IML: No chryslers/Imperials at local car show?

["tdcox" <tdcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't agree.  Perhaps you are attending a venue that only is attended by
the muscle car folks.

I have a Chrysler 300F and it is swarmed at local car shows by all who see
it, including the Corvette, GTO and Charger crowd.  I have just purchased a
56 Southampton coupe and I am certain it will bring the same reaction.  And
I have a 57 Imperial Convertible that I plan to restore next.

Most "car people" appreciate the long sweeping lines that our Imperials have
and the luxury they represent from a gone-by era, especially the 50's and
60's cars.  As most would agree, there is nothing like an Imperial on the
road, and every car show I attend, they make quite a splash.  True,
died-in-the-wool car folks love to a nicely preserved or finely restored
vehicle with great looks, highly optioned and large engines.  Imperials have
it all.

My opinion.

Tom Cox



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of anthony romano
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:28 PM
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Subject: IML: No chryslers/Imperials at local car show?

Hello fellow Imperialistic members. Here's the beef! I go to a local
shopping center every week to see the classic car show. What I see are many
muscle cars and few classic Caddys or Lincolns. I've never saw any Chrysler
Imperials ,but tonight I did see a 1957- 300. It made me think either these
cars did not stand the test of time or they are just not desirable enough to
keep them alive. I even went to a local booth there where he sold toy cars
(Hot Wheels/ models). I asked him if he had any Chrysler Imperials and he
said  no I don't- you're the first person to ask for them in a long time.
Looking around for myself he did have one on the table - the "Green Hornet"
imperial- pathetic or what!! I'm so disappointed to this end- that no one
knows of an Imperial or Chrysler as a Classic American car. And fellows, as
we go to meet are maker so too will the Legacy of our Imperials.
-Unfortunately and a sad TRUISM - Anthony
 
P.S. Let's face it , 40 years from now or soon the classic cars at these
shows will be Toyota's, Lexus and Honda's, Volvos, Infiniti etc.




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