Welcome Keith good to have more NC boys I live in Gates NC, About 160 miles NE on the coast. Would love to see pic of your car. I have pics of my 75 Coupe and my 90 on the site. I need to get the pic of my 4 Door HT sent in. Any how if you guys are ever out the the outer banks give a shout and will see if we can meet up. -- Alan Jordan 90 IMP 75 LeBaron 75 LeBaron Crown Coupe -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Steve B." <Imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > New Subscriber(s): Keith Wenger > Email Address is: hofcag@xxxxxxx > Member Location: Durham. NC > > Car(s) owned: 1958 Crown Southampton 4-door Hardtop (Spring green with green > interior) > > Self-Introduction: I just received this car as a gift from my significant > other as an early 50th birthday present. I've long wanted to own a '57, > '58, or '59 Imperial (my personal favorite model years) and am delighted > with this one. The fact that it was manufactured the year I was born is an > added plus. I fell in love with this particular car the moment I saw it > because of the extraordinarily beautiful color. Spring Green. The car is > in wonderful, mostly original condition with only 27,000 miles. Factory > airconditioning that works perfectly. In fact, everything on the car works > as it should with the exception of the electric antenna which sometimes > sticks. The paint is original, factory applied and in excellent condition > with only a few nicks & chips here and there. A few months ago the interior > was reupholstered with absolutely correct fabric and leather and the dash > was restored. Gorgeous and about 95% the way it looked the day it left the > factory. The car runs and handles beatifully. > > We purchased the Imperial from a collector with a large and impressive > collection of 1950s American cars. The car was originally sold to a woman > in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two years after purchasing the Imperial she moved > to Louisiana and kept the car until she died in 1988. It was then sold to a > man who rarely drove it and sold it two years ago to the collector we bought > it from. An oil change sticker on the door shows that the mileage in 1979 > was 21,500. In the past 28 years the car has been driven less than 6,000 > miles. > > No significant repairs or restoration are needed or planned. Presently > there are no seat belts and I do want to have them installed for safety > reasons. I am hoping to locate appropriate seat belts soon. If anyone > could give me advice on that I would appreciate it. I live in Durham, NC and > own/operate an art and framing gallery. In addition to old cars, my main > interests are travel and photography. > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm