Re: IML: Imperial Day

["Tim Hulse" <thulse2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kind of like going to a funeral would'nt you say. I hate finding cars that 
just sat and rotted. How hard it is on a person who loves cars. I see them 
all the time. I always call a buddy and try to get them to buy them knowing 
there is always alot of work to do and hoping to get them involved in saving 
a classic. All of mine have been junkyard dogs looking for help. I guess I 
would compare my self to the local animal shelter. I dont have room but 
always find them a home.

Tim
Bakersfield Ca
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> I started my day by dropping my '68 Imperial Convertible off at the front 
> end shop. They checked it out and determined that everything was tip top 
> except the idler arm, of course. They were able to find one (the correct 
> one) for $375.00, which I okay'd and bought.
>
> Mid-day, I received a phone call from a man who wants to take photographs 
> of some areas of my '56 Four Door Southampton. He purchased one from this 
> neighborhood five years ago. He paid a shop to disassemble the car, and do 
> a frame up restoration. It seems now they are close to finishing, and 
> there are some things that have come up missing. The car was complete when 
> delivered, so he wants photos of the parts to sho them what to look for. I 
> welcomed him, and we will arrange a visit. His '56 is jet black and now 
> has a 425 horsepower rebuilt 354 Hemi under the hood. I don't know what he 
> did to make all that extra horsepower, but from the sound of it, he spent 
> a fortune doing it.
>
> After wrok, I drove up the street to my house to an amazing sight. Parked 
> in front of my house was a flat bed hauler with a 1965 Imperial LeBaron 
> sitting on it. The man was in the truck so I asked him what was going on. 
> It seemed that this car was parked under a tree, since 1984, next to a 
> house two blocks away from where I live. It had been a gorgeous car when 
> parked. It had no scratches or dents, but was covered with wet leaves. 
> This had virtually destroyed parts of the body. The tops of the doors were 
> rusted away from the doors themselves. All I could say was "what a shame". 
> It had been a beautiful white car with a black vinyl top, and the original 
> black pin-striping still visible through the green moss growing on the 
> sides of the car. The white leather seats were still in very nice 
> condition, but moisture had ruined all of the walnut trim, headliner, 
> steering wheel, and chrome. The drivers door arm rest was not worn in the 
> least, and the odometer said 52,343 miles. When this car was parked it was 
> 19 years old, and it was an original, clean 50,000 mile car.
>
> The man was on his way to deliver the car to someone who deals in car 
> parts on Ebay. I would have been interested myself, but I have too many 
> cars, parts, and no time, or storage. I pointed out a few choice items to 
> him, such as the perfect hood ornament, tempered glass headlight covers, 
> all of the cast chrome including a perfect grill, none of which was even 
> slightly pitted. It also had a perfect outside right hand rear view 
> mirror. Maybe we will see some of the pieces show up at our favorite 
> auction house.
>
> It was interesting to see where the car had deteriorated the most from 
> sitting. None of the damage was due to use. It was all from sitting with 
> wet leaves accumulated on it.
>
> That was very sad, but it was encouraging that so many Imperial related 
> things happened on the same day.
>
> Paul W.
>
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