Have you tried Bob Hoffmeister? He's on this list, and very reputable. impparts@xxxxxxxxx Tony ----- Original Message ----- > 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