Bill, You are absolutely right. Today was my first Imperial car meeting for the JCIOC as well. I was hesitant to bring out my Imperial for the first time since it had been in storage for over 15 years. It was not exactly presentable in my opinion since there were some 15 year old cob webs still on the dashboard. I was not ready to show off the car but my wife convinced me to take it anyway. To my surprise or non-surprise, all of the members were very friendly and I felt at home right away. Infact, everyone seemed to be interested in and impressed at the condition of my all original unrestored survivor. It was nice to share some tips and learn a little more about all our cars. They were all impressive vehicles including yours. Like me, I'm sure you also experienced people tooting their horns and giving you the thumbs up on the ride home. What a great feeling. We'll, definitely have to do it again. John Bittner '68 Lebaron -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ImpCrown68@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 6:42 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: thanks to the Central Jersey Imperial Owners Club Just a quick note for the CJIOC. Sunday was my first good esperiance with a local car club. Every one was a great source of contacts and information. Even though my Crown was not in the same shape as the other cars, I felt welcome. They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda. I could not tell you if this is true, but you find some great people in Imperials. Cannot wait until the April meet. Bill Bovik '68 Crown 4dr Hrdtp "Ms Ella"