Philippe,
As the former owner of 2 Citroen 2CV's, a DS 21 Pallas, and several
Peugeots including a 203 convertible, I agree that there are no 'ordinary'
French cars! I also believe that Imperials are all unique in certain ways,
which is one reason why I am so attracted to them. BTW, my uncle, who lives
in the North of England, owns a Facel Vega HK 500 with manual transmission.
His regular driver is a Citroen XM.
Ross Klein
'56 & '68 Imperial sedans
'78 NYB 4 dr.
'73 NYB sedan
'69 Cadillac de Ville convert.
'72 VW Super Beetle (wife's)
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Courant" <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 3:55 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
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> - 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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