Dear Henry, Yes, it was dazzling, without question. So much so one almost can overlook its errors!! And since it was a '59 Imperial - one of my favorite years - it was surely one of the prettiest cars there. Hope you, Richard and the Buick made it home without incident. See you at West Coast Meet! Chris --- Henry Hopkins <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: IML: '59 Imperial on Speed > > > > Well, what a devastating critique!!!!!! As I read > your note, I recalled > > each detail you mentioned and of course, you are > correct. I admit I was > > dazzled by its looks, so different from most of > the other cars. I wasn't > > thinking of authenticity as much as its startling > good looks compared to > > the others. > > > > Thanks for the critique. It was great seeing you > at the 300 meet and > > having a chance to have a good visit. > > > > See you at the next one, > > > > Henry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:32 AM > > Subject: RE: IML: '59 Imperial on Speed > > > > > >> No kidding! I saw the car at Barrett Jackson, > and I > >> was not particularly impressed with it. The car > was > >> nice and straight and shiny, but that's about it. > At > >> it's stratospheric selling price, I feel > justified > >> being very critical about it. > >> > >> Just about everything about it was wrong - > starting > >> with a paint color not found in any 1959 paint > chart. > >> The interior was wrong, also, and not simply > because > >> of the non-factory color. Flat, featureless seat > >> padding and incorrectly stitched biscuits - using > >> cheap straight stitching rather than the correct > (and > >> expensive) fold-ever style was used. And the > >> embossing of the crowns on the upper bolsters was > so > >> slight you couldn't see it unless the light > caught it > >> just right. And the leather - oh my. Instead of > using > >> the factory correct gleaming white pearlized > leather, > >> there was this yellowed ivory leather used > throughout > >> that had the gloss level of oxidized rubber. > Outside, > >> the addition of a 1953-54 eagle hood ornament was > bad > >> enough but it was compounded by the gold plating > on > >> the bird's body. Gold plating also added bling > the > >> "Imperial" hood letters. Really garish. Then > there > >> were those silly wire wheels which were not > available > >> from the factory on any Mopar after 1956. > >> > >> I understand the high bid came over the phone. > Hope > >> the new owner is not too disappointed when he > gets a > >> car that has had so many liberties taken in its > >> restortion - to the point that there is not a > visible > >> surface that is factory correct. > >> > >> Chris H. > >> > >> > >> --- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>> The buyer must be on Speed also! > >>> > >>> > >>> Dick Benjamin > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _____ > >>> > >>> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > >>> Behalf Of James carter > >>> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:08 PM > >>> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> Subject: Re: IML: '59 Imperial on Speed > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> it sld for 130,000 > >>> > >>> "D. Howland" <howlands@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> Just an FYI. A '59 Imperial is coming up on > Speed > >>> Channel coverage of the > >>> Barrett-Jackson auction. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Daryl > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > >> with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > >> http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > >> > >> > >> ----------------- 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. 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