I am new to the mailing list and to this whole world of older cars. I have always loved them and finally have decided to buy one. I bought a 63 Crown Imperial that has 70,000 original miles. I have a couple of questions. First, I saw a comment on a web site that the 63 Imperials are not well liked by the collector world and also by Imperial enthusiasts. Is this true? If so, why? Second, I closed the hood the other day and something broke when it slammed shut. I pulled the hood handle and the cable pulled out about a foot from the sheath. Obviously something on the latch has broken. How do I get to the latch to repair it? Do I need to take off the entire grill or does anyone have any tricks? Thirdly, Happy New Year in 30 minutes! Hal Coble 1963 Crown Imperial Southampton Georgia