Ingeresting. The color, at least in the photo, reminds me of the color on
Hughes' 54 Chrysler with the special AC. Might be a special order to
match??? perhaps the color is a signature color for Hughes' cars?????
Just musing, Henry Hopkins
And the 54 Chrysler may have been a 53 and it may have been a DeSoto. The
point is the color not the accuracy of my memory of the particular car.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 58 imp. conv. on ebay
> If this is the same car I think it is, & there can't be
> that many around, the original owner was Howard Hughes. When
> I lived back east a car just like this was part of The
> Norheast Imperial Owners Club. The older gentleman's name
> that owned it escapes me. He did sell it & a much younger
> guy bought it & drove it quite a bit. While he owned it, the
> car got hit in the front & the hood no longer lines up
> properly.
> If this is indeed the same car, Howard Hughes purchased
> it new for Jane Russell. The last time I saw that car was at
> the WPC meet in Rutland, VT. I talked to the owner then & he
> was concidering selling the car then.
> John
>
> "A. Foster" wrote:
>
> > Hello Gang; I would find it hard to believe that this
> > convertible would be a 95 point car. For one thing it
> > states that it is an older restoration which will mean a
> > little wear in places. Also if you look closely under the
> > hood you will notice that someone has installed an
> > alternator in place of the stock generator, this concerns
> > me as to how well it was done. The covers for the spark
> > plug leads should be painted black and not silver. A minor
> > detail but there are also no decals to be found anywhere
> > in the engine compartment, even on the heating unit. For
> > the amount of money that the want for this car they should
> > at least put it up on a hoist and photograph the
> > undercarriage. There should also be some shots of the
> > inside of the trunk, and more photos of the interior. It
> > would also be nice if they had some closeups of the
> > fenders, rocker panels, and grille. It looks like every
> > shot of the outside of this car was taken from twelve feet
> > away. I don't want to pick apart what is probably a very
> > nice car but it isn't represented very comprehensively.
> > They also are not very forthcoming with what work was
> > actually done to the car considering what they are likely
> > asking for it.Best RegardsArran Foster1954 Imperial
> > NewportNeeding A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim
> > parts.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Felixa1954@xxxxxxx
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:48 PM
> > Subject: IML: 58 imp. conv. on ebay
> > i know of this car. i heard from the owner from
> > an ad in the the boston globe it is
> > actually a 57.
> > anyway i know the owner is having this collector
> > sell it for him in conneticut.
> > it from what i heard is 95 point car. pretty
> > strong language from the pics. it has
> > low miles, less than 1200 were built maybe you
> > guys can get it for 25? it'll only
> > go up in vaue. so if anyone has 25 grand in
> > their back pocket it's a good investment.
> > it was on the cape for a while i was going to
> > see it but they shipped it to conn.
> > act fast,guys!!!
> >
> > i can't afford it myself. thanks. steve iml
> > member 68 lebaron
> >
>
>
>
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