Welcome Ken, Wow another 64 Ghia, that makes at least
5 of the 10 that belong to the list. I'm sure you
will be hearing from the others. I have a 54 Imperial
also and there are about a dozen of us on the list.
Kerryp
http://dte.net/57imperial/54saga
--- Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> New Subscriber(s): Ken Leighton
> Email Address is: kenleighton@xxxxxxx
> Member Location: Southern California
>
> Car(s) owned: 1954 Imperial Town Limo (Black with
> Green Wool Interior one of
> 85 made), 1955 Newport Coupe (Canyon Tan with White
> top and White/Canyon Tan
> interior) and 1964 Ghia Limo (Black with Gray
> wool/Black leather interior,
> one of 10 made)
>
> Self-Introduction: Hi,
> I have been into cars for all my life. I restored my
> first car when I was 13
> and by 16 had finished three cars. I became
> interested in Chrysler products
> when I purchased my 50 Town and Country Newport in
> the late 80's. I have
> owned many different models but always am interested
> in the low production
> vehicles that were offered. I live in California and
> attend many car shows
> and see the usual Ford and Chevy offerings by the
> ton. I am not interested
> in the main streem cars that seem to excite most
> people. When I show up at
> one of these events in one of my Chrysler products
> most people cannot say
> that they have ever seen one. My cars are usually
> the only one of their
> kind. My main interest is in Imperials and New
> Yorkers of the mid fifties to
> the mid sixties. I have ten of these and also have a
> 58 and 59 Mercury Park
> Lane and a 65 Thunderbird Special Landau. I collect
> the most original cars
> that I can find usually with very low mileage. Lucky
> for me I live in
> California and can enjoy these cars very often. I do
> ucky not to have to find someone to work on my cars.
> My rarest cars have to
> be the 54 Imperial Town Limo, 85 produced and my 64
> Ghia Limo with only 10
> produced. I have three 61 New Yorkers, a completely
> restored two door, an
> original four door hardtop with 45,000 miles and a
> wagon that needs
> restoration but was a custom ordered car with
> unusual options and
> construction codes. My other cars are a 50 Town and
> Country, 57 300C Coupe,
> 80 New Yorker Fifth Avenue SE (386 produced) and 96
> Dodge Indy 500 Pace
> Truck that I purchased new. I have had over 500 cars
> in my collecting
> history and have enjoyed every one. I can't wait for
> the next adventure I
> will go on looking at something that someone has
> told me about. That is what
> the hobby is all about.
> Ken
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