We did a cruise on Saturday at a mall. I had my '73 parked between the
lines, and the car is so long that the front end was sticking out about 2
feet pass where the parking lines ended. Some of the people walking around
the car cruise made some comments about the size of the car, and how I
should have taken two spots. :)
Rich Woolf
'66 Crown
'73 LeBaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Giesbrecht [mailto:robings@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:40 AM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: IML: Largest Imperial
I parallel park my 72 quite a bit. I used to misjudge the size of the
parking spot quite often. It has to be 1.5 times that of a normal size
car.Lots of times I get it 3/4 way into the spot and it is obvious it is not
going to fit. And it can be a real pain at malls where a lot of spaces are
for small cars only. Oh well I just use two spaces. Lots of the new malls
are designed for small vehicles it seems and things can get pretty tight.
After six years living in Europe I got pretty good at levering cars into
parking spaces with inches to spare. But....
Robin Giesbrecht
>From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: Largest Imperial
>Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 23:30:45 EDT
>
>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.
>
>Bill '59 Crown still in the hospital
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