The car looks very nice. NADA prices a 1953 Imperial in very good condition
at about $9000. It'll be interesting to see what this car goes for...I
didn't notice any reserve on it.
Quint
1953 Custom Imperial
1949 Cadillac
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: IML: A "must see" 1953 Imperial
> This is a beautiful car - I've seen it a number of
> times. It has an unusual history and appears to be a
> special order car.
>
> The woman who ordered it loved flowers and wanted the
> car to be in the colors of her favorites. Although
> the exterior paint may be a stock color (Canary Yellow
> - to match her favorite yellow roses) the interior was
> a special order done in a cloth in a shade of deep
> cerise/pink that matched her favorite azaleas. The
> cloth has faded over the years, but on the undersides
> of the armrests you can see the original shade, which
> is close to the dash color. (Cloth is in good
> condition, and could possibly be re-dyed?)
>
> I think the story goes that the car originally had a
> white roof, but the lady caught grief from people at
> the time who said the Imperial looked like an ice
> cream sundae going down the road! Supposedly, the
> roof was painted to match the body to tone things down
> a bit.
>
> It's a great car in good condition that seems to run
> and drive quite well. Before the current owners
> bought it the asking price was in the $12K range. The
> addition of a set of proper wide whites would make
> this car a stunner.
>
> Chris H.
>
> 60 NT T&C
> 66 LeBaron
>
>
> --- DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx wrote:
> > A great appearing "original, low mileage, #2" 1953
> > Imperial is shown on
> > e-bay. Item number 2474040489. It will be
> > interesting to see what this car goes
> > for if it is as good as it appears.
> >
>
>
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