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

[Ciaran Payne <ciaranjpayne@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What a great Imperial story, the boat on Tahoe, I will make sure I check it out next time we are up there. Sure makes good, that old Imperials never die, just get reborn! Ciaran (UK)
> From: yeuxverts1@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: IML: 1957 Convertble Imperial used to make a boat
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 04:19:09 +0000
> 
> Kenyon
> I will folloiw your advice and go for 15inch wheels.
> So I ll be looking for hubcaps.
> Marc B
> 
> 
> >From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: IML <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: IML: 1957 Convertble Imperial used to make a boat
> >Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:35:51 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >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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