those 67 in stripes

[Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx>]

"Also, on the '68 Newports there was an option to have the concave sides
covered in
simulated woodgrain (on the convertibles).  It sounds odd, but it actually
looks pretty
good and these cars usually bring a few extra bucks when sold."

I understand that a 68 Newport 2 door HT with the simulated woodgrain was
referred to as "SportGrain".  I've seen this combo.  It doesn't look as bad
as one might think.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: IML: those 67 in stripes


Dear Bill,

Funny that you should ask!  Dick Benjamin has an Imperial like that, and he
just e-mailed
me a link to an auction on ebay for an Imperial that has the same color
combination as
both his car and the ad I think you saw.

It's gold with a cream color in the concave area.  Imperial had one painted
like this in one
of their ads for '68, and according to Dick, the previous owner of his car
saw the ad and
had the dealer repaint his car to match.  The funny thing is, since then we
have spotted
several other Imps with this same color scheme.  So either a lot of folks
liked it and had
their cars painted that way, or it was a little known factory offered
paintjob.

Also, on the '68 Newports there was an option to have the concave sides
covered in
simulated woodgrain (on the convertibles).  It sounds odd, but it actually
looks pretty
good and these cars usually bring a few extra bucks when sold.

Mark M