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Streamlining Ed, streamlining! And the competition
was doing it so Imperial needed to keep up with everyone else. Just my
guess.
Greg
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Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:23
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Gimmickry and
Gadgetry
This is more of a design thing but I've always wondered why we had to
hide the
windshield wipers in the 70's.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 5:58
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Gimmickry and
Gadgetry
I have often wondered what happened to the flush "hidden"
door handles
on the late 50's / early 60's Chryslers. Now they're
back. But
carmakers went back to a more conventional design for a
number of years.
On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 05:12 PM,
imperialman wrote:
> The dash mounted rear view mirror is a
great gadget IMHO.
> The mirror eliminated an annoying
blind spot that I still have with
> modern
> cars.
>
Something I remember from my Dad's 55 New Yorker that I believe the
>
55-56
> Imperials also had is a wonderful outside door handle. A push
of the
> thumb
> would bring the handle into your hand . Kind
of subtle ,but made a big
> impression on me as an eight year old
.
> This is probably not Imperial exclusive, but the southwind gas
heat
> would
> rate high on my gadget list.
> Especially
living here in
Minnesota!.
>
Clay
Smith
>
67 Crown
Coupe
>
60
Custom
>
>
>
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