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This just in from the website:


> From: Address deleted
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:26:39 EDT
> Subject: Re: IML-Webmonsters: 1956 (Chrysler) Imperial
> Home Page
> To: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Thought I'd send you a line regarding my dad's 56
> Imperial. He Took delivery 
> on 12/24/55. It was an early production model. It had
> Powerflite as opposed 
> to the 1st. generation Torqueflite. Also the parking
> brake warning lite was a 
> red jewel as opposed to a simple piece of glass that said
> "brake". I'm really 
> writing this to underscore the type of gentlemen that ran
> The Chrysler Corp. 
> back in '56. My dad was a traveling salesman - averaging
> 50,000 miles a year. 
> He owned his 56 for 4 years and put over 200,000 miles on
> it. At about 85,000 
> miles he had severe problems with the center plane
> brakes. He was in a small 
> town in Missouri - and went to the local Chrysler dealer
> for help. Of course, 
> the dealer saw an opportunity
> to "fleece" the city guy. He held my dad up to the tune
> of $1000.00!!!! After 
> returning home dad contacted Chrysler in Detroit and
> spoke directly to a man 
> who was on the team that actually developed this braking
> system. His direct 
> quote was "That I could outfit 3 imperials with an entire
> new system for that 
> kind of money". Infuriated - dad was on the verge of
> turning this over to a 
> lawyer -- when a strange thing happened. He received a
> call from none other 
> than Tex Colbert!!!! He apologized and arranged a meeting
> at our local 
> Chrysler dealer. Tex sent several engineers to determine
> what our Imperial 
> needed to make it like new!! In short, the car was
> totally refurbished at 
> Chryslers expense. About 2 weeks later Mr. Colbert called
> again to see if all 
> was satisfactory. When dad asked as to the reason for
> this generosity Mr 
> Colbert stated that "every present Imperial owner -- was
> a future owner". As 
> a result of this contact - dad owned Imperials & New
> Yorkers until his death. 
> Wouldn't it be nice if anyone stood behind their product
> in that manner 
> today.
> 


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Kenyon Wills
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