120.00 on the Crown...why? Neal has
exact figures on this, they went out to the list last week, and that is what
brought the question up in my mind. My custom has all but two options, it
is missing the air suspension, and rear air only. I am amazed that someone
would pay so much more money to build a custom. However, it may have
been a wash since the cost of the Crown was more to begin with, right?
Maybe it worked out better, or about the same to get a better optioned custom
than a base Crown model? I don't know, maybe Neal does.
And Paul, you mentioned shields and griffins in your last email. My
rings have the griffin emblems, as do my door panels.
Teresa Smith
1959 Custom 4DHT
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:09
PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1959 Imperial hood
ornament on eBay!?
Very cool Neal!
Now I have a question for the list. Why
would the Mirror-matic option cost $4.00 more on a Custom than on a Crown or
LeBaron? Maybe if I owned a '59, the answer to this would be obvious. Not
owning one, it seems inconceivable that there would be any difference
installing this mirror in any of the three series, unless the regular mirror
wasn't standard on '59 Customs in the first place. It was included as standard
equipment in later years.
Paul
In a message dated 10/11/2004
4:35:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Neal Herman" <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>I don't have a price for the optional hood ornament, but
the suggested retail prices for the others are as
follows:
>
>passenger side mirror: $6.85
>True-Level
Torsion-Aire: $155.90
>Mirror-Matic: $18.20 (Crowns & LeBarons);
$22.20 (Customs)
>Flight-Sweep deck lid: $55.45
>automatic beam
changer: $54.90
>
>Neal Herman
>1959 Imperial Crown 4-door
Southampton
>et al.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Marty
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent:
10/11/2004 12:06:58 AM
>Subject: Re: IML: 1959 Imperial hood ornament
on eBay!?
>
>
>I believe the hood ornament, the passenger
side rearview mirror, the true level torsion air suspension, the mirror matic,
the flight sweep truck lid, and the auto high beams were some of the options
for 1959 Imperials. Let me know if I'm wrong. My 59 did not come with the hood
ornament or side rearview mirror, but I was able to pick them up from a parts
car back in 1989 for $30.00. I'm Glad I bought them when I
did.
>
>Marty Trendler
>Red Bluff, Ca.
>59 Imperial
LaBaron 4 Door Sedan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Chad
Smith
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:04 PM
>Subject: Re: IML:
1959 Imperial hood ornament on eBay!
>
>
>Neal and
list:
>
>Neal is Aquatania your car...sweet! Saw pictures on the
website, very nice. Now, my question for the list is this, in checking out the
Ebay item in question, I read remarks written to the seller by someone (was it
you Neal?) who said that this hood ornament was an optional hood ornament. Is
this true?
>
>After reading that I was compelled to dig for a
flashlight and run out to the back forty to see if my car had one (ya, it
does!), and if not, how much money I thought that I could reasonably part with
to acquire one. I hadn't realized that there was such a thing as an optional
hood ornament. I am also wondering if there are any more unusual options that
are not commonly known about. I didn't see anything in my Imperial brochures
on the hood ornament, so are there any other fun little known about optional
equipment? I am very interested.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Teresa
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Neal
Herman
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:16 PM
>Subject: IML: 1959
Imperial hood ornament on eBay!
>
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