Re: IML: The Smell of an Imperial

["Ken & Tracie" <ktjosephson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark,

I know exactly what you're talking about. I've noticed it, too. Since my 
parents had a '68, that interior odor brings back memories.

K.
'68 Crown


> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:55:29 -0500
> Subject: IML: The Smell of an Imperial
> From: Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I just recently bought a '68 LeBaron and one of the first things I
> noticed about it was the smell.  Every single '68 Imperial I've ever
> owned has had the same smell, more or less, and I'm wondering what it
> is.  It's a combination of leather and something that smells a little
> bit like an old cologne.  Impossible to put into words but very
> distinctive.  The Plymouths my uncle sold in the 60's had a totally
> different smell, and the Pontiacs my stepfather sold did, too.  (In
> fact, new Pontiacs still have a similar smell.)
>
> I wish somebody could figure out what the chemical components of this
> smell are and reproduce it.  Then we'd have "1968 Imperial in a Can."
>
> Do other years have their own distinct smell, I wonder?
>
> Mark M 




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