You all should try to drive my '72 Imp here in Norway. Our roads are very
very different from those in the USA. :-))))
Almost every town and parking places and roads are made for small cars. (A
Volvo is a big car over here). It's really fun to drive. It makes my car
look even bigger, and that's good. :-)
A car can never get to big is my opinion (the lenght).
>From Joran Vordal, Norway.
>From: "Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: IML: Largest Imperial
>Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 21:40:02 -0700
>
>I parallel park my 72 quite a bit. I used to misjudge the size of the
>parking spot quite often. It has to be 1.5 times that of a normal size
>car.Lots of times I get it 3/4 way into the spot and it is obvious it is
>not going to fit. And it can be a real pain at malls where a lot of spaces
>are for small cars only. Oh well I just use two spaces. Lots of the new
>malls are designed for small vehicles it seems and things can get pretty
>tight. After six years living in Europe I got pretty good at levering cars
>into parking spaces with inches to spare. But....
>
>Robin Giesbrecht
>
>
>>From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx
>>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: IML: Largest Imperial
>>Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 23:30:45 EDT
>>
>>I'm not sure which Imperial is the largest, but would have to agree with
>>Hugh
>>that the earlier models were probably the longest and widest built. To me,
>>my
>>1959 Imperial is the largest car I have ever driven in my life, or
>>probably
>>ever will drive. When I first got it I would always stay well to the left
>>hand
>>side of the lane, since I was afraid of side swiping parked cars. Now I
>>know
>>why those curb feelers were so popular in the 1950's! I have never
>>attempted a
>>parallel park in my Imperial yet, but if I did it would have to be a
>>double
>>long space.
>>
>>Bill '59 Crown still in the hospital
>
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