Re: IML: Is it just me?

["Dan" <sunup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This thread raised my curiosity about production figures for our cars vs. 
the competition. So I did a little research and discovered the following. 
Since mine is a 67 2-dr hdtp I only looked up the numbers for that model 
offered in 1967.

Lincoln Continental; 11,060
Cadillac Eldorado; 17,930
Cadillac Deville; 139,807
Imperial Crown Coupe; 3,235

To put it in perspective;

"Of the total 2-door hard top luxury cars offered in 1967 by these three 
manufacturers, the Imperial Crown Coupe represented less than 2% of the 
market!"

The more I learn about CC the more I like her!

Dan Collins
67 Crown Coupe



dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi All...Last week my January issue of Hemmings Motor News arrived and with 
> it, not surprisingly, enclosed in the plastic wrapping, were a coupe of 
> catalogs filled with 'Car Guy' stuff for Christmas presents! Again, this is 
> nothing I'd call 'new'! Also included was a booklette referring to the 
> upcoming ('07) Barrett-Jackson auction in Scotsdale, AZ. Usually I would 
> look through this type of auction brochures with 'curiosity' more than 
> anything else, since unless I hit the lottery I could no way afford to even 
> think !! about affording one of these cars! Yes, there are always vehicles 
> up for auction that i would LOVE to own, but I have to ask myself "If I 
> bought a $100,000.00 GTX with only 250 miles on it, would I even take it 
> out on the road??'......Sure there are less expensive cars out there but 
> USUALLY the best ones (I realize that the term 'best' here is relative!) go 
> to auctions such as the Barrett-Jackson ones since there are usually lots 
> of folks with the big bucks attending these functions. Now, after looking 
> through the brochure that came with my Hemmings, I saw a number of great 
> vehicles I would love to be able to own, but!!! although I may have missed 
> it, I SAW NO IMPERIALS AT ALL listed for the upcoming auction! After 
> thinking about this for a bit I guess its a good news/bad news thing, cause 
> if  the IMPERIALS were as in-demand as, say, Dodge Daytona's, Roadrunners, 
> Chrysler 300's or any of the muscle cars, there would be no way that 
> someone like myself could ever have bought one in the first place! ...and I 
> have been fortunate enough to currently own two! I must admit though, it is 
> beyond me why IMPERIAL's in general are not MUCH more in demand then they 
> currently are! I think they were built so much better then other cars of 
> that era, they certainly are not a vehicle you are liable to see passing 
> you on the road whenever you DO go out for a drive, the production numbers 
> are certainly not high enough for them to have been called 'commonly seen' 
> even when they were new!! If I had a 10 car garage ( and the $$ to fill it 
> up!) I'd surely have 10 Imperials in it (OK, maybe only 9 with one Hemi, 
> 4-speed GTX!). I know it sounds corny and allthat, but I truly enjoy owning 
> my Imperial(s) even if I just stand there and look at them! So, its GOOD 
> NEWS that these cars not not skyrocketing in price (so far) so we can all 
> afford to own one! The BAD NEWS (if you want to call it that) is that 
> because they are not in great demand, the parts are not as easy to find as, 
> say, parts for a '57 Chevy or a Roadrunner might be. I guess thats what 
> EVERY old car owner has to deal with....and, the more I think about it, 
> thats part of the enjoyment of owning an old car in the first 
> place!...that, along with the looks you get when taking the car out for a 
> drive! I just know that some of those folks are saying to themselves "I 
> sure wish we had kept Grampy's old Imperial! what a car that 
> was!!".......But I'm still disappointed that there were no Imperials going 
> to the Barrett-Jackson auction! (that I know of)
> I hope everyone has a GREAT Holiday ...stay safe and have a Happy!
> Dan Melnik
>
>
>
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