My parents bought a new '61 Imperial convertible in the summer of '61 (it was my mother's birthday present). It was Teal Blue Metallic with a white interior. The reason they ended up with that color was because the car was in the showroom. It was, however, the only new Imperial in stock at the time. I guess the Imperial was not promoted very much, as the dealer almost never had an Imperial to look at. I was only eleven then, but have vivid memories of that gorgeous car! I sure wish I was of driving age when they decided to trade it in on a new Lincoln in '65. Ross Klein '56 sedan '68 sedan '78 NYB 'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh & Therese" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx> To: "Imperial Mailing List" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:28 AM Subject: IML: A musing > Did anyone on the list ever buy a new Imperial from a dealer? What was the > experience like? Were there many to choose from?