Re: IML: '65 & '66 Radio

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

As I recall, the '65 and '66 radio option was either an AM radio with search tune and foot switch, or an AM/FM radio without search tune and floor switch. Reverb was available for both.

Paul

In an email dated Sun, 20 3 2005 5:15:58 pm GMT, "Don Savard" <res03r3f@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Chris,
> ?If you have an AM/FM radio they can be reconditioned/rebuilt. A local guy does it here for about $350.00.
> Don
> ?----- Original Message -----
> ?From: Chris "Creesto" Lynch<mailto:creesto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ?To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ?Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:37 AM
> ?Subject: Re: IML: Bill Ulman's Excellent Adventure
>
>
> ?A couple of questions for Bill and Kenyon.
>
> ?Bill: Nice. Didn't grab an extra parts for the rest of us '66 owners? You
> ?can stop your gloating ennnnnytime, Bill.
>
> ?BTW, you didn't mention what sort of vehicle Ruth owned that you were
> ?coveting.
>
> ?But the big question is this: Kenyon, have you posted anything on the site
> ?about this wired-on wheel cover safety feature and with a pic of the tool in
> ?question? Many of us '66 owners would benefit I'm sure, but I don't recall
> ?hearing about this before.
>
> ?Bill, you sounded very wound up from your road trip. Again, I bemoan the
> ?fact that I live in the dead center of the Midwest and cannot travel to the
> ?West Coast, aka Xanadu for Imperials.
>
> ?And I'm still looking for a DECENT foot switch-activated Am/FM radio for my
> ?'66 Imperial Crown Coupe.
>
> ?Cheers!
>
> ?creesto
>
> ?> From: "Wm. R. Ulman" <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> ?> Subject: IML: Kenyon Wills visit, and the Imperial parts Nirvana experience
> ?> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 02:12:58 -0800
> ?> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ?> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> ?>
> ?> I was down in San Francisco last week visiting my Mom, and seeing =
> ?> friends. I
> ?> contacted Kenyon to see if we could get together to meet, and talk
> ?> Imperials.
>
> ?> When we got to "Doc's" I was amazed at the rows, upon rows of engines,
> ?> scattered varied parts, but most of all, the "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" =
> ?> barn
> ?> full cobwebs, spiders, and several of any one part anyone could ever =
> ?> need
> ?> for an Imperial! ?I found 3 '66 hubcaps within the virtual mountain of
> ?> '66-'69 style caps, and Kenyon threw in 3 extra earlier year caps that =
> ?> had
> ?> perfectly good retaining rings on them so I might figure out a way to
> ?> replace the destroyed ones on what are otherwise perfectly presentable =
> ?> caps
> ?> that had flown off Doris at earlier dates, and been run over. ?The caps =
> ?> are
> ?> all fine, but the retaining rings were mangled beyond any hope. ?Now, =
> ?> how to
> ?> replace the retaining rings on the '66 caps I did salvage from the side =
> ?> of
> ?> the road? ?It appears the backings are, for lack of better description,
> ?> "Crimped" onto the hubcap, at least around the outer perimeter. ?That =
> ?> would
> ?> need to be folded back, ring replaced, and re-crimped to be successful.
> ?> Kenyon came up with a "slice, and weld" solution that could very =
> ?> possibly
> ?> work, but would be expensive, I'm sure. ?Although, with the scarcity of
> ?> these caps these days, it may just be worth it to have a reserve stash =
> ?> of
> ?> the 20 lb. projectile killer hubcaps on hand. ?Is that Honda in the next
> ?> lane with the big Kazoo "Muffler" getting on your nerves? ?Well, with =
> ?> just
> ?> the proper pothole, you can dislodge a '66 hubcap smack into the Honda, =
> ?> and
> ?> totaling it ?Pull over, retrieve said hubcap from the flaming wreckage, =
> ?> and
> ?> scamper away. ?If anyone sees you, they will surely report your car as =
> ?> an
> ?> Impala, and you will never get caught. =20
> ?> =20
> ?> Kenyon also showed me a way to wire the caps on so as they would not be =
> ?> able
> ?> to fly off. ?Very ingenious, and involves a nifty tool Kenyon had in his
> ?> garage, I forget what he called it, but it was a twisting =
> ?> wrench/grip/wire
> ?> spinner type of deal some guy in Pomona (where the proverbial Pimp in my
> ?> previous posts is from) designed while drunk one night, and made his =
> ?> million
> ?> on patenting, and marketing. =20
> ?> =20
> ?> The only casualty was a Black Widow spider who had taken up residence in =
> ?> one
> ?> of the '66 caps, and as I was holding it, she was moving quickly to let =
> ?> me
> ?> know her position on my dislodgement of her home. ?A quick shake of the =
> ?> arm,
> ?> while releasing the said hubcap as quickly as humanly possible from my =
> ?> hand
> ?> was all that needed to dislodge her from her home, the cap, and Liz,
> ?> Kenyon's girlfriends quick stomp of her foot, sent the BW to "The =
> ?> promised
> ?> land".
> ?> =20
> ?> Upon my arrival back at my Mom's apt., I struck a deal with her. ?Let me
> ?> clean the caps up in her tub, and I would ?scour the whole thing, wall =
> ?> tiles
> ?> and all. ?After assuring her the dislodged buildup of years worth of =
> ?> dirt,
> ?> and weed debris (from the caps, not my Mom's tub) ?would in fact NOT =
> ?> clog
> ?> up, and utter useless, the San Francisco Municipal Sewer System, I was
> ?> permitted to proceed. ?My Mom was so happy with her shower/tub cleaning, =
> ?> and
> ?> that the S.F. sewer system was well equipped to accommodate the sheer =
> ?> volume
> ?> of dirt it was subjected to in such a short period of time, she shipped =
> ?> the
> ?> 6 caps to me gratis.
> ?> =20
> ?> Kenyon was a swell host, a lot of fun to talk to, and I got to see up =
> ?> close
> ?> and personal the differences in the lines between a '70 Imperial, and a =
> ?> '73.
> ?> Both fine cars in style, but I will go with the '70 as my personal =
> ?> choice.
> ?> Although with the bumper extensions on the '73, making it the largest =
> ?> Post
> ?> WWII production car is an appealing thought, and they are quite =
> ?> striking.
> ?> At least the 4dr is. ?More so than the coupe, which I prefer the '69-'71
> ?> version of with it's rounded rear quarter windows, rather then the =
> ?> '72-'73
> ?> coupes squared quarter window. ?That is merely a personal preference, as =
> ?> all
> ?> Imperials are beautiful in their own rights.
> ?> =20
> ?> In summary, if you want a part for your car, and would care to meet a =
> ?> very
> ?> nice fellow Imperialist who is just genuinely trying to help all these
> ?> parts, and supplies get good homes before they are all sent en-mass to =
> ?> the
> ?> county dump, contact Kenyon, and go for a drive to Hal David/Burt
> ?> Bacharach/Dionne Warwick land. ?Hum the tune while traveling.
> ?> =20
> ?> Bill Ulman
> ?> Seattle, WA =20
> ?> '66 Crown Convertible Coupe - Doris Day
> ?> WA State vanity plates: ?FIT4AQN
>
>
>
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