Is there a source for these inserts original or after
market?
Canu
North Carolina
--- jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> These weren't offered after 61, as the style of the
> roof changed & the was no longer an inset to put
> them in.
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Crown58imp@xxxxxxx
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: what are stainless roof inserts
>
>
> Stainless roof inserts were offered between 1959
> and 1963. They fit in the
> space in front of the crown on the roof. The
> stainless panel were a catch-up
> ploy to compete with the Cadillac. That marque had
> been offering a special
> model called the Eldorado Brougham which had a
> stainless steel roof. For the
> folks at Chrysler, giving the Imperial a stainless
> steel roof would have been
> a tooling nightmare especially since the recession
> of 1958 had hurt sales
> severely. The folks at Mopar used good old
> American ingenuity and crafted a
> stainless steel panel over the sheet metal roof
> held in place with the
> existing hardware for the crown and windshield
> trim. Voila! Instant stainless
> steel roofs. Bye for now.
>
> Doug
> 58 Crown coupe
>
>
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