RE: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron - ask Dick B?
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RE: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron - ask Dick B?



 
 
Congratulations Mr. B on 50 years!  What an Imperial achievement!
 
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From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>

> Sorry, guys, I've been off the list for most of the week - all our
> kids/grandkids/spouses/in-laws/outlaws/friends and enemies are gathering
> here this week, for our 50th wedding anniversary celebration, and I've been
> busy with "honey-do's" all week. (About 90 people gathering - ARRRgh!)
> I've got RVs all over my lot, and the electric company is grinning ear to
> ear (it been over 100, and everyone has their AC going full blast). Thank
> goodness for the pool!
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> Yes, I had a line on some really big car covers - I brought a bunch up to
> the SCIOC meeting in April, and donated some to the club auction/raffle, and
> sold the rest.
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> These are very nice covers, but you need to understand that they a re not the
> soft cloth type - they are made of what appears to be "rip-stop" nylon -
> tough stuff, very light in weight, they will pack into a plastic bag the
> size of a basketball or so.
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> The reason I like them is that they are dust proof, but they breathe, so you
> don't need to worry about trapping moisture against the car surface. I use
> them inside my buildings, because they keep the dust from coating the cars
> (I live in a very dusty area). They are great for inside a building, but
> they are so light in weight that they need to be tied down if you are going
> to use them outside.
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> These are the only non-custom made covers I have found that are large enough
> for our big cars - I have them on my 67s and 68s and even on a 1 ton dually
> crew cab long bed truck (different size cover, of course) and on my
> Packards.
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> These are big enough that they come all the way down to a couple of inches
> above the ground all the way around the car, (sides, back and front), and
> loose enough that you don't need to worry about protrusions like mirrors.
> They have elastic in the hem, so they cling to the sides of the car, and
> there is a grommet to tie them on (which you have to do if there is any
> wind).
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> Things that are sharp would probably cut through the material, though, so
> you need to upend a plastic cup or a rag or something of the sort to protect
> the cover from the hood ornament. I use a plastic drinking cup on my 81's
> ornament, for instance. If your antenna won't retract, you'll have to put
> a hole in the cover - I haven't done that because all my antennae work OK.
>
> I can get more of these for around $65 each, if I order them in batches. I
> don't know what the shipping will be, I'll have to find that out depending < BR>> on where they have to go.
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> These come from the same manufacturer as the ones you can see at:
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> www.theezcover.com, but the ones I can get are probably seconds - (although
> I've never found any defects in them). The normal price is about $100, but
> that includes the silly plastic storage case - which I tried and felt it was
> a waste of time. The size that fits our Imperials is for a 19 foot long car
> - it is big enough but not way over sized.
>
> Kenyon has one - so get his opinion of whether it is a good cover or not.
> For a cheap cover, I think they are a great deal, but a $400 cover it is
> not!
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> If there is interest in some more of these, I will contact my source and see
> if I can get another batch - I know it will take a couple of weeks to get
> them out to you, though.
>
> Dick Benjamin
>
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> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenyon Wills
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:50 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: IML: Car Cover for '66 LeBaron - ask Dick B?
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> Dick Benjamin has a line on a really super cover.
> I'll leave it to him to speak up on that, but as
> usual, you can take what he has to say to the bank.
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> The stuff on ebay fits the 81 and later stuff.
> Covering a 1973 or 66 is another discussion
> altogether.
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> -Kenyon
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> Kenyon Wills
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