My 1953 Olds 98 Holiday had power brakes so it would follow that Cadillac did, too. So did my '54 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.
Bob Smith
"A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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" To: 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) > > -- >> 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 > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >
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