1962 Magazine ad campaign contains a repetitive amount of copy that your letter supports and reinforces - check that section out - esp. the ones calling to lawyers, bankers, and captains of industry. -K --- richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tony and Group, > > Please go to the 1960 page on the IML, Literature, > Imperial mailer, and you will find a copy of a > nearly identical letter for the 1960 model year. > The Briggs signature is also in blue as well but is > just printed in a contrasting ink, I don't believe > it is hand signed. This is an extremely rare > package as we very rarely ever see this item on ebay > and I had to pay around $100 to win it. As you can > imagine, most mailer items like this were thrown > away. It is nice to know that you found this item > for 1962. You should do, as I did, and have it > scanned and send it to Kenyon to be added to the web > site. The '62 literature section is a little thin > and this would be a great addition. > > Richard Burgess, > '60 Crown sedan > > Tony Carter <thunder65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Yahoo! Search. Kenyon Wills ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ----------------- 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