Re: IML: Question of the Day

[John Corey <jcorey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good for you, Frederick!  Smooth lines do indeed look great without  
vinyl!  I once had (gasp) a 76 Eldorado, with no vinyl top (very  
rare).  It was gorgeous (hard to believe GM/Caddy ever did so well).   
Do it!  JC

On Apr 27, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Frederick Joslin wrote:

> I am repairing the roof om my 1969 LeBaron 2 door and have posted  
> several times about progress. Most recently I have been grinding  
> rust out of the windshield frame using a die grinder with carbide  
> burrs. Again, most of the rust that I have discovered was not  
> remotely obvious with the roof on. The windshield frame rust was  
> not even obvious with the roof removed and I was not aware of it  
> until I pulled the windshield out. I am very glad that I decided to  
> remove the windshield, even though it broke and I need to find a  
> replacement. I am having a very hard time reconciling putting  
> another vinyl roof on having seen the damage that the last one  
> caused. I also think that I like the looks of the car more without  
> the vinyl roof. It looks smoother, sleeker, faster. These may not  
> necessarily be Imperial attributes, but I like them.
>
> I still have much work to do before I think about finishing this,  
> but it may end up being a bare top LeBaron.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jsadowski
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Question of the Day
> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:05:50 -0700
>
>
> Hopefully, the roofs don't rust completely off
> all of them before that day comes. That is a
> major pain on these years.
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher
> Middlebrook"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Question of the Day
>
>
> > I love the looks of the 69,70,71 Imperials,
> > but I would go with a 69 for the same reasons
> > as John's and also for the rarity of that
> > model year. I think 69's will be the next
> > sleepers in the collector circles as they
> > come of age.Chris Middlebrook1962 Custom
> > Southampton
> >
> >
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