Please Welcome New Member, Darrell L. Davis (1931 Custom Phaeton and '31 Closed Coupe Sedan)

[kenyon wills <imperialist60@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hooray for 1931!

We're really glad to have an additional prewar owner.
Please tell us more about your cars and their
personalities.
I'd especially like to know what they're like to drive.

-Kenyon




--- Mike & Christine Trettin <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> New Subscriber(s): Darrell L. Davis
> Email Address is: ddavis8839@xxxxxxx
> Member Location: Winter Park, FL
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> Car(s) owned: 1931 Custom Imperial Phaeton
> 1931 Imperial Close Coupled Sedan
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> Self-Introduction: I recently retired from Chrysler Corp
> after 36 years of
> service.  I have a collection of about 15 cars that
> represent vehicles from
> the classic era to the muscle car period.  I am a member
> of CCCA, AACA, WPC,
> Plymouth Club, CCCI, Bow Tie Chevys, MAFCA, MARC,
> Studebaker Club, VVWCA,
> 300 Club and likely some others.  I am also a judge at
> Pebble Beach and at
> Meadowbrook.  I show my cars as a hobby and have
> travelled all over the
> country enjoying the different venues.
>    My 31 Imperials are my favorite cars.  The phaeton
> that I own was
> purchase by me in early 97 from Rob Myers at RM Classic
> Cars.  It was shown
> at the Burn Foundation show in June of 97 when the 31-33
> Imperials were
> featured.  It may have been the largest gathering of
> those cars ever
> assembled.  We then immediately began a complete nut and
> bolt restoration of
> that car finishing in August 2000 in time to show the car
> at Pebble Beach.
> The car won its class at Pebble Beach in 2000.  It went
> on to win it's class
> at Amelia Island, the Burn Foundation and Meadowbrook in
> 2001.  It was
> awarded Senior and Premier awards with two 100 point
> scores at CCCA.
> Completed the National First Place and Senior Awards at
> AACA and won the
> President's cup award for 2001 in February of 2002.  It
> is one of 11 known
> documented Phaetons known to exist.
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