[FWDLK] Billings MT, '61 Imperial, Mount Holly NJ

["CEW" <rapilje@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone on the list someone from Billings, MT, considering a car in Mount
Holly, NJ?

I went to look at a '61 Imperial in Mount Holly, NJ, yesterday.  Man selling
it, named Gerdelmann, was doing a hard sell saying among other things that
he'd spoken with someone (named Neil?) in Billings, MT, twice about it, and
that the man in Billings was trying to figure out transport for the car.

A heads-up -- when he spoke to me about it, he said it was an Imperial Crown
(4-door) with no rust, including a solid rear bumper, 90K miles, dual air, and
Auto Pilot.  What it really is is  an Imperial Custom (4-door) with minor rot
below the Imperial logo on the lower left fender, minor bodywork (bondo) at
the bottoms of the left and right rear quarter panels, bumper rot below both
backup lights, only 70K miles, front air but no rear, and no Auto Pilot.  And
there are some things he's saying about it which don't jive -- like it's being
from the estate of the original owner in PA and then at his place in Mount
Holly, but its having rust because of its subjection to the salt air.  Both
Pennsylvania and Mount Holly are at least an hour inland.

I like the car enough, and I definitely want a '61 Imperial (I have a '60 and
had a '62, but like the '61s more -- that grille) but couldn't decide "yes" or
"no" and so, remembering "if in doubt, don't," I decided "no."  Given a
choice, I'd go for NO front fender rot (the entire front clip being a welded
unit, I hear) and Auto Pilot, as well as air.

Or a '58 Custom Suburban, whichever comes first.

Regards,

Chris

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