Hi LB,
You landed in the right spot to get info on restoring
Imperials. NOS parts are tougher to find for this marque
and this year than many others. I know that many of our
club denizens are frequent visitors to eBay, squirreling
away NOS stuff as it comes up. There is little to no
remanufacture of hard parts, and your car has only 2 other
years that share its body, with relatively low production
numbers compared to Cadillac or chevrolet. I am planning
on replating and rebuilding almost everything on my 1960 -
there's just not that much out there besides drivetrain
parts and lightbulbs.
Our club site tries to be complete in its listing of the
known players for parts. Please take a look at the parts
vendors section for more. We also have a vender feedback
area, and you have to decide for yourself what the feedback
is in relation to your needs.
Most vendors are really good people that have your best
interests at heart. there are one or two that a little
research should uncover more information about, so make
sure to look into the vendor reviews section before
starting to call vendors.
Check it out:
http://www.imperialclub.com/TipsAndResources/index.htm
Kenyon Wills
--- LB White <w1836@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Everyone, My name is L B White and I am from
> Alabama, I have a small
> restoration shop and am working on a 63 Crown, We had a
> 62 parts car and the
> customer liked the taillights on the 62, on top of the
> rear fender, so we
> put them on for him. We have the car painted and ready to
> start putting the
> trim back on. But some of it is not in good shape. This
> being our first
> Imperial to restore I am not familiar with any of the
> parts vendors. and
> chrome shops that the group has had good dealings with. I
> want to buy as
> many reproduction parts as I can, and then NOS if
> reproduction is not
> available. And then rechrome anything that is left. What
> I need from the
> group is names of honest vendors and shops that are in
> tune with the
> Imperials. Your help will be appreciated
>
>
>
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