Bill, Thanks for your code busting message. You cleared up a lot for me. Your answer becomes part of my growing file of information about this car I love so much. I waxed it this weekend for the first time. Unfortunately, I ran out of Zymol and couldn't find it any of the 10 places I called. I think I'll just order it on-line. Any, Bill, thanks for your effort. 'Twas a big help. Tim ---- Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The "0807" is the scheduled build date - August (08) 07, 1957 > > ITEM - 2573 : I believe, along with the "0807", forms what would later be > called the shipping order number. > > The Trim is the interiior upholstery style - do not have list of 1957 > choices, though. > > Model "285" decodes as : > > 2 - Price Class - Medium > 8 - Series - Crown > 5 - Body Style - 4-door sedan > > 1957 Imperials were built from September, 1956 through early September, > 1957. > > Bill > Vancouver, BC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <tcrowley2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 3:59 PM > Subject: IML: Which Imperial do I have? > > > > As I try to decipher the plate on my beautiful 1957 Imperial, I'm trying > to determine what Model 285 means. Can someone help me? Here are some > other numbers and what I think they mean: > > > > Body: 35090 > > Paint: D (Sovereign Blue Metallic > > Trim?: 37 > > ?: 0807 > > ITE: 2573 > > 349: Dual Headlights > > 356: Electro Touch Radio, Imperial > > 323: Heather, custom Contditionaire > > 332: Solex Glass > > Built: August 7, 1957 (Birthday's right around the corner. I truly think > I may have a party for her). > > 285: Model (?) > > > > If anyone can shed some light on the "285" I'd sure appreciate it (and any > other info re: breaking these codes. > > > > Thanks so much. > > > > Tim > > > > (Possibly the only) 57 Crown > > in Vermont > > (27,500 miles) > > > > > > > > ----------------- 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