1958 Imperial First Start *with video*

[KcImperial]

I've had this one for 9 years and finally started working on it this past week. I was just going to see if it was locked up from sitting and well one thing led to another.... Now to start fixing everything else to get it driveable.
[video=youtube_share;NiwBgeA51RY]http://youtu.be/NiwBgeA51RY[/video]

 

[KcImperial]

all this shot out of the exhaust

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

reminds me of when we started my '59 Imperial.....but mine has the 413. Do you have more pics of the Imperials?

 

[Stormer]

Congrats, awesome.

 

[1978 NYB]

Very nice Imp!

 

[KcImperial]

reminds me of when we started my '59 Imperial.....but mine has the 413. Do you have more pics of the Imperials?

I call them by their colors, fortunately there's no duplicates yet.
Here's the tan, blue, pink, and the black one I got started today. The 5th one is maroon and it's not pictured (in the garage)
If you look closely, there's a '67 New Yorker hiding behind the black Imperial.

 

[tallhair]

Very cool and thanks for posting that ole Hemi

 

[baker53]

Glad to hear it come back to life. Thanks for the video.

 

[detmatt]

Neat cars!

 

[mcmlvii]

I find it fascinating that Chrysler used the hemi as one of their normal everyday engines in the 50s, and from a lowly 2bbl on up to the honkin' dual quad. Early hemis have always appealed to me. What a chunk of American iron, figuratively and literally. Cool Imperials you've got. Wish I had the room... and resources.

 

[KcImperial]

^^ Thanks! Resources isn't a big deal unless you do something silly like try to restore them all. ha! As far as room is concerned - I have a small property in the middle of town, gotta pack 'em in tight! Here's what my place looks like from outer space

 

[mcmlvii]

You've sure maximized your available space.

 

[commando1]

Nah, he's got plenty of room left in the South East corner....

 

[KcImperial]

Nah, he's got plenty of room left in the South East corner....

I like the way you think!