I hate to burst your bubble, but pink cars were not that uncommon in the late '50s. My parents had a pink/black/white '56 DeSoto Fireflite, one grandmother a '60 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, and the other grandmother a pink '60 DeSoto Fireflite. All three were arguably every bit as flashy in their own right as a pink '59 Imperial, and none had any connection with any form of the entertainment industry. Some people just like flashy cars; witness today's Escalades and blinged-out grills on 300Cs.
Neal Herman
1959 Imperial Crown 4-door Southampton, Aqua Mist w/Silvercrest Landau roof (plenty flashy for it's first owner, a doctor, in Butte, MT)
1966 Imperial Crown 4-door hardtop, Haze Green w/white vinyl top (relatively dignified, in comparison to the '59!)
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Sent: 8/25/2006 10:34:21 AM
Subject: RE: IML: An Elvis Imperial?
I just bought a pink '59 Crown Imperial, ser# M637-104158. This car was originally sold new in Tucson Arizona and is now in Vermont. I wonder if there was some connection to the music world or Hollywood? I think it was unusual for someone to order a pink car unless they wanted to attract special attention.
Is there a way of tracing ownership on these cars?
Steve Restelli
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