Show us your Imperial
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My Imp came to me without the original window sticker. I was able to research and make one of my own, tought I would share for all to see:
1959 Imperial window sticker – price list
Crown 4 door Hardtop 5647.00
Destination Charge 145.00
Anti Freeze 6.10
*Accessory Group 313 709.70
5 Tires Nylon whitewall 620x15 76.55
Painted Landau Paint 31.20
Roof Landau – Silvercrest (Sothampton only) 139.80
Heater-dual AC 777.75
License Plate Holder – front 6.05
True Level Torsion air rear 155.90
Mirror outside right 6.85
Total: $7701.90
* Includes Push Button Electro Touch Tuner, including power antenna and rear seat speaker, push button conditionaire Heater, mirror- left-outside,-remote control, Power seat 6 way custom swivel, power windows, door guards, vanity mirror, rear license plate frame, Solex glass, Flight-Sweep deck lid, Auto-Pilot, and Sure-Grip differential
$7701.90 in 1959 dollars converts to $67,859.83 in 2020 dollars.
1959 Imperial window sticker – price list
Crown 4 door Hardtop 5647.00
Destination Charge 145.00
Anti Freeze 6.10
*Accessory Group 313 709.70
5 Tires Nylon whitewall 620x15 76.55
Painted Landau Paint 31.20
Roof Landau – Silvercrest (Sothampton only) 139.80
Heater-dual AC 777.75
License Plate Holder – front 6.05
True Level Torsion air rear 155.90
Mirror outside right 6.85
Total: $7701.90
* Includes Push Button Electro Touch Tuner, including power antenna and rear seat speaker, push button conditionaire Heater, mirror- left-outside,-remote control, Power seat 6 way custom swivel, power windows, door guards, vanity mirror, rear license plate frame, Solex glass, Flight-Sweep deck lid, Auto-Pilot, and Sure-Grip differential
$7701.90 in 1959 dollars converts to $67,859.83 in 2020 dollars.
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Question: Where is the rear speaker located when the car has Dual AC?
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They actually made a little recessed part in the AC unit. You can see the speaker magnet hanging down into it here:
(Maybe a correctly oriented photo will help show how they do it) (added)
(Maybe a correctly oriented photo will help show how they do it) (added)
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Jay - welcome to the forum! Those two Imps are beautiful! Glad to hear they both have been in the family for so many years. Hope they remain that way for many more years!
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Neat! Never knew that! Thanks.
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Jay, nice, great be in long term ownership
Graham Rollo, New Zealand
1930 Ford Model A coupe
1939 Chev tudor sedan
1956 Buick Riveria coupe
1956 Continental Mark II
!957 Imperial Southampton Coupe
1987 Harley FXR
1930 Ford Model A coupe
1939 Chev tudor sedan
1956 Buick Riveria coupe
1956 Continental Mark II
!957 Imperial Southampton Coupe
1987 Harley FXR
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I just realized that I had not introduced my newest lady, Ruby. Her name is because she has a Deep Ruby Metallic with silver top factory paint job. She should have gone to the crusher, but there are only 17 of this model known to exist, and only 1349 made! So it was so much fun restoring Rose, named after her Gray Rose Metallic paint. Here are some photos of the HT and the sedan.
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Rose did not look so good either when I rescued her from 45 years of siting outdoors, here she is "before"