Re: IML: 1960 Two Door Southampton w/No Other Designations

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

It may have been a hole for draiining during the assembly process.  Unibody
cars have floors full of holes as they were dunked into baths of cleaners,
bonderizers, primers, etc. and the holes permitted the excess to run off.
So the hole in the trunk may have been there to drain an exccess of
something then plugged after the body was painted.

Bill
Vancouver, BC



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If the hole was plugged, its not a drain, but more likely, for an option, or
possibly production line orientation, for spot welding during construction.
Just a guess, Dave.

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From: John Corey <jcorey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
That's to let all the water out, when (not if) the main weatherstrip on the
trunk lid lets it in!




On Feb 6, 2007, at 3:22 AM, Luke Nola wrote:


Speaking of strange holes in 1960 imperials....I have had mine down to bare
metal as well and have been crawling around in the trunk and wondering what
the big hole to the left of center in the middle of the trunk floor is meant
to be for? Mine was plugged up with a factory rubber plug. The hole is about
3 inches diameter in size to the left of the gas tank but it's got me
stumped as to what option it might be for. All I can think of is that it was
a rare Imperial option of an 'emergency breath hole' for unfortunate
Imperial owners who find themselves captive in the trunk of their own car?
But as yet I have found no reference to this in the owners manual. Any
takers on this one?


Luke
60 Le Baron


On 5/02/2007, at 3:56 AM, Tom Scott wrote:




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