I like the Flyte sweep lid on the large windowed 60-63, but think the LeBarons
look better with the regular lid. My opinion.
John
Anthony Foster wrote:
> Hello Gang;
> It's just my opinion of course but I happen to think that the original
> decklids look better on a 62' Imperial. If you look at the lines and trim at
> the rear of the car you can that there is a design theme going on that makes
> the,"Toilet Seat", look out of place. My thinking is that if you add an
> option to a car with which it was not originally equipped, but was available
> that in year, I don't have a problem with that.
> However if you are adding an option to a car that could never have come
> with that option in the first place you are treading a thin line between
> restoration and customisation. I have always thought thought that if you
> want a car with the given options of a given year then you should find a
> car from that year. Don't get me wrong, I like the look of a flitesweep
> decklid but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to add one if the car came
> without. The same goes with the swivel seats. If the car came with them I
> wouldn't mind, but if it didn't come with them I wouldn't mind either.
> I notice that no one suggests adding the Flite Sweep deck lid to a 64' or
> 65' Imperial. One reason is that that it won't physically fit, but that can
> be dealt with by a good bodyman. The other reason is that it doesn't suit
> the styling of the car along with wide white wall tires . My thinking is
> that the 62' is almost the same story, besides they fill up with water and
> drain into the trunk when you lift the lid.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Flite Sweep DeckLids
>
> > Ahem, one of the reasons for the escalating prices/increasingly scarce
> > supply of these decklids is that folks are putting them on '62's. That's
> > find because it's your car to do with as you wish, but '62 did not offer
> the
> > Flite Sweep DeckLid. Oh yes, anyone who was paying the price of an
> Imperial
> > cluld order what they wanted and maybe some 62's got left over 61's or
> > something like that. My understanding is '62's did not have Flite Sweep
> > Decklids.
> >
> > My two cents again on this subject. And I do know how expensive these
> lids
> > and trim are having put one on my 61 convertible that originally came
> > without one--so I have used up part of the scarce supply as well, alas.
> To
> > say nothing of the expense for the trim--$350--from Freman's, fortunately
> > did not need re-doing, but no deck lid trunk lock piece. Couldn't find
> one
> > anywhere so borrowed one from my partner's car and paid to have a casting
> > done.. Yes, it is getting tougher to restore our babies. Yes, probably a
> > few of you have spare ones out there, but a year or so ago, no one, but no
> > one had one. I went through every possible listing in Hemmings and begged
> > Bob Hofmeister. Found one for $150 somewhere in Delaware that, as
> > described, was a piece of throw away junk
> >
> >
> > Henry Hopkins
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <bandmgrinding@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: IML: 59/60 Decklid on ebay
> >
> >
> > > Hi Danny and all the gang,
> > > Danny, try John Corey for the deck lid, I bought one from him for my
> > > 62 but haven't picked it up yet. John, if you read this, don't sell him
> > > mine PLEASE.
> > > As far as the one on e-bay , I was the high bidder up to an hour ago
> > > and I haven't checked since, if I get it I will let you all know what it
> > > fits and will probably sell it to anyone in the group who can use it for
> > > my cost plus shipping. If anyone else wants to bid on it, please let me
> > > know and I won't keep on bidding.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Allan R 62 conv in process
> > >
> > > On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:41:48 -0800 danny owen <dannobowen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > writes:
> > > > At 08:28 PM 2/25/02, you wrote:
> > > > >here's the link
> > > >
> > >
> ><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=18074
> > >
> 40894&r=0&t=0>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewIte
> > > m&item=1807440894&r=0&t=0
> > > > If anyone out there has a decklid for a 1963 with the insert, I
> > > > really
> > > > would like to have one for my Crown before I paint it. So far, the
> > > > prices
> > > > quoted for them has left me a bit numb.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Danny Owen
> > >
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