You all should try to drive my '72 Imp here in Norway. Our roads are very very different from those in the USA. :-)))) Almost every town and parking places and roads are made for small cars. (A Volvo is a big car over here). It's really fun to drive. It makes my car look even bigger, and that's good. :-) A car can never get to big is my opinion (the lenght). >From Joran Vordal, Norway. >From: "Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: IML: Largest Imperial >Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 21:40:02 -0700 > >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 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > >