Re: IML: LeCrown, CroBaron, and LeCrust and blueberry

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

Nipple LeCrust is perfect, even with a new paint job! Just because 
someone dyes their hair doesn't mean that they have to change their 
name! One of my friends named my '56 "The Blue Max", and another friend 
named the '65 Crown "The Bone". None of those names stuck either, but I 
will never forget seeing the LeCrown or the CroBaron stories just after 
joining the IML a few years ago. They will always be fond memories.

Paul W.


-----Original Message-----
From: richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 5:32 am
Subject: Re: IML: LeCrown, CroBaron, and LeCrust and blueberry



Thanks Mark for the link to Mrs. Blueberry, I had not been able to find 
it. 

 

I tried naming my cars but they never stuck.  The first owner of my '60 
was a woman by the name of Ruth.  Never even considered calling it 
that.  I know people who have named their cars after relatives and 
names from tv characters.  Endora from bewitched is my favorite. 

 

I finally decided on LeCrown because my car was a Crown with dealer 
installed LeBaron emblems.  Both my parts cars were LeBarons as well so 
the car really is somewhere in the middle.  During the restoration I 
returned it to its' Crown status so now it is just "The Crown".

 

My '60 LeBaron had a factory ordered full leather interior in white.  
White was not available in  LeBarons so the door panels had the crown 
panels instead of LeBaron so technically it became the CroBaron though 
usually it was just the LeBaron.

 

Now I have a dear friend in Palm Springs who has a '60 Custom coupe in 
dawn mauve.  I am sure he will not mind me sharing the story of this 
car's name.  It was originally just called Nipple because of the 
color.  Now that he has bought a Crown and a LeBaron parts car I had to 
come up with a new name.  Combine Custom, Crown, and LeBaron and you 
get LeCrust which we thought was mighty appropriate considering the 
condition of the car at the time.  Thus Nipple LeCrust was born.  
Sounds like a drag name huh?  That car is currently being painted so 
we'll have to come up with something new.  Maybe it can be the new 
Custom LeCrown.

 

Richard Burgess

'60 Crown "The Crown"

Mark Evans <mark.a.evans@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hugh has a great story of his car, Mrs. Blueberry:
http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1958/HughHemphill/index.htm

I've had the honor of meeting Hugh and Mrs. Blueberry a couple of times
now. Great car. And Hugh is a great story teller too!

Mine doesn't have a name. I'm envious.
--MarkE

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