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Thx the other Chris!
I don't have pics yet as I drove the car directly
into my garage and started brake work on the front end. The disk brakes were
metal to metal the worst I've seen so I've had to replace the rotors and pads
and might have to do the calipers. I was told it had 144k miles but after
looking at the receipts it was 244k miles on the body. I bought it from the
original owner and he kept every receipt for it, and for all those miles it
still looks great but has mechanical issues that I'll resolve over the next few
months. The engine and tranny only have 30k on them but the rear end is
whurring on acceleration. It has the sure grip rear end.
This baby also has the optional AC. It's light
green with dark green interior and a black top. I'll pics when the car is out of
the garage as it is too big to photograph in one picture!
As my profile states this is the second 67 Imperial
convertible I've had. The first one I bought 30 years ago for $75.00! Does
anyone know what the production #'s are?
Thx,
Chris in Petaluma, Cal.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:39
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Chris S's 67 Crown
Convertible
Welcome, Chris!
First friendly bit of advice on
posting is to include a relevant subject line in your email. You?ll get better
response that way.
Nothing will soften a top. If it?s in decent shape
and has been kept out of the sun, it should be ok even after 40 years, but
four-decade-old vinyl is what it is, and if the fabric is done, it?s done.
Prolonging its life is another story, and I am not a big fan of Armor All, but
some vinyl protectant (try the Meguiar?s product made for vinyl and rubber)
might defer some of the effects of aging as time marches on.
I would
avoid operating the top when it?s cold out, or when the top is wet. Warming it
up in the daytime sunshine (since Petaluma is not too cold yet) might make the
top fabric more pliable.
Would love to see pix of the car. What color
is it (paint, top, interior)? A 67 Crown Convertible?s always been a car I?d
love to own. Congratulations on yours!
Chris in LA
67 Crown 4-door
hardtop
78 NYB Salon
On 12/3/06 9:07 PM, Chris Strohmeyer at
chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi
all,
Chris here with my first post. I have a 67 Imperial convertible
with the original top. I bought this car 2 weeks ago. Does anyone have a
definitive solution to what to apply to the top to help preserve it and
maybe make it more flexible before I risk putting it down. It's 40 years old
and I don't want to damage it. I was thinking something like Armorall
but would like professional advice. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chris in Petaluma, Cal.
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