Our '61 Crown has one. -- Joe ---- randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote: > They seem to be more of a traditional touch given to luxury cars these > days, or at least as recently as my 1980 high end FMC daily driver. It > has one fastened to the back of each front seat cushion, above the > magazine pockets. Although more solid than a "rope", it could still be > called a Robe Rail, but I think most people use them as an assist > handle to get out of the back of the car. > > In 1960, LeBarons had it but I don't know if Crowns did, or even > LeBarons with swivel seats, for that matter. Customs did not have a > Robe Rail. The back of the front seat of my '65 Crown has a metal > handle on each side, as do my '55 and '56, but nothing that one could > hang a robe or a blanket from. Clearly they were more of an assist > handle. > > And of course we can't forget the Lavalier Straps in '64 and later > LeBarons! My '68 has those, but no Robe Rail. > > Paul W. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dbarker534@xxxxxxx > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 2:13 PM > Subject: RE: IML: Lap rope > > Definitely not me. I guess I'm younger than I thought...kinda. I would > have thought a 62 would have been long past the years of deficient > heaters. Did alot of different cars have them, or just the top of the > lines? The 60 rumbler american I had 25 years ago sure could have used > one. Of course, in ND you carried that stuff in the winter time anyway > if you traveled much. > > Dave > 67 Haze Green Sedan > Covington, WA > > > >From: Ken Lang <imperialken@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >Interesting.... I personally figured it was just one individuals way > of > >describing a seat belt. Who knew? > > > >Ken > > > > > >[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neal Herman > > > >A lap rope is a rope, duh!, that was strung across the back of the > front > >seat, over which to hang a lap robe. A lap robe is essentially a > blanket > >that back seat passengers draped over their laps and legs in the > winter, a > >throw-back to when cars' heaters weren't as efficient as they are > today. > > > > > ----------------- 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. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and > security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from > across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > > > ----------------- 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. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- 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. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm