Jon,
Sounds like you have come to appreciate the fine road manners these
vehicles have. IMHO, the fuselage cars are the best when it comes to
cruisin' the highways. I expect you will be able to enjoy it for many more
years with little trouble. Sorry to hear about your hubcap! Try the
link below-some wheel covers (cheap) for your car.
Randy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:55
PM
Subject: IML: road trip in a '72
I live in the path hurricane Ivan took when it came to shore
last year and
the wife and I waited out the storm with some friends,
I decided not to do
that again. Last night I climbed into my newly
aquired '72 and got on the
road. These cars are unbelievable to
drive. I drove from Brewton, Al to
Columbus, Ga without a
problem(almost, lost a hubcap, any leads?). I was
somewhat trusting
of the old car and left with no spare parts or tools of
any kind (this car
belonged to my grandfather for 30 yearsand has less than
60,000mi on
her). I started out getting on I-65 went 21 miles in 30-45
minutes
got back off the interstate and traveled U.S. highway 31 all the way
to
Montgomery. From Montgomery to Opelika on the open interstate(I-85)
exiting at exit 62/U.S. highway 280 to Phenix City, highway 80 E into
Columbus.
The acknowledgement I have recieved (and the offers to
take "that big old
expensive to maintain car" (Yes that is a direct quote)
off my hands) is
amazing. People do recognize that the automakers
don't make cars that last
this way anymore. I am amazed at how easy
this car is to drive, I did not
have a true feeling for the car untill I
put it on the road. The only
driving I had done in it was around my
grandfathers small south Alabama
town. When driving around town the
car feels massive, on the road it feels
no bigger than the "cookie
cutter cars" I am sharing the road with, but I
have style, true comfort
(read: lazy boy recliner for a front seat), and a
sense of adventure(no
tools, no parts, almost 3 A.M. getting to destination:
am I
crazy?).
I have been told my car is everything from some exotic 70's
import(
obviously knew nothing about cars at all, nobody outside the U.S.
would make
a car 18 feet long) to Cadilac, Lincoln, and Oldmobile.
My real suprise
came when someone in Brewton got it
right.
anyway, enough about me
Please pray to the car
gods I can get it back to south Alabama,
Jon Davidson
'72
Imperial
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