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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