Re: IML: 1957 Convertble Imperial used to make a boat

[Doug Norton <e.norton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great pictures.  Thanks.

 

Doug

Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You HAVE to see the story & links below!!
>
>
> --- DickB@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hi, Kenyon;
> > Can you forward this to the list - it bounced....
> > 
> > Dick Benjamin
> > 
> > From: DickB@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:DickB@xxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 8:55 PM
> > To: 'mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: Imperial in the water
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I've been lurking quietly for months now, because
> > we've been on various
> > family outings and car tours, and I haven't really
> > had time to participate
> > in the IML to the extent that I did over most of the
> > last 11 years since it
> > started. I may in fact be one of the
>  oldest (and
> > longest time members!)
> > still on the list.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ANYway, on one of our old car tours (with the
> > Packard club in our 56
> > Patrician), we took a tour of a wooden boat facility
> > on Lake Tahoe, CA.
> > Most of the boats were beautiful old Chris-Crafts or
> > the like, many with
> > Chrysler or Packard engines, but one boat in
> > particular caught my eye. I
> > asked about it, and was told the following story:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > In 1957, a wealthy family on Lake Tahoe (aren't they
> > all?) bought a new
> > Imperial Convertible for their son, who was
> > graduating from High School, and
> > of course needed a reliable car to drive to college.
> > As 18 years olds were
> > the same 50 years ago as they are today, he promptly
> > took it out and ran it
> > into a tree. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The family had the car towed to a
>  repair shop, where
> > it was pronounced
> > unrepairable. Sooo, since they were thinking about
> > having a new boat built
> > for them at that time, they decided that the remains
> > of the Imperial could
> > be used in part to build the boat. So what you see
> > here is a 1957 Imperial
> > Convertible BOAT! Power is still provided by the 392
> > Hemi (I saw it but
> > could not get a picture - it's in the engine hatch
> > in the "trunk"), and has
> > as much of the interior and dash as could be saved. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > It is rumored to be the fastest boat on the lake!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The interior is the original, the top still works
> > (and has to be put down to
> > enter the boat, as the doors don't open any more),
> > the power windows still
> > work, as do all the other standard accessories for a
> > 1957 Imperial
> > Convertible. This was a real knockout,
>  and I hope
> > to see it on the lake
> > next time we get up there.
> > 
> > 
> > The links to the pictures follow:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://users.sdccu.net/dickb/1957%20Imperial%20Boat%20Left%20Front.jpg
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://users.sdccu.net/dickb/1957%20Imperial%20Boat%20Right%20Front.jpg
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://users.sdccu.net/dickb/1957%20Imperial%20Boat%20Dash.jpg
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://users.sdccu.net/dickb/1957%20Imperial%20Boad%20Rear%20Seat.jpg
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Yes, I know I mis-spelled Boat as "Boad" on the rear
> > seat URL, and I've
> > reversed the Left and Right front views, (my
> > dyslexia creeping in again),
> > but those are the correct URLs as written above. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I hope you will take the time to "click on" those
> > URLs- you'll enjoy the
> > pictures, I
>  think.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > If one of the Webmonsters or whatever we call them
> > these days want to post
> > them on the IML site - I'll be happy to see them
> > there!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dick Benjamin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
>
>
>
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