Re: IML: '65 & '66 Radio

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I stand corrected, but I still think that there was something different between the two. Does your AM/FM have the "Local/Dist Wonder Bar" over the radio dial? If it doesn't, that is the difference that I was thinking of. It has been so many years ago.

Paul

 In an email dated Mon, 21 3 2005 2:36:15 am GMT, "Neal Herman" <chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>My '66 has AM/FM with reverb and the foot control search tune.
>
>Neal Herman
>1959 Imperial
>1966 Imperial
>et al.
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: 3/20/2005 6:31:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: IML: '65 & '66 Radio
>>
>> 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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