I emailed Frank off of the ebay ask-a-question-gizmo and asked him about
his hood ornament.
He said that he just doesn't have one for his personal collection.
Hmmm. I mentioned that nobody here had seen such an item actually
installed on a car, hoping to elicit a reply, but none yet. Frank's a
cagey guy. Maybe he knows more than he's letting onto, but maybe its as
simple as that.
-Kenyon
--- Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dick etc.,
> Thanks for confirming my assertion that it is an
> unusual item. Just for the sake of discussion....
> What do you think Frank will sell it for??
> Nevermind.. I don't want to know!
> (I am Still upset because I was outbid at $132)
> ;-)
> Jeff
>
>
> --- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have owned 4 of the '81-82 coupes, and inspected
> > many more. I have never
> > seen a hood crystal with this mark. I also have the
> showroom brochures for
> > both years, and both feature the hood ornament
> > prominently on either the
> > front or rear outer cover. The pictures are very
> > large and clear, and do
> > not show the "CARTIER" mark, and they definitely
> > would if it were there.
> >
> > The picture in the ebaY ad is beautiful, and
> > certainly looks fitting for one
> > of these beautiful cars, but I don't think it came
> > from a production car.
> > It might have been made for a show car, or might fit
> > some other year (I
> > can't imagine which). Our friend Frank obviously
> > knows what it is - and
> > thinks it's worth beaucoup bucks. I suspect we
> > will see this one again.
> >
> > I'd love to hear what Bob Harris, Bob Baker, and
> > Bill Watson have to say
> > about this. (3 B's?)
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Ingraham" <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "IML
> > WebMonsters"
> > <iml-webmonsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:35 AM
> > Subject: IML: 81 hood ornament on ebay
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I know all the 81-83 Imperials had the cartier
> > > crystal side emblems but on ebay last week there
> > was a
> > > Cartier crystal Hood Ornament. Does anyon the
> > list
> > > have one of these??
> > > I was rather suprised that Frank Mitchell was
> > willing
> > > to pay almost $250 for it as the high bidder.
> > > I know it was the first one I ever saw but am
> > curious
> > > if there are any others out there?
> > > Also I was thinking that we should snag the picts
> > off
> > > ebay for the 81-83 pages.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > > P.S. here is the link;
> > >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10076&item=2410660605&rd=1
>
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