Re: IML: The Smell of an Imperial

[nypianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I have a 64 imperial.   I say keep the smell, I have no plans on removing the smell, which adds to the character of the car.   Although this might sound terrible, it sort of reminds me of my grandmothers house!

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From: Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2005 1:15 pm
Subject: Re: IML: The Smell of an Imperial

> 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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