I think you expressed that perfectly. On the other hand . . . I would say there is still a strong division in Imperialand over whether or not a car's originality should be preserved-- or to what degree one should go-- and there always will be. My everyday driver is a car that sees a lot of "mods," or modifications, as they say-- though maybe not as many as a Honda. I don't really feel the need for that kind of thing, but I know many do . . . For me the issue is exactly the way you put it: Imperials are uncommon cars to begin with. If they were everywhere, then maybe changing them wouldn't be such a big deal. Then again, Imperial owners as a group seem to be highly individualistic and prone to do whatever they dang please, soooo . . . there will probably be no end to this. Mark '71 LeBaron with euro taillights black lights underneath air dam up front blackout glass all around little guy taking a leak decal (on a Cadillac emblem) Hugh & Therese wrote: > Imperials belong to a different class. An exclusive class, like Packard, > Lincoln, Lexus and Infiniti. Cadillac does not make the grade in this > respect as they are too common and hence too available to those who want to, > and indeed do, perpetrate all manner of vulgarities upon them. In the > "exclusive" class, originality counts to an overwhelming extent. keeping it > right is the name of the game. >