Re: Easy on the coupes!! was: IML: Please WELCOME New Member, Dan Melnik (1966)

["mike and cindy becker" <mbecker30@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, parts for our imps are relatively easy to get now, only because
there are not that many people restoring them in relation to the available
cars, but as the cars become more popular(I think they will) the situation
will reverse, we will wish  we had been more careful about our finite supply
of used parts. What appears to have little value now will have more in the
future.I recently bought a 72 440 RR/GTX (my 2nd RR) because the price was
right, it needs a lot of work/parts. I am shocked  at the price of parts for
it(imp parts are cheap by comparison) I remember years ago they were a dime
a dozen. BTW thanks for the responses on the 67 imp car covers. Mike Becker

67 crown    67 crown convertible

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil" <hilljack7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:54 AM
Subject: Easy on the coupes!! was: IML: Please WELCOME New Member, Dan
Melnik (1966)


> I read this awhile back, and just want to make the observation that 4
doors
> generally outnumber the coupes, 3 to 4 times in production numbers,
> sometimes more.
> And while convertibles generally are more rare than the coupes, just
> chopping up a coupe cause it's parts fit a little easier, is bad
economics,
> in my eyes. Same goes for sedans, while sedans are usually the most
common,
> this doesn't hold true for Imperials. I think before we go chopping ANY
> Imperial up for parts, we should take a good look at what we're doing
first.
> I'd rather hunt 20 junkyards taking a bit of a 4 door here and there, then
> cut up a coupe to fix a convertible, just because it was convenient.
Coupes
> , not as rare as droptops, but not exactly common either. Careful with
that
> Axe, Eugene!!
> Phil.
>  If I may make a suggestion, I would hold off on
> > stripping down the four door, I would assume hardtop, for now and see if
> you
> > can find a two door parts car first. The reason being that every body
> panel
> > from the windshield back is different on the four door so many parts
would
> > be useless for patching up a convertible.
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