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Hello fellow Imperialists -
I just returned from a trip to Los Angeles and ran
across a car that I wanted to share with you.
I visited the private collection of Jim Powers (a
Ford designer from the 50s-60s, chiefly responsible for the '61 Thunderbird
design.). He also designed the see-through model engine produced
by Revell in the '60s among many other iconic toys for Cox. Mr Powers
has an amazing collection of about 25 absolutely flawless low mile cars from the
1950s-present (including a brand new FORD GT race car).
Among the Lincolns, Cadillacs, Ferraris, etc was a
beautiful Glacier Blue 1983 Imperial. In talking to Mr. Powers I discoverd
that this '83 has approximately 7,XXX original miles on it. Even more
interesting was it's original owner. None other than Lido Iacoaca
himself! Mr. Powers showed me extensive documentation including the
original invoice, title, and even a cash receipt for Lee's payment of $16,XXX
for the car new in '83. I thought it was interesting that Lee
actually purchased one of these cars for himself in 1983....considering he must
have had many demos for his use and it would seem unnecessary for him to
actually purchase a car.
The car is in absolute MINT condition, having been
extensively detailed including the entire undercarriage. As I
mentioned the car is finished in Glacier Blue, it has a dark blue leather
interior. One interesting feature of this particular car is that it also
has the "Frank Sinatra" console (of course the FS has been discontinued for
1983). The FS console also had an Imperial Eagle emblem just above the
Sinatra signature plate. I would guess that this was a one-off custom
modification for Mr. Iacoaca and would be the only 1983 Imperial to feature the
FS console.
*I tried attaching photos of this car but the
mailing list rejected it due to size. If anyone would like to see photos of this
car email directly at wagonbuff@xxxxxxxxxxx.
Thanks!
~Chuck Houston
Seattle, WA
1982 Imperial 'Frank Sinatra' edition.
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