Re: IML: 1964 Imperial vinyl top restoration.

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

This guy is absolutely correct. The vinyl used on the top of 1964 is special. If you want to make the car original and you don't get the right one, "Imperial folks" will know.

Paul W.

In an email dated 6/6/2005 2:48:36 am GMT Daylight time, Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>You need to talk to a fellow who has had some experience with this; his 
>name is Jeff Carrothers. ?For some reason the exact vinyl used in '64 
>is hard to get. ?Jeff's address is:
>
>carrothersj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>or maybe:
>
>Imperial56to64@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>Mark M
>
>
>On Sunday, June 5, 2005, at 11:56 AM, jsadowski wrote:
>
>> I know its not Levant. That is what is used on the 69 Imperial, as 
>> well as other Mopars of the later 60's.
>> ? ? ? I had a 64 done about 20 years ago. The shop located the 
>> material themselves. I'm not sure if that one is called Boar grain or 
>> not. I've seen it on many "older" cars, particularly woodie wagons.
>> John
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mika jaakkola" 
>> <mika.jaakkola@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:53 AM
>> Subject: IML: 1964 Imperial vinyl top restoration.
>>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm planning to renew my 1964 LeBarons vinyl top(before I will receive 
>> the car).
>> What kind of vinyl grain have they used in 1964 ?
>>
>> the guy in Legendary Auto Interiors said that they have to options:
>> "boar grain" vinyl and "levant grain" vinyl. Which one? what's the 
>> difference?
>>
>> If I take my car to interior shop, what I should do before that?
>> repaint the roof under the old vinyl top? What's under it, when the
>> car left the factory?
>>
>> I live in Finland, so I must ask someone else to do this, the car is 
>> in VA.
>> So I just want to make sure all necessary things has been done BEFORE
>> they install the new top.
>> In Finland, if you don't know it, they don't tell it to you . They
>> just say after the work that "it will go withouth it also". But I
>> really think that's a bad way to think... ;-)
>>
>> Does anyone have any experiences about the price?
>>
>> Let me know EVERYTHING!! Thanks guys!!!
>>
>> Mika
>>
>>
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