Re: IML: Imperial 1957 and imperial 1957

["Hugh, 58 Imperial" <imperial58@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leonard, et al,

I'm so glad so many people have chipped in with positive replies.  Questions 
like this can sometimes be a little inflammatory but today at least we all 
seem to be on our best behavior.  Most of what I could say has already been 
said.  It was so good to read from the actual production engineer  who saw 
our cars rolling off the line.  How cool is that?  I once met a very old man 
who worked on the REO factory in 1929, when our Flying Cloud coupe was made. 
He said without much emotion, "Well, we built a good one that day?"  When 
asked by an adoring daughter, no spring chicken herself, "Why, papa?" he 
replied, with all the acuity and economy of a hard working, no nonsense, 
employee, "It's still here, isn't it?"

I once wrote a long piece on how to tell the difference between the 57, 58 
and 59 cars.  If you are very unlucky, I still might have it somewhere, or 
it's in the IML archives from a few years ago.  On the subject of what is 
definitively better, I believe the scale just might tip, ever so slightly, 
in favor of the 58 for two somewhat slight reasons.  The front bumper on the 
57 is most handsome, designed, I understand, to look not so much like a 
bi-plane but as homage to a detail to be found on Cord vehicles.  It was, 
however, both expensive to produce and somewhat fragile, making it equally 
expensive to build, maintain and repair.  The other detail is the indicator 
switch.  On the 57 it is a flat type that is pressed in at the top to go 
left and at the bottom to go right, or vice versa, and that was the problem. 
It was counter intuitive to operate.  It was replaced by a nice looking 
switch in the same location that one moves either to the left or right as 
required, requiring no thought at all as opposed to the 57, which might have 
required a momentary pause, and which would not be confirmed as there is no 
interior confirmation lights in the dashboard, causing another moment of 
anxiety.

As to all the rest, these days you pays your money and you makes your 
choice.  You cannot really go wrong with either.  I think the 58 has 
slightly higher engine compression but I could be wrong.

Hugh


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leonardo Gaona" <buickriviera1955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:07 AM
Subject: IML: Imperial 1957 and imperial 1957


> Hello . i want to know from the point of view of the members of this 
> community , wiich imperial is better the imperial 1957 or 1958 , there so 
> tiny the differences between them that i would really like to listen your 
> opinions about it. thanks
>
> Leonard
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