That car was a 1953 Imperial Custom four door sedan. Not only did the car have optional factory air-conditioning, but an early PowerFlite installation, too. I wish I had been able to save it. I believe it was sold to a fellow in Florida who wanted the engine. You're welcome to see the car at: http://www.duricy.com/~imperialist/53imperial/index.html Dave Duricy duricy.com At 11:13 PM 2/6/04 -0500, you wrote: >I am wanting to say that '54 was the first year that it was offered as an >option on the Imperial. David Druicy had an early example featured for a while >on The Imperialist a couple of years ago. I seem to remember that it was a >'54. > >Paul