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Expert Posts: 1223   Location: Ramona, CA | Picked up this 1960 Imperial yesterday. 81179 miles. Stored in a garage since at least 1980 but probably longer. Last service sticker on the door shows spark plugs installed 9-1-72 at 72,656 miles. Dawn Mauve exterior with Mauve interior. Well equpped with front air conditioning, power windows, power locks, power seat, right outside mirror, flight-sweep decklid, and 7 button radio with power antenna and rear speaker. It's a late built car so it has an alternator instead of a generator. Even the little plastic emblems above the headlights are still there. Supposedly parked because engine locked up but the guy I got it from had it cranking over until the starter went out. He pulled the starter. He'd only had it about a month after buying it from the estate. Waiting to hear from the family to get some history but the death certificate shows the owner, who died in 2006, as being a mechanic at a gas station for 45 years. Probably where he would have gotten it. It's a very solid car. Only appreciable rust on it is lower part of trunk lip. Floors, frame, rockers, sheetmetal and trunk are all rock solid. Car had stuff piled on it in garage so paint is scratched all over. All the potmetal on the outside is pitted. Seats have plastic covers and most of the stains look like they are on the covers. I'll leave them on while I work on the car. Going to get it on the lift and put a starter in it and see if I can start it. Gas tank is leaking and it looks like they're out of stock everywhere. I haven't been under there to see if it's the tank or the sender but th gas smell is foul so it will have to be pulled either way. Didn't really need another project but that's how it goes. I'll decide what I'm going to do with it after I try getting it running. Edited by NicksGarage 2022-06-05 8:15 PM (60imp_002.jpg) (60imp_004.jpg) (60imp_005.jpg) (60imp_006.jpg) (60imp_007.jpg) (60imp_008.jpg) (60imp_009.jpg) (60imp_010.jpg) (60imp_011.jpg) Attachments ----------------  60imp_002.jpg (185KB - 84 downloads) 60imp_004.jpg (179KB - 80 downloads) 60imp_005.jpg (175KB - 83 downloads) 60imp_006.jpg (154KB - 84 downloads) 60imp_007.jpg (184KB - 87 downloads) 60imp_008.jpg (178KB - 82 downloads) 60imp_009.jpg (216KB - 86 downloads) 60imp_010.jpg (152KB - 83 downloads) 60imp_011.jpg (155KB - 86 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | Took a Magic Eraser to one of the door panels and it cleaned the vinyl right up. (door_panel_cleaning.jpg) Attachments ---------------- door_panel_cleaning.jpg (236KB - 84 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1890 | . A data plate and a serial number pictures, please...  | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | frwl - 2022-06-09 11:47 AM . A data plate and a serial number pictures, please... :inlove: As you wish. (tag_body.jpg) (tag_vin.jpg) Attachments ---------------- tag_body.jpg (198KB - 85 downloads) tag_vin.jpg (34KB - 85 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Wow so nice Imperial | ||
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Expert Posts: 1890 | . Thanks for sharing, Nick! Upper row: 13 = 293 = Power Seat 6 Way, I guess. It is optional on Imperial Custom and standard on Crown and Le Baron 28 = 298 = Power Door Locks – optional on all models Middle row: A4 = 294 = Power Windows – optional on Imperial Custom, standard on Crown and Le Baron F1 = 311 = Single Air Conditioning including Heater H8 = 348 = Flite Sweep Deck Lid L3 = 383 = Left Outside Rear View Mirror with Remote Control Q8 = 428 = Radio Electro Touch Tuner and Rear Seat Speaker; Power Antenna – standard equipment with any Radio V1 = 441 = Solex Tinted Glass at All Windows Lower row: SO 611 = Scheduled on June 11, 1960 (She will be 62 years tomorrow!) NUMBER 0206 = 6th Imperial Built that day BDY 914 = Imperial (9), Custom (1), Four Door Southampton Hardtop (4) TRM 406 = Mauve Saddle Grained Vinyl and Mauve Patterned Fabric PNT WR1 (bad to see) = Alaskan White Roof (W), Dawn Mauve Body (R) less Silver Crest Landau Roof (1) The car does not have the Power Vent Windows option; they probably would be coded as A6 on the cowl tag, I guess: A4 = 294 = Power Windows A6 = 296 = Power Windows and Power Vent Windows (Power Vents are not offered less Power Windows)  | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | frwl - 2022-06-10 9:41 AM . Thanks for sharing, Nick! Upper row: 13 = 293 = Power Seat 6 Way, I guess. It is optional on Imperial Custom and standard on Crown and Le Baron 28 = 298 = Power Door Locks – optional on all models Middle row: A4 = 294 = Power Windows – optional on Imperial Custom, standard on Crown and Le Baron F1 = 311 = Single Air Conditioning including Heater H8 = 348 = Flite Sweep Deck Lid L3 = 383 = Left Outside Rear View Mirror with Remote Control Q8 = 428 = Radio Electro Touch Tuner and Rear Seat Speaker; Power Antenna – standard equipment with any Radio V1 = 441 = Solex Tinted Glass at All Windows Lower row: SO 611 = Scheduled on June 11, 1960 (She will be 62 years tomorrow!) NUMBER 0206 = 6th Imperial Built that day BDY 914 = Imperial (9), Custom (1), Four Door Southampton Hardtop (4) TRM 406 = Mauve Saddle Grained Vinyl and Mauve Patterned Fabric PNT WR1 (bad to see) = Alaskan White Roof (W), Dawn Mauve Body (R) less Silver Crest Landau Roof (1) The car does not have the Power Vent Windows option; they probably would be coded as A6 on the cowl tag, I guess: A4 = 294 = Power Windows A6 = 296 = Power Windows and Power Vent Windows (Power Vents are not offered less Power Windows) :cool: Thanks. The paint code is RR1 If it was a 2-tone, the number at the end would be 2. Here's what the interior materials would have looked like new. The cloth is faded so no longer matches the vinyl. (trim_406.jpg) Attachments ---------------- trim_406.jpg (105KB - 88 downloads) | ||
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