V5M is pretty cool in itself.
What a cool car!!
What a cool car!!
My new to me 1971 Paisley Imperial
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What does the L in MLM9 mean?
What does the L in MLM9 mean?
Leather
ceebuddy
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@nitoh: Congratulations on this beautiful acquisition!
There was a writeup on this vinyl roof in the Collectible Automobile magazine article on Fuselage Imperials. The roof material was specifically developed to look like an old Italian leather that has a very subtle print. All looked fine but the production involved printing red color over the others. As the sun's UV rays would eat up the red, the other colors of the print became very dominant.
So yes, the somewhat floral design showing through that much was never intended and it became a recall. Owners could choose to have it replaced with a black or white roof for free.
But no, it was not leftover vinyl material turned Imperial roof by some shrewd vinyl dealer selling it to dumb Chrysler procurement.
There was a writeup on this vinyl roof in the Collectible Automobile magazine article on Fuselage Imperials. The roof material was specifically developed to look like an old Italian leather that has a very subtle print. All looked fine but the production involved printing red color over the others. As the sun's UV rays would eat up the red, the other colors of the print became very dominant.
So yes, the somewhat floral design showing through that much was never intended and it became a recall. Owners could choose to have it replaced with a black or white roof for free.
But no, it was not leftover vinyl material turned Imperial roof by some shrewd vinyl dealer selling it to dumb Chrysler procurement.
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