It was George Barris, and the AMT convertible model was available to be customized that way in both the '65 and the '66 versions. Paul In an email dated Sat, 22 1 2005 6:12:17 pm GMT, Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >Compare resources to make a new car vs. maintain an >existing old car.... > >The plastic scale model people actually made an >Imperial model that resembled an El Camino. ?It was a >65 or 66. ?Probably based on a conversion that someone >did at some point. ?Looked passable. ?Coming soon to a >website near you. ?Check out the bottom of the >ODDITIES page for something new along those lines. > >-K > > ? >--- "Wm. R. Ulman" <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx> >wrote: > >> Trucks and vans, or work vehicles had a completely >> different set of safety, >> and emissions standards, which is ?why truck did not >> have collapsing >> bumpers, head restraints, ? > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm