Imperial scarcity in general , was Re: IML: 57; how scarce?

["Phil" <hilljack7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And just to put this in perspective, 1957 being the year the most Imps were
ever sold, as reference:
1965 Mustang coupes: 409,260
57 Chevy BelAir coupes: 166,426
70 Dodge Challenger hardtop: 53,337
68 Javelin including SST : 55124
All the cars listed above are thought of as "rare collectibles" by most of
the collector car market, and yet outnumber our highest production Imp by a
considerable number, over 10 to one in just 65 Mustang coupe production,
thats just one body style! Our cars are very rare , and could only be
afforded by fairly affluent folks when new. There are a few cars rarer than
Imperials, but not many. We are lucky to be owners and fans of a very
exclusive car, and we're even luckier that compared to most other collector
cars, for what you get for your money in 2002 dollars, is much more than
most other people get when they buy a vintage automobile.
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From: "hugh hemphill" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: IML: '57; how scarce?



> 1957 was THE peak year for Imperial.  37,593 were sold.  No other year
comes
> closer than 12,000 less in terms of sales.  1958 are all but identical,
and
> only sold 16,133.