comparing Cadillac to Imperial

[roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I road in both of these cars for many years.  Imp is
the best road car there is. Cads had nice chests
though!!!!RC



 --- "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx> wrote: >
Hello all;
>  As far as I am concerned, and yes I have had the
> opportunity to compare the two, any Cadilac built
> after 1958 is little more then a pimped out Chebby,
> in fact they even share body shells with the
> Impalas. Cadillacs used too much plastic, too much
> tin, had too much overhang, and relied too much on
> their name to sell their cars after that time. If
> you don't believe me just compare the size of the
> frames. Imperial, while it hit a low point in
> assembly quality in 57', was really an excellent car
> from 58' onward in performance, quality, and
> technical innovation. 
>  Cadillacs handle like a boat and aside from their
> limos were really a mass market car after that point
> in time. What sold the Cadillacs was prestige and
> name recognition. I would find it difficult to
> swallow the notion that they were a superior car,
> especially in 1967/68, when they rolled out their
> version of the Olds Toronado, a car famous for its
> technical problems and difficult servicing.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight bezel and other trim
> parts. 
> 
> From: mad4cars@xxxxxxx 
>   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:24 AM
>   Subject: Re: IML: comparing Cadillac to Imperial
> 
> 
>   For what my words are worth to you guys: I have
> owned many ,many cars.. tons of Cadillacs and a good
> number of Imperials.. It seems that Cadillac had the
> best finishing for most of the 50-60s,to me 54-64
> few could match the package Caddy offered. Fabulous
> interiors and hardware and paint. Imperial had high
> points for lovely made cars in the early thru
> 56,after that to me the quality of interiors and
> finishing were less than Cadillac till 64-66 when
> the Imperial was a really lovely car with finishing
> to match. Cadillac had a slight sense of quality
> 66-70 after 71 they slid and only recently tried to
> improve. In 77-79 ,while not especially fine made,
> their cars did last a good long time with many on
> the road today. For the record, Lincoln had lovely
> interiors in the early 50s usually their strong
> point,most are still with original interiors today.
> I was pleasantly surprised after buying a Marklll
> that the quality was nicer than expected...They had
> better hardware into the 60s than th
> self, for the unusual styles and color schemes..
> Each car and model offers something unique it
> depends on what we are looking for I prefer style
> first and a close second quality... 
>  

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