Hi Rob,
According to Mark Jefferson, we had only 13 out of the required 25 needed to
have the cost of the tent reimbursed. The good news is that he recouped the
tent cost by the group that was present. The other good news is that on
Saturday, 19 Imperials were together (actually 4 to the left of the tent, 14
to the right, and one just one row away). On the same day, there were five
Imperials in the car corral (including a '69 Le Baron for $14,999?!). On
Sunday, two "new" Imperials arrived. One was a '58 Le Baron and I can't
remember the other.
It was great meeting some of the "original" IMLers (and fans of the 1960
design): Jim Byers, Henry Hopkins, and Richard Palmer. It was also good to
see members of the NEIOC meet members of the IML and vice versa.
Next year, we will definitely get 25 people pre-registered for the Imperial
class!
Rich
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Subject: IML: C@x thanks
>The IML had a great turnout of about 15 lovely cars. There was lots of
>foot traffic and interest. We had represented years from the early 50s
>through the 70's (hey, don't press for details, I'm just a 61 guy).
Hey! There were at least 3 members w/80s Imperials there ;) There were so
many Imperials there they wouldn't let me park with you guys and stuck me at
the end of a bunch of 300s and next to a 300-H. I guess the torn seats and
peeling gray paint on my '83 kept me off the A-list:( Or maybe it was just
because I didn't get there 'til noon Sat. My air pump seized and broke the
belt as we turned on Clay Street:(
I saw several other 80s Imperials that may or may not have been members
including a near perfect navy blue car being sold by the original owner
because his wife won a PT Cruiser at a show & Andy, Don Kemper's friend with
his hopped up white 81. I sure the guys at the tent didn't like his stereo
;)
It was good to put some faces and cars with the names, but I got there too
late to meet many. I had my 280lb uncle with me so it was tough covering
much ground at the show&swap.
It was good to see Don Kemper again. Last year he traded me a wheel center
so I would have 4 that matched. Thanks Don! This year Jack (formerly of
Manhattan) gave me a headlight door motor. Thanks! You guys are great! If I
ever have anything you need, let me know.
Hopefully next year my car will be a little closer to finished, but I drive
it so much 2 things break for every 1 thing I fix.
Did we have enough cars for the tent? I registered as IML, but did it day of
the show because my water pump wasn't in until the last minute. Sorry.
Thanks everybody, see you next year,
Rob
PS I like those muscle cars
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