Have you tried Bob Hoffmeister? He's on this list, and very reputable.
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Tony
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> Dear Charles;
> Keep your chin up! Lowell Howe may not sell you a body but Imperial
lacking
> drive trains come up once in a while, even 57's. Check out Hemmings or
even
> some of his competitors. I notice that hoarding is a disease with some in
> the old car hobby. Its as though these guys figure that they will live
> forever so that they have to keep things that are useless to them just in
> the unlikely case they might need them someday. Its a pity that he has
> chosen to make it inconvenient for more Imperial from being saved by
denying
> you a body shell.
> I remember that a 57' came up on e-bay a couple of months ago that the
> jackass stripped the drive train out of. He later sold it to a couple of
> Finns and gave them a devil of a time in even collecting their purchase by
> hauling it to a junkyard first. Needless to say I hope he gets his just
> deserts. The point being that they are out there, you just need to broaden
> your search.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport