Re: IML: Please Welcome Vlad Stawicki

[joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe)]

Welcome aboard, Vlad!

 

You found automotive style, excellence, & paradise at a very young age.  There are those of us old enough to be your father who wish they would have found these gems at an earlier age.  We showcase the 57's - 59's as "The Finest of the Forward Look" cars on the OIC site;  you have chosen well.

 

You'll be glad to leave German automotive styling & engineering for some of the best American styling & engineering to ever come out of Detroit though there haven't been too many Imperial owners coverting their cars to a standard shift transmission since the transmissions in these cars are usually (not always) bullet-proof.

 

First, thank you for serving your country.

 

Second, congratulations on your new (to you) Imperial.  You'll find a ton of excellent resources on the site to help you in the restoration of your "rolling-work-of-art."  In addition, you'll find 600+ members on the list who will gladly provide suggestions, assistance, advice, even opinions, by simply asking (and many times without even asking) via this list.

 

Don't forget to take several pictures and send them to the webmonsters who can create a page for you on the OIC site.  Then, you can document each stage of the restoration process as you go along.

 

Again, congratulations, welcome, and enjoy the ride!

 

--
Joe
Allen, Texas
'61 4D Crown Southampton
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm

 

> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Steve B." <imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>
> > New Subscriber(s): Vlad Stawicki 
> > Email Address is: stawickilaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Member Location: Central CT 
> > 
> > Car(s) owned: 1957 Crown 4-door Hardtop(Cloud White with blue leather) 
> > 
> > Self-Introduction: High all! I am 19 and am in the USMC. I am currently 
> > stationed in North Carolina. To tell the truth I was first introduced to 
> > Imperials by my search for a 392 Hemi to install into my truck. So I was 
> > looking on Hot Heads for a 392 and found a 57 Imperial that was running with 
> > 66000 miles on it in New Hampshire. I called them up and asked how much they 
> > wanted for it. They tell me they want $4500 or B/O and I finally got them 
> > down to $3900. At this point I figured that I could yank the engine and sell 
> > the car for about $1000.
>  For shame! I saw the car and fell in love with it. 
> > I had never before seen a car designed like this. So needless to say I didnt 
> > pull the engine and then sell the body. I pulled the engine and lots of 
> > other parts off to start rebuilding this car. The car when I got it had only 
> > surface rust on the body the crome was almost all great except for the 
> > interior chrome. The interior was for the most part there except all of the 
> > door panels are missing. B nsidered doing a custom interior. The car that I 
> > am currently driving is a 95 Audi A6 with a standard and I have become 
> > hooked on standards. While reading a Mopar Muscle magazine I saw an ad for 5 
> > and 6 speed transmissions for both big and small blocks. I decided to call 
> > them up and ask them if they had a transmission that would fit a 57 Imperial 
> > with the 392. They did! They have a 5 speed that will bolt up to the back of 
> > a 392. So in the end it looks like I will have a 57 Imperial 
> with a 
> > standard, custom interior, and for safety sake 4 wheel disk brakes and 
> > seatbelts. 
> > 
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