Me, my '69 Imperial and its pitfalls

[vdk2010]

Hi, my name is Julian, 28 years old, living near by Frankfurt Main, Germany and I'm the proud owner of a 1969 Chrysler Imperial 2-door HT project car.
It was 32 years in storage and have surface rust on every single part, but just a few rusted throught spots on the body.

A member from forcbodiesonly.com send me over here! Hi 67Monaco

I myself am a media designer, means I'm usually a pencil pusher but would say about myself, I'm a fast lerner with fun and a lot of interest in doing everything on my car by myself. Including the bodywork! For that I am on the search for tips, tricks, help and good advices!


And finally a few pictures of my project:
(a full album can be viewed on Flickr)










Broken Swaybar mount


A few more or less small holes in the floor




Left and right lower quarter panels

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Welcome to AllMetalShaping Julian. I became interested in metal shaping because of working on my rusty Imperials. Lost interest in the cars and got hooked on shaping.

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If you haven't found it, the online Imperial club is a wonderful resource:

http://www.imperialclub.com/

If you go to the year by year pages and look on the 73 page, you'll find the saga of my 73 restoration. http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1973/...saga/index.htm

On the 69 pages, you'll find Elijah Scott's 69 which we painted at my shop.

The Fuselage Imperials are my favorites.

[vdk2010]

Thanks Kerry! Your car looks great!

I know the club and love to get information from there!

I know the Elijah Scott Imperial(s) from the 69-71 comparison album, but according to that, he ownes the 70 and 71, not the 69

[Jere]

Hello Julian and welcome. Quite a project you have.

Jere

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Originally Posted by vdk2010

...I know the Elijah Scott Imperial(s) from the 69-71 comparison album, but according to that, he ownes the 70 and 71, not the 69

yes, you're correct, it was the blue 70. I think there is a saga on painting it somewhere on the IML.

I sold my 73 many years ago. Great car!

[thingsthatfly2]

Looks like a fun project. those lower quarters look like they will be fun to tackle!

the car looks huge compared to that speedster on the transport truck. How many trailers did it take to get it home?

[Kerry Pinkerton]

The fuselage Imperials were among the largest American cars ever built. The 73 like I had WAS the largest production car built thanks to the 5 mph bumper boobs. 440, torqueflight tranny. Surprisingly fast. The end of an era of big, fast, high speed, luxury cruisers. No cup holders however....

The 69 was the cleanest and best looking of the bunch. Two doors are rare. Most were 4 door hardtops.