SV: IML: 1956 Imperial convertible recovered!

[Tom-Egil Seljås <tom-egil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would it not be a more exciting to take the top off a 2 door Imperial an put
on the convertible stuff off a 55 or 56 Newport / New Yorker, put a x-bar
between the frame rails and make the first "proper" 56 Imperial
convertibles?

I think this is the way the Imperial would have been if they had been made
in series by Chrysler. To me it is the extra wheel base that makes the 56
Imperial an Imperial. The 3 known convertibles are just New Yorkers with
some Imperial parts welded on!

Tom
Norway

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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] På vegne av Henry Hopkins
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Emne: Re: IML: 1956 Imperial convertible recovered!

John Weaver of Sacramento owns a lovely pale blue one.  Reach him at the 
IOANC by way of www.hemmings.com, click on car clubs, then click on 
make, you'll get a screen with about 12 clubs,  Click on IOANC--Imperial 
owners Association of Northern California, you'll get a black screen 
with a picture of a 57 Imperial.  Once there, see if there's any info on 
the car on the site.  If not, contact John Tennyson whose name is 
probably on the site or the president, Bob Trepanier, and either can 
give you John's number.  I don't have a roster on hand even though I am 
a member of the club.

ON the other one, about 6 or so years ago, it was for sale in eastern 
Ohio.  I flew there to see it.  Price was, I believe, $19,000 but it 
might have bee $12,000, memory fails, I guess.  It was green sort of 
parade green but very, very rusty.  All of the cvt parts were there and 
the trim pieces to make the car into an Imperial.  Opening the trunk and 
I was looking at the pavement.  Parts of the rear frame were very weak 
as I could poke my finger through the underside.  Of course, I wanted it 
but I passed.  Initial price too high, and all that was usable was the 
unique convertible parts, the Imperial trim and then a solid parts car 
to reconstruct the car.  They're New Yorker convertibles with Imperial 
rear fenders and stainless trim side pieces that go along the middle of 
the rear sides and of course Imperial appointments--more luxurious 
interior etc.  It was sold but the new owner preferred to be anonymous 
so I don't know who bought it.  Haven't seen it shown anywhere so it may 
be still rotting or being restored.

Wouldn't be all that difficult to create another one out of a 56 Windsor 
or New Yorker cvt but the New Yorker cvts. are so rare, it'd be a crime 
to carve one up in my opinion.

Henry Hopkins

JIM LORENZEN wrote:
> That one will keep Lowell busy!
>
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>     *From:* Jeffrey Fastov <mailto:jfastov@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>     *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2007 1:15 PM
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>     he needs to contact lowell for some parts.are there any pics of
>     the other 2 or why they were made ? 
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