Re: IML: Mirror-matic

[Charles Hansen <hansencw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One of my favorite "Imperial" memories is about driving my '59 Le Baron 
on dark Nebraska summer nights with nearby lightning storms. Every time 
there was a big lightning flash, the Mirror-matic would go Clack -- 
Clack.

Charlie
1959 Imperial Le Baron Southampton

On Mar 1, 2005, at 11:00 PM, RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:

> My Mirror-matic did the same thing as John's.
>
> The Mirror-matic is an "on/off" affair. It isn't like these days where 
> the mirror gradually changes from one setting to another. The mirror 
> actually goes "CLACK" when it changes from Day to Night and back. I 
> guess when you are using Mirror-matic you aren't suppose to care about 
> listening to loud "CLACKING" sounds.
>
> The first time I had a friend in the car he nearly had a coronary when 
> the mirror went "CLACK". It was during one of these "CLACKING" 
> episodes that the mirror part of the Mirror-matic fell out of the 
> mirror frame and landed on the front seat. My heart murmuring friend 
> at point pronounced that the damn thing is falling apart and that he 
> never wanted to ride in my Imperial ever again.
>
> I fixed the Mirror-matic. He and I are still buddies, but when we are 
> together, we always take his car.
>
> Paul



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