Re: IML: 1960 Imperial Sighting/Is this why they are called Imperials?

["glweibel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <glweibel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  your experience with a 60 is similiar to mine with my 63 Imp 4dr hard-top
-  See very few of them and have noticed not many questions of them on the
list???


> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Scott <shelbyguy@xxxxxxx>
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> Date: 8/12/2007 9:07:46 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Imperial Sighting/Is this why they are called
Imperials?
>
> i've had my 60 for two years now and have not seen another in that time 
> period.  I was at carlisle and just got home from Columbus....no 60's. 
> I've seen a handfull of 64-75's on the road and it's a blast everytime i
see 
> one.  But seeing another 60 on the road would be a serious rush.
> Tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:45 PM
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> Imperials?
>
>
> >A year or so ago, I saw a 60 like mine here in town. go by. It looked so 
> >much like mine that I checked to be sure it was still in the gararge.
> > John
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> > From: <randalpark@xxxxxxx>
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> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 5:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Imperial Sighting/Is this why they are called 
> > Imperials?
> >
> >
> > That thrill manifested itself in my lack of ability to notice if it was
> > a Custom or a Crown. I was quite displeased with myself when I realized
> > it was too far down road for me to ever find out. I hope to see it
> > again.
> >
> > The sight of these cars on the road has always inspired the "thrill"
> > you mention. There never were many '60 Imperials in the first place, so
> > seeing another one was always a treat, particularly one that was
> > gleeming! Growing up in Southern California I always was on the look
> > out for any year of Imperial. I suspect that I inherited that from my
> > father. I barely remember looking at brand new 1955's in the show room.
> > He must have been very impressed, since from then on even I (at three
> > years old!) was looking for them on the road. At the time we had a 1946
> > Oldsmobile, and our family was not in a position to maintain a new
> > Imperial. My parents were in process of buying their first new home,
> > and very much needed a new car. When they finally settled on one, it
> > was a black 1958 V.W. Karman Ghia. These were special ordered, and the
> > car was great. The reasoning that convinced my mother about the
> > extravagent Karman Ghia over a regular bug, was that in spite of its
> > good looks, it had the economy of a V.W. That was a win/win for my
> > parents. Dad got his fancy new car and mom got her economic
> > maintenance.
> >
> > Even so, dad still pointed out every Imperial on the road, and usually
> > I was already looking at them when he did. We had a game that he would
> > pay me a quarter for everyone that I guessed the correct model year. We
> > weren't good enough to know the differences between Customs, Crowns,
> > and LeBarons on the road, until 1960 when they finally bought their new
> > Imperial. Dad fell in love with the 1961 Lincoln Continental, so my
> > interest broadened at that point, and I may still own one of those cars
> > yet someday.
> >
> > In the meantime, I very much enjoy my fleet of Imperials, and
> > remembering the early years when our very young family was looking for
> > their first new car.
> >
> > Paul W.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Billimp68@xxxxxxx
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> > Sent: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:46 pm
> > Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Imperial Sighting/Is this why they are called
> > Imperials?
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> >
> >
> > Doesn't that give you a great thrill to see another Imperial on the
> > road? Does me.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill/Imp, 68's
> >
> >
> >
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