LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
You even have a Minnesota trailer bringing it back!
"Shirley Pickles" is surely a Sherwood green 1972 4 dr Imperial
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I'll find out when I go to the DMV this coming week. They always ask, " Now, how many Imperials do you have?"
You know Bob, I'm not put off by any cracks or minor blemishes in general...I will definitely arrest any rust or leaking fluids that would shorten the life of these behemoth beauties. The scars are kinda cool to touch and look at and wonder what exactly happened. Each Imperial has scratches, door dings, sunkist fading of vinyl and paint...etc...I'm not hung up on the imperfections as I used to be...I'm not cut out to have museum pieces or glossy show cars.
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Doc: I can't tell; is the top on your car a kind of tan color, or is it just a real dirty or stained white vinyl top?
I'm not 100% sure...seller did mention vinyl sunfaded/stained. I have to get down to shop and lay eyes on her. The initial feedback from mechanics is she runs well and good shape at first inspection...some door dings only negative comments so far.
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That sounds positive.
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
If its supposed to be a tannish color, I kinda like it. . .
V1W (look at the fender tag) is a white vinyl top.
Other vinyl top colors and codes for 72 were:
V1F = green
V1X = black
V1Y = gold
V1B = blue
V1T = tan
The tan top is actually quite dark and the closest factory original matches for Shirley´s top are 73 V1L (parchment) and 69-70 V1L (champagne).
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Fender tag V1W
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Well. . . I figured that the white interior would probably demand a white top, but I bet a tan top with a tan interior would be the cat's pajamas.
bigmoparjeff
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I'm curious to find out what this mystery pull knob is for. Wondering if it's a manual temp control for the ATC II?
Jeff
Jeff
Could be...the carrier driver said when he was moving her around it was kicking out cold air.
There is also an aftermarket security system that I need to remove. It's running havoc with locking doors with engine running and when putting in gear/door closures. Seller got locked out once or twice. Major headache to resolve.
Congratulations, I lay my eyes on my two 73's this weekend!
Easy peasy today...breezed right thru the DMV in 20 mins...probably have her plates in a week. Title transfer and temp permit, too.
