Re: IML: The Smell of an Imperial

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it has recently been remarketed under the name "Newest Prestige Scent in a Decade."  :)

Smells as good either way.

Mark

On Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at 09:00 PM, Crownking wrote:

> I believe the aroma you seek is marketed?as one of those hanging air fresheners under the name "haze green" available at Pep Boys and other fine auto emporia.
>
> Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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