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From My Collection... The Elegance of Imperial

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John Merritt
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For me, as a car lover, I've always been drawn to the big luxury cruisers, muscle cars are appreciated, but they just can't hold up to a luxury cruiser for me. The bigger, the better, and the Imperial tops that list as one of those cars that I just can't get enough of. 

This beauty was brought to us from GLM in 2023. 1964 Imperial Crown Convertible, LE #014 of 109 in Nassau Blue

1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB0
1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB1
1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB4
1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB5
1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB6
1964 Imperial Crwn Cnv CB7

John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA


   
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(@bob-jackman)
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Have it, love it. I have it displayed next to the hardtop by Neo.



   
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(@jack-dodds)
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I have always liked this crisp looking design.



   
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(@whodeytink)
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I have this also.  Love this generation of Imperial.



   
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(@michaeldetorrice)
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It is a beautiful car and replica of it. I had a 1/25 model of this one when I was a kid.



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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A beautiful car, love the colors and the pics of course.


John Bono
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Posted by: @sizedoesmatter

A beautiful car, love the colors and the pics of course.

+1 - me too!

 



   
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Rich Sufficool
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@whodeytink So did the Green Hornet:

Black Beauty 009 001

 



   
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@rich-sufficool Wow, I had forgotten about the Green Hornet.  So cool



   
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Graeme Ogg
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I also like this generation of Imperial and I bought this GLM version but, as I think I may have mentioned before, it annoys me every time I look at it, because of its excessively "pointy" nose.

The front edge of the front wing/fender on these cars was only a fraction off the vertical. Neo captured that very precisely. But on the GLM, the way the nose juts forward is painfully exaggerated to my eye.  And the front corner is too sharp, not rounded enough.(Oh, and the front bumper is a little too shallow top to bottom!)

Imperial noses

It almost seems as if they were looking at pictures of a '65 Plymouth when they did that front end.

Plymouth 1965

Shame, because I agree it is a pretty model otherwise, but I just can't "un-see" that rather striking inaccuracy.


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@graeme-ogg Hmmm.  Yes, I see it.  Doesn't impact my enjoyment of the model though. 

 



   
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