Re: IML: driving a big car in Europe

["niplimousines" <niplimousines@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mine a 1950 Imperial and I have no problems to get ,try this site
www.kanter.com or www.rockauto.com
Fernando
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martijn Adam" <m.adam@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: IML: driving a big car in Europe


> Hi,
>
> I am driving my 67 imperial crown in Holland. Even though Holland is a
small
> country, w've got many differences in the areas. Were I live it is no
> problem to drive a large american car. Even in midtown I can park the car,
> only not in the multilevel parkplaces (don't know the right name). There
are
> many classic American cars in Holland. We don't have to pay roadtax for
cars
> older then 25 years, and the insurance is only 85 euro's a year.
> If you then drive on propane, the cheapest fuel in Holland, you can drive
> your classic car very cheap.
> The only problem is keeping your car driving, specialy an Imperial. Lots
of
> parts available for the more common brands like buick, chevy etc, but it
is
> difficult to get parts for my Imperial.
>
> When we were on our Holiday to Hungary, the car was an attraction. People
> wanted to sit in it, made pictures and filmed the car. They even applaused
> when my wife hit the pedal to get up the hill. That's matbe because the
> sound off the motor is special, I've been told the exhaustpipes are
Daytona
> racepipes???? Whatever, the sound is brilliant.
>
> from Martijn Adam
> (my first message, hope I did it the way it should)
>
>
> >>Email Address is: m.adam@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>Member Location: The Netherlands
> >>
> >>Car(s) owned: 1967 crown 4d sedan (black with black leather)
> >>
> >>Self-Introduction: The proud owner of a 67 crown. A fabulous big car, at
> >>least for our standards, which drives very good. Drove us without any
> >>problems to a 3000 km holiday in Hungary last year. Unfortunately my
wife
> >>had a little accident and crashed the right front fender and the fender
> >>extension. It happened last year (2003) october and I still haven't
found
> >>the right parts. Wanted to sell it, but now we changed our minds and we
> >>are going the store the car. In de meantime I going to try find the
missig
> >>parts to get the car into the shape it deserves to be. I've got the
> >>original service manual and selling brochure.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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