I love my fuselage cars. BUT: They are a design gutter-ball as far as the collector car market goes (hence the feeble resale value), and were a bit of a flop in the marketplace as far as sales figures go, gas crisis not withstanding. Imperial in full-size was cancelled only one design cycle after the second generation fuselage cars. DCX isn't designing cars for the market of 30 years ago, nor for collectors that might possibly be stuck there design and taste-wise, and we here in this club have a double luxury: 1. We can choose any Imperial year/body style that we want. 2. We get it for a fraction of what a new car cost (especially when adjusted for inflation). The modern market unfortunately, does not want giant luxury cars. If it did, Cadillac and Lincoln would not be downsizing their lines and struggling for marketshare against more nimbe competitors that never bothered with giant barges to begin with. I got a chuckle out of that picture, and the wheelcovers are a nice touch, but that's a virtual car, not a real one. Nobody had to risk tens of millions to produce it and sell it. Based on the griping that's gone on everywhere about the show-car concept, I'd be surprised to see the 2009 production car retain everything from the show car, but c'mon guys! The world has moved forward and any luxury car in the current market will face the pressures that the entire full-size segment has, and will be shaped by that reality. Mustangs and Bugs (that sold in the millions) are one thing for retro cars. Imperials (that few remember) are another. Keep the pictures coming, though. They sure are entertaining. Kenyon Wills ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm