Ahem, Ahem
Henry, apparently your 61 did not come with it originally either
so that would also add to the scarceness of these lids as well. As far as
originality is concerned, that would make yours unoriginal as well. From
this way of thinking, anything that was not on the car from the factory
would make it wrong. Lets carry it a little further. if we put improved
components into the engine, or radial tires etc on the car to improve it,
then that also screws it up.
I believe that our Imperials were very advanced pieces of machinery
for their time and were built better than almost all the other
automobiles of their day. If something could be improved upon to make it
a better car or nicer to the owners taste then that is something that the
individual owner should go ahead and do. If the option or improvement was
something that was offered by the dealer instead of the factory, that
would not necessarily make it unoriginal . If I went to a dealer in 62
and bought the car and told the dealer the only way I would take the car
was with the toilet seat, rest assured he would order one and install it
and the car would be delivered with one and the price would probably be
on the window sticker as well as the invoice, thus making it original.
Enough with the grousing about deck lids already. Lets just enjoy
these fine cars, each in our own way, as long as we don't hurt anyone or
destroy anything.
Lifes to short to worry about everything being just so perfect, that
will come later.
Allan R
62 conv with toilet seat soon
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 20:01:27 -0800 "Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Ahem, one of the reasons for the escalating prices/increasingly
> scarce
> supply of these decklids is that folks are putting them on '62's.
> That's
> find because it's your car to do with as you wish, but '62 did not
> offer the
> Flite Sweep DeckLid. Oh yes, anyone who was paying the price of an
> Imperial
> cluld order what they wanted and maybe some 62's got left over 61's
> or
> something like that. My understanding is '62's did not have Flite
> Sweep
> Decklids.
>
> My two cents again on this subject. And I do know how expensive
> these lids
> and trim are having put one on my 61 convertible that originally
> came
> without one--so I have used up part of the scarce supply as well,
> alas. To
> say nothing of the expense for the trim--$350--from Freman's,
> fortunately
> did not need re-doing, but no deck lid trunk lock piece. Couldn't
> find one
> anywhere so borrowed one from my partner's car and paid to have a
> casting
> done.. Yes, it is getting tougher to restore our babies. Yes,
> probably a
> few of you have spare ones out there, but a year or so ago, no one,
> but no
> one had one. I went through every possible listing in Hemmings and
> begged
> Bob Hofmeister. Found one for $150 somewhere in Delaware that, as
> described, was a piece of throw away junk
>
>
> Henry Hopkins
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bandmgrinding@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: 59/60 Decklid on ebay
>
>
> > Hi Danny and all the gang,
> > Danny, try John Corey for the deck lid, I bought one from him
> for my
> > 62 but haven't picked it up yet. John, if you read this, don't
> sell him
> > mine PLEASE.
> > As far as the one on e-bay , I was the high bidder up to an
> hour ago
> > and I haven't checked since, if I get it I will let you all know
> what it
> > fits and will probably sell it to anyone in the group who can use
> it for
> > my cost plus shipping. If anyone else wants to bid on it, please
> let me
> > know and I won't keep on bidding.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Allan R 62 conv in process
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:41:48 -0800 danny owen
> <dannobowen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > writes:
> > > At 08:28 PM 2/25/02, you wrote:
> > > >here's the link
> > >
> >
>
><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=18074
> >
>
40894&r=0&t=0>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewIte
> > m&item=1807440894&r=0&t=0
> > > If anyone out there has a decklid for a 1963 with the insert, I
> > > really
> > > would like to have one for my Crown before I paint it. So far,
> the
> > > prices
> > > quoted for them has left me a bit numb.
> > > Thanks.
> > > Danny Owen
> >
> >
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