Dear Dave,
Congrats on your new car. I'm sure you must really feel happy finally finding
those seats after 11 years!
Sounds like a pretty color combination. Good luck with the resto.
Mark M
dave brown wrote:
> I don't post here very much usually cause I don't have a lot to say; but, I
> just got my newest Imperial home yesterday. I bought the 66 LeBaron on ebay
> in December 2002. It was buried in snow in Putnam county,NY until the end
> of March. It had been parked by the owner and neglected for many years
> outside. I did go see the car prior to my bidding on it and eventually
> winning it. It is a black LeBaron with black painted roof(no vinyl) and
> gold all leather interior with dual A/C. It has no tilt/tele wheel just a
> regular column. It has Am/Fm and it had a passenger side outside mirror
> that has since been removed. The car was towed to my house and I had it
> towed to my local mechanic who got it running and got the brakes to work
> again. It seems the rear wheel cylinders and shoes were taken out many
> years ago and never were put back in so there was no fluid in the system.
> He closed off the rear brake line with a cap and I can stop the car on only
> front brakes. I don't have any intention of driving it on the road this way
> but al least I can move the car around under its own power. The body is
> really a bad state of rust and the bottoms of the front doors are open at
> the bottom. The drive train and interior are in pretty good overall shape
> considering the neglect of sitting outside for many years. A lot of water
> has accumulated inside and the rugs are garbage and so is most of the trim.
> I will probably end up parting out my first car with this one. But, since I
> have another one many parts will find a good home. This is the 3rd 66
> LeBaron I have owned, the second black one. My other LeBaron is silver. I
> sold another black 66 LeBaron a few years ago to a gentleman in NJ who is
> actively restoring the car now. The main reason I bought the new LeBaron is
> the front seats in my silver car are not Imperial front seats, they are out
> of a NY'er. The gold leather seats in the new black car are the proper 66
> LeBaron leather seats I have been looking for for 11 years. I look forward
> to meeting the guy in NJ who is restoring two 66 convertibles one of these
> days.
>
> Dave Brown
> 64 Crown Coupe
> (2) 66 LeBarons
>
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