Re: IML: 1956 Imperial Limo On YouTube

[Charles Hansen <hansencw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The '56 Imperial Limo in the YouTube videos is owned by one of my  
best friends - Monty. He has had it for many years and uses it in a  
Limo service. Many years ago he chauffeured my wife and I to a  
musical concert in that limo and we got a lot of looks getting out  
and in it before and after the concert.

Monty and I grew up in Nebraska and when we got interested in cars we  
were attracted to Mopar products. We even started driving an old  
Dodge (or maybe it was a Desoto?) around a vacant lot next to his  
house before we got driver's licenses. Monty has collected quite a  
few cars - I think about 16, all Mopars of course. He got a 1961 300- 
G as a high school graduation present (in 1967 - he still has it) and  
when he went to pick it up in Omaha, he saw a 1959 Imperial LeBaron  
on the lot. He knew I was looking for a (cheap) used car. So that's  
how I got the lead on my '59 Imperial. In fact Monty was the youngest  
pilot in the state then, so he flew me to Omaha in a Cessna Skylane  
in July 1967 to pick it up.
By the way - His Dad at that time had a 1959 Crown and I chauffeured  
Monty to and from school on his last day of classes at high school in  
that car (a couple months before I got my '59).

Shortly after I got my '59 his Dad upgraded to a 1965 Imperial and  
two years later in July of 1969 when my Imperial and Monty's 300G  
were temporarily not up to a long distance trip, we borrowed his  
Dad's '65 and drove nonstop from Nebraska to Florida to witness the  
launch of Apollo 11.

Oh and just to razz me, Monty also has a 1959 Imperial LeBaron four  
door hard top in his collection - similar to mine, except it's maroon  
(mine is black) and has rear air conditioning.
Monty took care of my car while it was in storage for 30+ years  
before I finally got around to restoring it - it's almost done now  
(perhaps just weeks away).


-Charlie Hansen
1959 Imperial LeBaron Southampton - called "Old Baron" by Monty since  
the first day I owned it.
(I don't think Monty is an IML member - he's really busy and very  
talented at mechanical and electrical repairs, unlike many of us who  
desperately need the help provided by the IML.)


On Jul 10, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Brooks Harkey wrote:

> Mark,
>
>
> Enjoyed the video.  While on YouTube, it suggested a couple of  
> other videos of Imperials which I found interesting!  Listen to  
> these “kids” discover the intricacies of a 1956 Imperial.  At the  
> end – nice horn!!!
>
>
> This must be some member’s car.  History is told in Part 1.  Kids  
> discover the transmission buttons in part 1 and 3.
>
>
> Part 1:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOiRolnj52s&mode=related&search=
>
>
>
> Part 2:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KKzIt6KCI&mode=related&search=
>
>
> Part 3:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Psnb52mrU&NR=1
>
>
>
>
> Also, check out this 1963 on the News:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7xjqz8UVE&mode=related&search=


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