I think he's legit. See the following email from him as a reply to my reply to him. Actually I think there is a market for Imperial photos. I'd be interested I think. KerryP Patch panels fabricated Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a bunch of lesser marques ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Kerry Pinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: RE: #1 Frame-Off Restoration: $29 > Kerry, > Thanks for your reply. I already own a collection of 1500 original brochures > and ads. The posters are created from scans on a large commercial pre-press > scanner. Your car is probably in there somewhere. I was just trying to > figure out if there was any interest in owning big Imperial posters. Do you > mind if I send you a link to the website when the Imperials posters are > ready? > Thanks - Jim. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kerry Pinkerton [mailto:pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:46 PM > To: Jim@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: #1 Frame-Off Restoration: $29 > > > > Hi Jim, Gee sounds great and I'd be interested but don't know how much I'd > be willing to pay because I don't know what cars you are going to do. If it > were one of mine I'd pay at least as much as it would cost to have a poster > done locally. Don't know what that costs but it's not terribly expensive. > Thing is that in a shop, something this nice would get ruined with the > humidity and dirt. If I still spent any time in my office I'd get cranked > about something to hang there. > > I'd suggest getting some jpgs of the images you plan on doing, sending an > announcement to the IML, and setting a price based on what your costs + > profit is. Then see what happens. You might want to put the images on a > web site so people can select which ones they want. One problem of using > photos from the IML site is that most are very low resolution and won't look > good blown up. > > Good Luck. > KerryP > Patch panels fabricated > Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a > bunch of lesser marques > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:15 PM > Subject: #1 Frame-Off Restoration: $29 > > > > > Hello Kerry, > > > > > > Is it Garage Art? or Fine Art? You decide. > > > As an avid Chrysler, Imperial, and Mopar enthusiast I need your advice: > > > > > > In April my publishing company, Vivipix, will begin offering Big Bold > 18" > > > x 24" glossy photo reproductions of original vintage showroom brochures > > > and ads from 1937 through 1972. The colors are vivid and bold. The > posters > > > are printed on heavyweight Fine Art resin-coated gallery print paper. > The > > > illustrations, text, and photographs have been digitally restored to > > > better-than-new condition. > > > You might say that these are #1 "Frame-Off" Restorations. > > > > > > These are huge poster reproductions of many of the same great images you > > > many have seen on the Year-By-Year brochure archives on the Online > > > Imperial Club website. The cost to prepare each poster is considerable, > > > but the posters are awesome. > > > > > > Should I include big Imperials, Chryslers, and other Mopar classics? > > > Would you buy a Vintage Year Poster to hang in your Garage Gallery? > > > Would you like me to offer ever BIGGER posters, like 24"x32"? 30"x40"? > > > 40"x54"? > > > What would be a reasonable price? > > > > > > Thanks for your comments or suggestions. > > > > > > Jim Schwantes > > > Jim@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >