1968 Imperial Reviewed

["Melnik, Daniel T (Dan)" <dmelnik@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi D2!
My name is Dan Melnik. I am a new member and noticed your attached email. I
was wondering if it was possible for you to send me a copy of the road test
for the 1966 Imperial ( I have a few convertibles). If this is just not
possible without tons of typing I would appreciate it if you could just send
me the name/author of the book you mentioned in the email.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide. and good luck!
Regards,
Dan Melnik/dmelnik@xxxxxxxxxx

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> At 06:21 PM 2/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >I just got my 5/68 Motor Trend in the mail, and
> >coincidentally it has a review of the new Imperial in
> >it.
> This "road test" is included in the "Imperial road test 1955-1970" book 
> that I have.  However, I did not bother including it to the package sent
> to 
> Mike Tetrin a few months back with the 64 and 67 road tests.  The reason
> is 
> this was a very "low quality" test.  The acceleration times and other 
> technical measurements are totally off.  The people that "executed" these 
> tests knew very little of what they were doing.  The photographs were
> quite 
> descent though.  Unfortunately, there is no Car Life road test of a 68,
> and 
> the 67 road test posted in the IML pages by Mike does not fully show the 
> performance potential of these cars because the shift pattern during the 
> test was not right (shifted way too early).  The 69 road test also
> included 
> in this book measured 1/4 mile of 16.6@xx (single exhaust) which shows a 
> better the performance potential of the early 440 Imps.... D^2
> D^2
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