Its okay! We all love posting about Uncle Tom. He knew and loved Imperials just like the rest of us. The one that really got him excited was the 1957 model. He believed that it was the closest thing to the perfect road car for turnpike crusing that there ever was. Power, style, handling, and useful accessories were his focus.
His endorsements of the Imperial were highly publicized right on through the 1966 model year.
My apologies in advance as this is probably old news to everyone but I just
today picked up the March/April issue of Motor Trend Classic magazine. There is
a page long article about Tom McCahill, long time car writer in years past.
While the article doesn't mention anything about Imperials or even Mopars, there
is a picture of Uncle Tom in a 1962 LeBaron, but oddly no caption to it. My
recollection is he had a fondness for Chrysler products and ranked the 1962
Imperial very highly and even used one for his long road trips (see the 1962
page).
In the same magazine is a nice little article with great photos of the 1964
Chrysler Turbine Car.
I haven't had the chance yet to reseal the trim attachments on my roof spears
and it started raining pretty good last night....so the car cover went back on.
Looking at that big dirty beige cover is inspiring me to get the roof fixed
fast.
Donn Reese
1960 Imperial Custom 4dr Hardtop
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