New Jay.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 09/08/2016 at 10:54 • Filed to: None

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RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/08/2016 at 12:22

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Maybe we can borrow that one, I know a guy who does work for Jay. A little flashier than the sedan we want, but hey, when in Rome Eastern Europe...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 09/08/2016 at 12:27

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Better idea, you get a Cadillac sorted out, we invite Jay...

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/08/2016 at 12:48

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Well, that’s done.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 09/08/2016 at 12:53

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That’s not a bad price at all.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/08/2016 at 12:56

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That was my first thought too. The pink/pink is a bit much, but for that money I wouldn’t complain about colors.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 09/08/2016 at 13:19

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Maybe tomorrow will be the day I finally bring my rocker panel dimensional drawing in for the Lincoln and hand it off to my agent in the sheet metal department. I keep forgetting. That pair of monstrosities in 16GA Paintlok bonderized steel should use up nearly a whole 4'x10'sheet, since they’re 8 feet long, which is to say... $37 wholesale. HA HA I WORK IN A SHEET METAL SHOP

AMC/Renauledge > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/08/2016 at 14:22

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As usual, Jay gets some of the details wrong. GM was the first to do wraparound windshields on production cars (1953 Corvette, Fiesta, and Eldorado).

The Imperial also wasn’t all-new for ‘58, either. The full Forward Look redo came in ‘57 and only detail updates like a grille and bumper change were made for ‘58.

Imperial also wasn’t “the biggest of them all” back in the day. The Lincolns and Cadillac Fleetwood 75s were actually bigger.

All that said, I love this car. 1959, ‘62, and ‘66 Crown convertibles are my dream cars.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > AMC/Renauledge 09/08/2016 at 14:44

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Yep. Enough almost-right that you can’t really pick a fight with him without kind of being a dick... but by the same token you kind of have to note what the details actually are. His enthusiasm is what’s important here.

Just a pinch wider than the Lincoln, I believe, but not longer, more room in the back seat of the Lincoln, with more room through the front door of the Lincoln where it matters (top of the door frame), but slightly better handling out of the Imperial.

I actually came within a gasp of going to look at a ‘58 Imperial four door that was for sale here locally. Missing engine, some rust issues, pretty much no interior, so that one wasn’t to be added to the quiver, but the ‘58 remains a cornerstone of my preferred barge style set.

ranwhenparked > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/08/2016 at 22:49

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Also, I think the 1960 Fords hold the record for the widest cars ever built.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ranwhenparked 09/09/2016 at 08:57

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I thought that too at one time, and it was the biggest car of its surroundings, but there’s some car out there that broke 83" (possibly a ‘30s Imperial?), and the pre-Imperial marque Chrysler Imperial Crown of ‘54 was a full 82.9".

My own ‘59 Lincoln is “only” 79.9" wide, which (defying belief) is actually like a quarter inch narrower than the widest point on a ‘58 Fury. A Plymouth. For plebians. The Lincoln makes better use of it, though.

kanadanmajava1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/14/2016 at 16:20

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50's Imperials are awesome. I wish I’ll have one some day.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > kanadanmajava1 09/14/2016 at 16:23

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They’re by no means unobtainable in my area of the country, just few and far between. Ragged ones at least are pretty cheap.

kanadanmajava1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/15/2016 at 08:14

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Except convertibles and Ghia made limousines they are usually very affordable. Keeping them running is semi hard as the suspension parts aren’t shared with the sister brands.

I just remembered one thing. Jay probably mixed up the windshield and the side windows. I’m pretty sure that Imperial was the first to use curved side windows.