Parallel parking a '59 Imperial is no big deal. As long as the space is long enough, it's quite easy since you can see where the corners of the car are. I've never scraped the whitewalls. You'll find that if you can see the corners, as I can in the Imperial, Cordoba and Bonneville, parking's a breeze. The most difficult car I have to park is my smallest, the '97 Riviera, because I can't tell where the end is, and the sides curve in at the back.
Neal Herman
1959 Imperial, et al.
-----Original Message----- From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx Sent: May 23, 2004 11:30 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: Largest Imperial
I'm not sure which Imperial is the largest, but would have to agree with Hugh that the earlier models were probably the longest and widest built. To me, my 1959 Imperial is the largest car I have ever driven in my life, or probably ever will drive. When I first got it I would always stay well to the left hand side of the lane, since I was afraid of side swiping parked cars. Now I know why those curb feelers were so popular in the 1950's! I have never attempted a parallel park in my Imperial yet, but if I did it would have to be a double long space.
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