1959 Chrysler Imperial

Southampton Coupe

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M617100991

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1959 Imperial Custom 2dr hardtop project. This car needs full restoration. First off I am including a nice complete front bumper, it is mounted on the car now but I didn't a chance to get pics yet. Also including replacement DR quarter window and other extra parts. Rough but nearly 100% complete car, it is a Custom and very highly optioned. White with turquoise interior. It of course has the standard power steering and power brakes, car is also equipped with:heater, rear window defroster, radio with foot control, power windows, power locks, power 6 way Swivel seat, Flyte Sweep Deck Lid, hood ornament, Auto Pilot, Solex tinted glass, passenger side exterior mirrorstone shields This car was parked since the early 1970s, the milage is 81, 120 which I’m sure is original. I have a good title for it. It as been in a barn since then and was just pulled out a few months ago. It is a mix of original paint and old repaint. It will need all 4 floor pans replaced and some brackets underneath them. The inner rockers are solid both sides except for one spot on the passenger side front corner where the inner rocker and sill will need work (common problem here in Chicago due to mud and salt staying in that area). Passenger side needs the area above the wheel well replaced, patches needed on driver’s side wheel opening lip, needs lower quarters both sides. Have photos of all of this. Hood, doors, trunk lid all solid with no holes or thin spots. Needs front fenders. The car is very straight only found 2 small dings by one tail light ring. Bumpers solid and straight, there is a spot on the frame "lip" behind the rear bumper (the approx 2" wide area on the frame bottom) that has some thin spots. Car sat on 4 flats on an uneven dirt barn floor and this area collected water and debris. Just flat metal, 2-3in width, not a difficult repair. Obviously the car needs a good amount of rust repair I know of a junkyard in CA that has a solid 59 4dr (more than 1) that would provide all the sheet metal you need, plus some extra goodies, for around $1000 and will gladly assist the buyer if they want to purchase it to use for the sheet metal. I also have some additional sheet metal and parts available All the rare 59 only trim is intact. There is a tiny hairline in the grille bar which will be an easy fix for a chrome guy. It has very little pitting for one of these and the headlight buckets are great with no cracks and light pitting, I know a great chromer who is very fairly priced who I send my chrome to, just did '57 conv chrome for me. The pot metal quarter panel "washboards" need repair on the bottoms and are pitted. I can fix pot metal if you cannot find someone to do this repair. Hood lip trim has no dents. Front fender trim is not damaged. All stainless intact, there is 1 or 2 screw holes in 1 piece Engine compartment is complete, except for generator bracket. I put some stuff in the motor and let it soak, I will try to see if it turns over this weekend. The sticker on the door jamb says the brake shoes were relined 6/12/1964 at 46k miles. The odometer says 81k miles and since the car was parked in the early 70s, and hasn't run since then, I'm sure that is original. All the glass is in beautiful like new condition, as mentioned will include quarter glass to replace broken out one. The interior has factory or dealer installed seat covers, a cool pattern, they are torn up in the front though. Appear to have been on the car since new. The steering wheel is from a different car, was like this when I got it. The dash pad is perfect not a crack or a warp. It even has both plastic eagle emblems by the windshield post trim, those are always missing and very difficult to find. Will not find a nicer original dash pad. The ash tray, glove box doors ,etc, are also like new. The door panels are not bad and could be repaired. Headliner has a section missing from it. Sunvisors are like new. The interior chrome trim is very nice with little to no pitting, including all the window switches. I have 3 keys for the car but not sure they are the correct ones or maybe the locks are seized. Yes it needs a lot of work but they only made 1700 of these and they rarely come up for sale. I have it priced it fair considering just the parts value alone, you won’t be searching parts. I do not want to sell this to someone who will part it out, I bought it to save it. I am working on Imperials right now in similar or worse condition, I just have no time for another one, I have 2 59s already. I don’t think you’ll find one with an interior like this, just having the nice dash pad alone will save a lot of $$ Still has the original jack in the trunk. Everything shown in the photo of the trunk is included plus extra stuff from a 4dr. Car is in storage now, can stay for a while (at $60 a month) but I would prefer it be picked up sooner than later. Front bumper is mounted but I didn't get a chance to get pics yet. It rolls and steers, driveshaft is disconnected, tires and rims are good. You can call with questions or if you want a buy it now/make an offer, cell 847 707 8312 Click on this link for a slideshow with 70+ more photos: http://www.ivyhillhomes.com/1959_imperial.html