Re: IML: classic car safety

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Seat belts were standard in 1965 and 1966 Imperials.

Paul W.

In an email dated 3/8/2005 6:09:08 pm GMT Daylight time, Tom H <tom_in_a2@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>The Duesenberg crash took place not far from where I
>live in Ypsilanti. ?Everyone's very sad about the loss
>of life and about the loss of a virtually
>irreplaceable car.
>
>When I get an Imperial it will have been built after
>seat belts were mandatory ('67 or '68 in my case) but
>if I got a pre-'66 car (I think that was the first
>year of the federal seat belt requirement) I would
>definitely have a good set of belts properly
>installed, at the very least in the front seats.
>
>--- Brad Hogg <luxoliner@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It's true that Volvos are some of the best cars to
>> be in if you are in a 
>> collision. ?IMO, they have to protect their
>> occupants better than most cars 
>> because the people who drive them are far more
>> likely to be involved in a 
>> collision. ?This is a damn shame, regardless what
>> they were driving. ?These 
>> were needless fatalities due to the complacency and
>> inattention of one 
>> individual.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Duesy would have no doubt been restored to
>> original specs but the 
>> addition of seat belts would have been a good excuse
>> to deviate from factory 
>> spec. ?I'd think that I would have gone that way. 
>> I'll have to remember my 
>> little speech when I restore my 51 Imperial. 
>> (<--Imperial Content)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Imperial Club" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:53 AM
>> Subject: IML: classic car safety
>> 
>> 
>> Some of you may have already seen or heard about
>> this tragedy in Ann Arbor, 
>> Michigan. ?The car was worth more than any of our
>> Imperials will ever be, 
>> which is not to diminish the values of the lives
>> lost. ?Buckle up, if you 
>> can!
>> 
>>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050802/ap_on_re_us/classic_car_safety
>>
>http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw119202_20050801.htm
>> 
>> Neal Herman
>> 1959 Imperial Crown
>> 1966 Imperial Crown
>> et al., all with seat belts
>> 
>> 
>> 
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