Re: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NOAH is an excellent cover for indoor and outdoor use. Another good choice
is Covercraft's Weathershield, which has the added advantage of being
extremely compact when it rolls up. Both are very kind to the finish. If the
outdoor use is anything more than occasional, I would recommend NOAH.

As for the covers you see on eBay, a lot of them are universal fit, and some
of them seem to underestimate the size of a 1960s luxury car that's over 19
feet long. As for Technalon, it's OK but it dates to the early 80s and has
been superseded by some far superior fabrics, both for UV protection and
breathability.

I'm a big fan of Covercraft (covercraft.com) because of their quality and
fit, and feel that they are worth the extra money (how much does a paint job
cost?). I have had some of their covers for well over 10 years without any
sign of aging, and both the NOAH and Weathershield are super-easy to care
for. (You can hose either off while it's on the car and let it sun-dry (on
the car) without water spots, or machine wash them (helps to use a
triple-loader at a local laundromat). A long time ago, a business associate
and I put ten or so freshly detailed prototype cars used for advertising
photography under fitted Covercraft NOAH covers (when NOAH was brand new, in
the late 1990s), then left the cars outside for a wet Southern California
winter. Come spring, we uncovered the cars and they all looked like we had
detailed them yesterday.

Just my personal experience with and thoughts on the matter!

Chris in LA
78 NYB Salon
67 Crown



On 8/9/06 4:17 PM, dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx at dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi All....I know the topic of 'car covers' has been kicked around every so
> often but now that I am in a position to actually WANT one I can't seem to
> find any of the emails I thought I had saved, figures! I have checked a few
> websites (www.autoanything.com & www.carcoversdirect.com) for info about the
> MANY different types of covers.....some are obviously not the ones I would
> trust to protecting my Imperial but definitely serve a real-world purpose. I
> have heard mentioned (don't remember WHERE!) the NOAH model of car covers and
> the TECHNALON name as well. Also the EVOLUTION 4 name has come up a lot. Can
> anyone out there tell me , from experience, which cover I would be better off
> with? This is for a 1966 4-door LeBaron (in great condition!) that may have to
> occasionally be sitting in the driveway but figures to be in the garage most
> of its life. HOWEVER !.. having said that, I would like the cover to be able
> to handle the job of protecting the car from high temps (heavy duty UV),
> general desert dust and the occasional winter downpours we can get here in
> southern California. I am hoping the car will be in the garage all safe and
> snug MOST of the time but if I do need to have it in the driveway outside the
> garage I would like it to be covered as 'safely' as is reasonably possible!
> Thanks for any suggestions, as well as suppliers, you can provide.
> Feel free to email me directly at:
> 
> www.dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Thanks all!!!
> Dan Melnik
> 
> 
> 
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