Re: IML: ?69 Imperial Concept drawing ?

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tailfins like that for '69? Fins weren't retro yet in 1969, just dated.

I just don't see any Elwood Engel in it...

Chris in LA


On 9/23/06 4:21 PM, Kenyon Wills at imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm short on memory for where bodies are buried, but
> that drawing appears in one of the 300 or so magazine
> articles that we have.  I fished for about 10 minutes
> without finding it.
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> It would be in one of the later, retrospective
> articles from one of the "better" historical
> publications, and not in a contemporary rag like
> Popular Science or Car Life or whatever.
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> I think that it was the same article that showed the
> abortive 196o design concepts and other mis-fires that
> never made it.
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> Anyway, my memory says that this was an attempt at a
> replacement for the 1968 car - the year that saw the
> Fuselage styling debut instead.
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> The drawing has a '68 El Dorado in it when I look at
> it, which may explain why they didn't follow through
> with that idea.
> http://classiccarfair.com/1968cadillaceldoradofleetwoodcoupe_lr34_402x302.jpg
> http://www.fedrelandsvennen.no/amcar/visitor/bilder/68el2.jpg
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> --- Mark Evans <mark.a.evans@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Gang,
>> Found a cool Imperial concept drawing.Wonder if
>> anyone can identify the
>> year?
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>> http://www.imperialclub.org/temp/MarkE/000a-reg.jpg
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>> Appears to be something for '58?
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>> Mark Evans
>> 1963 Imperial Crown Convertible
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> http://www.imperialclub.org/~maevans/MyImperial/index.html
>> 1968 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible
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> http://www.imperialclub.org/~maevans/MyPolara/index.html
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