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Back in August last year, my 62 custom coupe
arrived in Australia from LA, when it came out of the container, the first
thing I found on the back seat was a large envelope, inside was one of the large
sales brochures, the one with the thin tan booklet inside with all the features
of the new Imperial for 62, also inside this brochure was a smaller one with the
hood eagle emblem on the front cover, but wait for it, inside this brochure was
a parchment, ( not paper ), type written letter, at the top is the word
Imperial, below this the Imperial eagle and under that is, CHRYSLER CORPORATION,
Detroit 31, Michigan, on the left of the page is printed, C. E. Briggs
with 'vice presedent' underneath, on the other side of the page is the date,
December 1, 1961
Below, the letter starts: Dear Mr. Cook, it then
goes on about the enclosed prospectus on the Imperial of 1962, etc, etc, and how
it documents the specific examples and features of the new model
Imperial.
Further down in the body of the letter it states
that Chrysler wishes to provide a 1962 Imperial for the said Mr. Cook, to keep
the car for as long as he likes to evaluate and drive it, and to prove to
himself how America's most carefully built car 'excels in luxuriousness,
performance and sheer driveability'.
At the bottom it says that, "in a few days an
Imperial representative will call on him to determine when it will be most
convenient to deliver a new Imperial to his home or office". "There's no
obligation, of course".
It then says "I wish you an exciting (and
revealing) drive.
At the bottom it says,
Cordially, C.E.Briggs and is signed in pale blue ink. ( the signature is hand
written with a fountain pen, not printed, obviously by the Vice President of the
Chrysler Corporation himself ).
Is this rare ? has anyone ever seen a similar
letter ? who were they mainly sent to ? was this common practise by Chrysler.
The paper is a parchment with a water mark but it is illegible, anyone know
anything about this ?
Thanks for any insight into it, Tony C. Australia.
' 62 coupe.
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