One thing to add is that people who were teenagers in
the 50's have a better chance of being able to afford
and handle a 50's car then someone young.
'course, I grew up alongside my father who collected,
restored Mopars of the 60's-70's. Had 40-60 of them
between 1968-1995....
my car (can't truelly be called an Imperial, but has
the almost same engine- '92 Dynasty with 3.3 is just a
slightly cheaper 3.8 Imperial- almost identical in
every way) I picked because I knew I could make it
stand out.
How many early 90's Mopar sedans could there be with
flames, hood scoop, blower (soon), custom exhaust
(soon- still making and getting custom parts for it-
daul side exhaust pipes....), and much more (soon I
hope to transform the front end so that it uses the
Imperial folding headlights....)?
Too bad I missed the Syracuse 'Nats this year (I live
***20 minutes from the Syracuse fairgrounds!***). Out
of town at the time, came back as everyone left... oh
well, maybe by next year my car will be ready (who
knows, perhaps I'll bring my grandfather's '67 Saab
Monte Carlo while I am at it....).
How much does it cost to enter a car in the Syracuse
'Nats? Anyone know?
--- Zack Morton <zmorty74@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am 18 years old and I got my Imperial when I was
> 16. I had wanted it
> since I first layed eyes on it when I was 6. I love
> classic cars, I
> love anything thats classic. Sometimes I think I
> was born in the wrong
> era. My grandpa bought my Imperial new in 1974. He
> put 75,000 miles on
> it and put it in a garage for 5 years until I was
> old enough to have
> it. I didn't really have to do any restoring, just
> maintaining. The
> thing I love about Imperials is they are unique.
> Not many people have
> or have heard of an Imperial. They are a luxury car
> of the past, and I
> still consider my baby more luxurious than a lot of
> cars today.
>
> ~Zack Morton~
> 1974 Lebaron
> On Saturday, July 20, 2002, at 01:09 AM, Mark
> McDonald wrote:
>
> > I am always surprised when I hear about someone in
> their 20's owning an
> > Imperial.
> >
> > It seems to me that most of the collectors I've
> met tend to buy cars
> > that were popular in their youth, particularly in
> their teenage years.
> > For instance, it seems you find that most of the
> folks who own cars from
> > the 50's are in their 60's now, etc.
> >
> > The reason is pretty obvious-- they associate
> these cars with good times
> > they had, particularly when they were getting
> their first taste of
> > freedom.
> >
> > I'm curious what draws a younger person to an
> older car, and in
> > particular to an Imperial?
> >
> > Mark M
> >
> >
> >
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