Welcome Ken, Wow another 64 Ghia, that makes at least 5 of the 10 that belong to the list. I'm sure you will be hearing from the others. I have a 54 Imperial also and there are about a dozen of us on the list. Kerryp http://dte.net/57imperial/54saga --- Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > New Subscriber(s): Ken Leighton > Email Address is: kenleighton@xxxxxxx > Member Location: Southern California > > Car(s) owned: 1954 Imperial Town Limo (Black with > Green Wool Interior one of > 85 made), 1955 Newport Coupe (Canyon Tan with White > top and White/Canyon Tan > interior) and 1964 Ghia Limo (Black with Gray > wool/Black leather interior, > one of 10 made) > > Self-Introduction: Hi, > I have been into cars for all my life. I restored my > first car when I was 13 > and by 16 had finished three cars. I became > interested in Chrysler products > when I purchased my 50 Town and Country Newport in > the late 80's. I have > owned many different models but always am interested > in the low production > vehicles that were offered. I live in California and > attend many car shows > and see the usual Ford and Chevy offerings by the > ton. I am not interested > in the main streem cars that seem to excite most > people. When I show up at > one of these events in one of my Chrysler products > most people cannot say > that they have ever seen one. My cars are usually > the only one of their > kind. My main interest is in Imperials and New > Yorkers of the mid fifties to > the mid sixties. I have ten of these and also have a > 58 and 59 Mercury Park > Lane and a 65 Thunderbird Special Landau. I collect > the most original cars > that I can find usually with very low mileage. Lucky > for me I live in > California and can enjoy these cars very often. I do > ucky not to have to find someone to work on my cars. > My rarest cars have to > be the 54 Imperial Town Limo, 85 produced and my 64 > Ghia Limo with only 10 > produced. I have three 61 New Yorkers, a completely > restored two door, an > original four door hardtop with 45,000 miles and a > wagon that needs > restoration but was a custom ordered car with > unusual options and > construction codes. My other cars are a 50 Town and > Country, 57 300C Coupe, > 80 New Yorker Fifth Avenue SE (386 produced) and 96 > Dodge Indy 500 Pace > Truck that I purchased new. I have had over 500 cars > in my collecting > history and have enjoyed every one. I can't wait for > the next adventure I > will go on looking at something that someone has > told me about. That is what > the hobby is all about. > Ken > > > > >