Re: IML: 58 - good news, bad news

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good luck and welcome back, Hugh! (And sure it could be worse, you could
have stored your car under the lawn at the Tulsa County Courthouse... Can o'
Schiltz, anyone?)

I'm doing better with my personal time capsule. I bought a PT Cruiser the
moment they came out in 2000 and have been saving it as a time capsule in a
somewhat better-attended way. I put break-in mileage on it and now I only
drive it for exercise every 6-8 weeks. It now shows about 3,000 miles, has
never been wet, and still smells new inside. (Oh, and it's worth less than
half of what I paid for it, which was not over sticker!) I keep it covered
in a normal garage... Today is its 7th birthday! 13 more years and I'll take
it to its first show, hopefully alongside my 20,000-mile (by then) '78 NYB
Salon... Maybe I shoulda put the contents of a woman's purse in one of
them... 

Chris in LA
67 Crown
78 NYB Salon

On 6/16/07 3:06 PM, Hugh, 58 Imperial at imperial58@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Well, I saw the 58 Imperial again today.  The quote for rebuilding and
> reinstalling the engine was considerably better and I like the people more,
> plus they are known among the Mopar community here which is very important.
> The bad news is the condition of the car has badly deteriorated.  There is
> now a rust hole in the floor at the driver's feet, no doubt from a leak of
> some kind.  The plastic, or whatever it is, on the steering wheel has all
> but totally flaked off so that's yet another thing to take into
> consideration.  But I feel quite optimistic about the situation, despite the
> obvious setbacks the car has suffered.  I doubt if I have yet even heard the
> worst but you can't bounce back until you hit the bottom so I think I'm
> ready.  The best news is something I almost blew off at the time.  The guy
> is willing to paint the car as well, for free, providing I provide the paint
> and do some of the grunt work such as sanding and taping things off.  I need
> to look at the spare front eagle that sits at the front of the hood on my
> car.  The emblem within mine is now shot to pieces but maybe the other one I
> acquired will be better.  If I can find it.  It's been a while since I
> looked much at my stash of spare stuff.
> 
> I seem to be getting back into the swing of Imperial and Mopar things after
> an all too long lay off.  I am meeting some old club members this evening.
> I also heard from an IML member who just moved to San Antonio from
> California.  He has a 57 and a 58 as a parts car.  I invited him to join us
> this evening.  As the Beatles once sang, "It's getting better all the time
> (Can't get much worse.)"
> 
> Hugh 
> 
> 
> 
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