Philippe;
I would hardly call a Facel Vega an ordinary French car but is there really
such a thing as an ordinary French car? Your story, and others, remind me of
the time I entered into a conversation with these two car guys about a brake
booster on a 55' Chebby, or was it a 56'? Anyhow I told them that my car was
a 54' Imperial and that it had power brakes and they couldn't believe it. I
then explained to them that an Imperial was Chrysler's equivalent to a
Cadillac but they still could believe it. It further blew them away when I
told them that the booster was under the floor with the master cylinder. I
am not sure when Chrysler introduced Power Brakes but it was definately
before Chebby, maybe even before Cadillac.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing a Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Courant" <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Chevy Imperial ?
> And imagine in ... France !!
> "what is this car ? (looking at the script) "sure it's a (Imperial)
> Cadillac, can't be a Corvette, see the tailfins, can't be a Mustang,
> too long". French people know only cad', corvette or mustang..
> When i'm in a good mood i try to explain that it's an Imperial, then a
> "top of the line" Chrysler (yes they know Chrysler 'cause Chrysler
> bought Simca), then (because they don't understand) a Chrysler Imperial.
> But when i'm tired of these questions (or if i'm in a bad mood..), "it's
> an Imperial, IMPERIAL" and i leave them with an imperial attitude ! Sure
> that they think "he's a boor, why he doesn't have a Dauphine or a
> Peugeot 504"
>
> Life is too short to drive ordinary french cars... (except a V8 Facel
> Vega with Chrysler engine perhaps)
>
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>
> Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F
> Imperial 1957 Crown convertible
> Buick 1958 Roadmaster sedan HT
>
> - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com
>
> - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f
>
> - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad
>
> - SportsCars : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar
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