Tony;
My suggestion would be to take the horn ring to a chrome shop and see what
they can do about repairing it. These horn rings, which were also used on
the Chryslers, seem to be prone to breaking, almost like a design defect.
Almost every 1956 Chrysler or Imperial that I have seen for sale seems to
have this broken. Ironically the older style horn ring, like what is used on
my car, seem to be almost indestructable as junk yard cars and derelects
often have them intact. This, and the fact that they were used for four or
fives years straight, seems to make the 1951- 54 type quite pletiful in
comparison.
Getting into the issue of reproducing parts it would be a smart business
move if someone could come up with a way to reproduce the 55/56 rings as
there would be a fairly decent demand for such a product. Maybe that outfit
that Kenyon found in India could make them out of brass, who knows? Of
course someone in the Walter P. Chrysler club might already be making them
as even Windsors suffer from the same affliction.
Good Luck
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
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