'59 Coupe

["Neal Herman" <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those aren't double sparrow strainers.  There are single rings on each side
of each fin, the ribbed inserts of which appear to have been painted black.
(Scott Mayes, am I correct?  It is your car!)  There's no indication in any
of my factory literature that the Crown Coupe was any "higher" up the scale
than the Crown 4-doors, though both, of course, were more upscale than the
Custom.  Nevertheless, I'm sure any dealer in 1959 would have been willing
to accommodate a moneyed purchaser if they wanted to trick out their Custom
into LeBaron territory.

Neal Herman
1959 Imperial Crown 4-door Southampton
1972 Buick Riviera
1983 Chrysler Cordoba


> [Original Message]
> From: <kwdata@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 > Date: 1/16/2002 1:19:09 AM
> Subject: IML: '59 Coupe
>
> Hi List, What I find interesting about this car is the double sparrow
> strainers, I thought only the Le Baron had these, this backs my pet
> theory that the Crown Coupe was built with a higher trim level than the
> Crown 4dr hardtops. This is certainly true of the 67's. Just a thought.
> 
> Marc