Hi room,
All of the 55 Imperials had the two tone dash combo unless someone ordered
one special with a single color dash. This process was done weather the
outside was one color or two tone. The ebay car is quite correct in this
respect.
Ken
>From: "Don Nonnweiler" <dnonnwei@xxxxxxxxx>
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>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IML: georgeous 55 on ebay Dreamboat
>Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 22:12:17 -0600
>
>All 1955 Dases were two tone
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Dietz800@xxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:15 PM
>Subject: Re: IML: georgeous 55 on ebay Dreamboat
>
>
> > Hi guys
> > I have a 55 2door with a green {jade } roof and a white {platinum}
>body.
> > What I find so different is that this 55 ebay car has a two tone dash
>board
> > but a single color white on the body.
> > My dash board and upholstery is half green and half white and matches
>the
> > rest of the car. I suspect the beautiful white coupe had a gold colored
>roof
> > originally. But the black inner fenders match the car on ebay , ditto
>for
>the
> > master cylinder and vacuum booster. I think the under side of the hood
>is
> > padded it looks that way to me
> > My AC compressor wont leave enough space between belts and hood
>therefore
> > Imperial manufacturing procedures eliminated this feature. I cant say
>that
>I
> > miss that.
> > A nice coat of matching white paint on the under side of the hood
>created
>a
> > nice clean look of my engine compartment. Not original but clean.
> > Sincerely Dieter
> > Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2003 to all.
> >
> >