Another Imp Cvt on Ebay-57

["A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>]

Phillipe;
 That's what I will never understand is why anyone would go to all of that
trouble in having seats redone in a car like this and cheap out on the
materials. By far the biggest expense is the labor involved in having them
reupholstered, the most influential factors, on which, being the style and
construction.
  I have seen such absurdities as Lincoln Continental mrk. IIs reupholstered
in vinyl, and this was a car that used Connelly leather like a Rolls.
Granted redoing one in Connelly leather is impractical and likely out of the
question; but it makes no sense paying a shop $40 dollars an hour to redo
one in vinyl when you can always find some affordable hides. Often the
original pattern fabric ends up being more expensive then the leather. I
find that in a car like an Imperial your back sticking to the seats is a
real turn off.
  I look at it as the equivalent of paying someone to sheath your house in
cardboard. Sure, you can do it, and it would save on materials, but why not
do it right the first time as it looks ugly, looks cheap, and costs the same
in labor as plywood.
And like vinyl in a car it will reduce the saleability of the house.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side taillight bezel and other trim parts.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Courant" <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Another Imp Cvt on Ebay-57


> I thought that someone has stolen my car (or the pics..) because the
> paint looks exactly as mine: a very very light green. Shame that the
> upholstery was redone in vinyl... Beautiful wire wheels
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