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. > ===== Kenyon Wills 6o LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built Car 73 LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com