Author: CHS 67 Imperial

67 / 68 chrome

I am looking for chrome pieces for my 67 Imperial:
grille (not center, but the upper and lower long, narrow grill pieces.)
Also, rear tail light chrome bezels.
I have these parts, but looking for pieces without pitting.
thanks

Opinion Needed

I ordered carpet samples from Stock Interiors. Blue is hard to match.
The circled one is the original. I’m thinking #2 is best bet. It’s a bit lighter than the original but it is a loop.
The piece on the left is the leather upholstery. Thoughts?
For a 67 Imperial Crown

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JFK Funeral Limo 1964 Imperial

How here’s a cool car!

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Restore 67 / 68 door handles

The woodgraining on the 67 and 68 door exterior door handles don’t age well and are hard to come by NOS. So, I thought I would try to recreate the woodgraining after re-chroming the handles.

First, I stripped the metal plate with acetone to bare metal…

1968 Imperial front cornering light lenses

For sale 1968 Imperial front cornering light lenses, plastic, Used. I would say 8 out of 10 condition.
I bought them by mistake. I paid $50. So, $50 or best offer.
Plus shipping from California.

Finally in the paint shop

Went to the paint shop last week.

motorized wing vent window removal

I removed the wing vent motor and the entire side window bracket. It’s a 1967 Crown HT.
The shaft that connects the pivot to the motor needs to be removed in order to remove the glass from the triangle frame, which needs to be removed in order to repla…