Welcome, Your car sounds like a keeper, we are envious of the beautiful area you live in. B&T Roddick 1964 Imperial Crown 1972 'Cuda 340 1995 Concorde 1988 Wrangler ----- Original Message ----- From: <chrysler1978@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Imperial Mailing List" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: IML: Please Welcome Michael John Garland > New Subscriber(s): Michael John Garland > Email Address is: thegarlander@xxxxxxx > Member Location: Pacific Grove, Ca. > > Car(s) owned: 1961 Imperial, Crown Coup convertable(Black with Red leather). > > Self-Introduction: Hello,My name is Michael and I just got a 61 Imperial > Crown Coup convertable that I found ontop of a mountain overlooking the town > of Gonzales Ca.It was sitting on a short stack of two by fours half covered > and with out the wheels. The top was in good shape but it had no back window > so it was pretty dirty in side,it also let water into the trunk,but all in > all it cleaned up really well.The dash board and door panels are nearly > perfect,no dents or cracks,and has all the knobs and things.The seats > however need some help,the red leather is a bit crackly looking but with out > holes.The body is pretty straight except for a few dings and small rust hole > on the bottom corner of each front wheel well under both doors. The front > left fender also needs help,its not really dented but something isn't > right,the paint seems to be cracking off and I suspect the metal may need a > little work.The people I bought it from were friends of my sister and hated > to sell it, but they needed > them some money but mostly I was on a scavenger hunt for them for items they > needed.I had too promise my soul and be their slave for the unforseeable > future but I think it was worth it, for now I have the coolest car on the > Monterey Peninsula!! M.J.G. > >