Re: Easy on the coupes!! was: IML: Please WELCOME New Member, Dan Melnik (1966)

["Daniel Dale" <imperial61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as I'm concerned any RUNNING car should never be parted 
out. I mean it's survived this long just to be hacked apart for a more 
"desirable" car? Why not sell it to another enthusiast and take the 
parts you need off cars that are beyond hope? 



On 16 Feb 2002, at 10:54, Phil wrote:

> I read this awhile back, and just want to make the observation that 4 doors
> generally outnumber the coupes, 3 to 4 times in production numbers,
> sometimes more.
> And while convertibles generally are more rare than the coupes, just
> chopping up a coupe cause it's parts fit a little easier, is bad economics,
> in my eyes. Same goes for sedans, while sedans are usually the most common,
> this doesn't hold true for Imperials. I think before we go chopping ANY
> Imperial up for parts, we should take a good look at what we're doing first.
> I'd rather hunt 20 junkyards taking a bit of a 4 door here and there, then
> cut up a coupe to fix a convertible, just because it was convenient. Coupes
> , not as rare as droptops, but not exactly common either. Careful with that
> Axe, Eugene!!
> Phil.
>  If I may make a suggestion, I would hold off on
> > stripping down the four door, I would assume hardtop, for now and see if
> you
> > can find a two door parts car first. The reason being that every body
> panel
> > from the windshield back is different on the four door so many parts would
> > be useless for patching up a convertible.
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