Re: Re: IML: Basking In Their Ignorance

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Æyn -Great story. Most of my folks that see my car thinks it's a cadillac or a Lincoln.-Anthony


>From: aeyn <mr85000@xxxxxxxxx>
>Date: 2007/10/06 Sat AM 11:43:35 CDT
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>Subject: Re: IML: Basking In Their Ignorance

>Last night my "step-son" followed me back to Tucson with his
>newly acquired 1991(Mark Cross) Imperial and we stopped in
>Florence, AZ for a break.  The lady at the counter knew what an
>Imperial was as she had one in high school, but could not recall
>what year it was, probably a 65 as she graduated in 1970.  She
>came out to see our Imperials parked beside each other - 1993 and
>1991(Mark Cross) and was pleasantly impressed.
>I know that this can be a VERY rewarding, but also be a funny and
>vexing thread, but shouldn't we just be appreciative that there
>are people out there who recognize our IMPERIALS for the
>CHEVROLETS they are!!!
>
>Æyn
>
>--- Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I suppose I could share a dozen stories like this...people
>> telling my my '59 Plymouth's manual transmission is not
>> original because all Mopars built between 1956 and 1965 had
>> push-button Torqueflites, that my '68 Crown is nothing more
>> than a re-badged New Yorker with different front and rear
>> sheetmetal, that vetical fins were banned by the government
>> after 1957, etc.
>> 
>> I know my post just "fluff" and I could be reprimanded for this
>> posting, but one quote I enjoy is:
>> 
>> "It takes a big man to admit he's wrong. But it takes an even
>> bigger man to keep his mouth shut when he knows he's right!"
>> 
>> K.
>> 
>> >Some guy at a gas station said that my 1960 Imperial had a
>> Hemi. I told
>> >him it didn't and showed him under the hood. He said, "See, I
>> told you
>> >so!". I just shook my head and let him think what ever he
>> wanted to.
>> >
>> >Paul W.
>> 
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