You can imagine the proud owner driving it out of the showroom in '56, and the excited family running out to see it on the driveway. Love your channel.
My father was a Imperial guy. He had a number of them. I thought of them tanks that moved like rocket ships. My favorite being the 63 Southampton Lebaron Love the color. Thanks for posting
What a beautiful "Rose" , love seeing these classics come back to life - and to have people preserving / restoring them back to there glory.... enjoy watching your stories, and always look forward for the next one. Brad - frm Vernon B.C. Canada
Randy, that is one beautiful car wow !!! I love your approach on these old beauties. Tell us, what are the steps and products you used to bring the paint and chrome back on "Rose" ? Just beautiful , well done !!!
Someone suggested to remove the carpet for cleaning, good idea that will result in nice carpets, but keep the pressure low so it doesn't tear the carpet. The material in the seats is going to be a serious issue. Beautiful in tact car worth doing right!
Those auto polishes have oils to make the finish look shiny ...but you have to actually cut into the finish to remove the oxidized paint otherwise soap and the elements will make it look dull all over again.
Hi Randy you might want to take out the horn ring and polish it by its self. That's a good one and too try to find another one for less than $500.00 is pretty hard. I redid a 55 Chrysler that uses the same ring. I hunted swap meets for two years before I found a good one, there pot metal and brake easy. Parts for that car are not easy to find, but I saw there were more cars there. Very nice car I love the 55-56 Chryslers. Good luck will follow along
cleaned up nice that old paint was meant to last that colour i guess is either love or hate it only thing i don't like is the rear tail lights they look like an after thought oops we forgot to add tail lights lol
Interesting that the AAMCO receipt shows a date of 8/67 and the black license plate sequence. The plates on her now are from around 1982-3. I wonder why the switch? Also, wait until you see how the rear side windows work. Wonderful engineering for what turned out to be for 1 year only.
The Aamco receipt was a previous owner. I assume the plate swap was done at that time. I will definitely share the window video...people will love that !
Beautiful! Wish I could afford this. Wouldn't be a project for me and my boys but I was really hoping the frame damage wasn't so bad on the 54 Squire! Also if it had a title would have helped.
The carpets are so dirty that they should be removed and pressure washed. If you try to scrub them with a brush while inside the car the dirt will wear down the fibers.
Very nice indeed. I own a '56 Imperial Southampton Crown Royal, it is a C70. Mine is a 2dr ht. Does that one have a 2spd or the 3spd trans? Mine has the 3 spd.
Please leave the chips and the light scratches. Touching them up is like retoring a piece of furniture. You ruin the value. Plus it's part of the cars history. The eats and headliner I can see restoring them. Beautiful car. Great videos as always.
I wish I could talk you into getting the Beige one with the rose roof too, Could you imagine pulling into a Show, Cars and Coffee or Cruise in with one following the other? Every eye in the place would be on them! By the way, If you can't sew the headliner back in place a last ditch effort to keep it in place is to poke holes along the edges of the pieces and use small zip ties to ''stitch'' it back together and over the bows! I know it is crude but it'''s a lot better than tearing it out! I have a 68 Pontiac Catalina 4 door sedan that I tried red duct tape to keep it from falling and when it didn't work so I tore it out only to see a video 2 days later with the guy using zip ties to ''sew his headliner back in! It didn't hang down so it wasn't real noticeable! How often do you look up at your headliner? Keep polishing! Can't wait until you get it done, And the Cadillac too, It is a beautiful car!
Zip ties? Interesting... If I were to grab another Imperial from that stash it would be the two door in green... but this one is more than enough. I’ve really got to get back to Pearl and finish her off , but I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to run the buffer on this one for a moment!
The zip ties are a last ditch effort to keep from having to buy a new headliner and when you are selling the car as most of us do after cleaning these old cars up and getting them running you can always tell potential buyers the elderly gentleman that owned the car did it and it and you found it so ''charming'' you didn't have the heart to take it out! I would have tried to get those tires to seal and leave the car on stands and the tires out in the sun to see if the take shape, I know they're old but they were in out of the sun so they may not be bad especially for a car that doesn't get driven far! In fact the older they are the better The tires made in the USA is a lot better rubber! I have a set of tires from 1975 that have been inside most of their lives and they look almost new and the rubber is still soft! @@Carchaeology
cool car. I'm no expert, but I think you should hire an experienced detailer to bring that interior/exterior back to life. I'm sorry to say this, but I think you're doing as much damage as fixing it, the way you're going about it.
Right or wrong I do things my way and have been very successful with my results. One of the original survivor cars I have worked on went on to win the HVA / FIVA preservation award at a high level concours event a couple years back. I’ve been at it 30 years now, yet there is always something new to learn. I do however have my “pro” that I call in for special challenges.
You can imagine the proud owner driving it out of the showroom in '56, and the excited family running out to see it on the driveway.
Love your channel.
Imagine a dealer lot full of them! So much chrome!!!👍
@@bradwhite6491 Hah! You'd be blinded.😁
That's a top of the line model with the Hemi and Power Windows, Nice!!
What an awesome car. This is the kind of thing I can spend a good amount of time going over at a car show.
Beautiful car and the color matches the period perfectly! Thanks for sharing and saving this beauty! 👍👍👍
What a beautiful car.
Great to see a preservation of such a wonderful vehicle
Sweet car!!! Great video!
A Grande Dame from another time! Best of luck with the buffing job👍 What a fantastic highway traveler. Great content, love your channel Randy 😁
My father was a Imperial guy. He had a number of them. I thought of them tanks that moved like rocket ships. My favorite being the 63 Southampton Lebaron Love the color. Thanks for posting
What a beautiful "Rose" , love seeing these classics come back to life - and to have people preserving / restoring them back to there glory.... enjoy watching your stories, and always look forward for the next one. Brad - frm Vernon B.C. Canada
Tremendous car in a great colour. You did well.
Looking forward to your reveals on this awesome ride.
Randy, that is one beautiful car wow !!! I love your approach on these old beauties. Tell us, what are the steps and products you used to bring the paint and chrome back on "Rose" ?
Just beautiful , well done !!!
That is awesome and love the two tone rose and white with the big white wall tires that car is sweet!! I love it
Brilliant, can't wait to see the further rise of Rose !!!!!
A 4- door I would own,Awesome 🇺🇸🎶🇧🇸‼️
Don't stop there, show us the rest. Hungry for more.
Someone suggested to remove the carpet for cleaning, good idea that will result in nice carpets, but keep the pressure low so it doesn't tear the carpet. The material in the seats is going to be a serious issue. Beautiful in tact car worth doing right!
I know it is an old video, but i just bought a 1955 imperial, and I love it
They are amazing and beautiful cars. Enjoy!
Those auto polishes have oils to make the finish look shiny ...but you have to actually cut into the finish to remove the oxidized paint otherwise soap and the elements will make it look dull all over again.
How sweet she is.
Hi Randy you might want to take out the horn ring and polish it by its self. That's a good one and too try to find another one for less than $500.00 is pretty hard. I redid a 55 Chrysler that uses the same ring. I hunted swap meets for two years before I found a good one, there pot metal and brake easy. Parts for that car are not easy to find, but I saw there were more cars there. Very nice car I love the 55-56 Chryslers. Good luck will follow along
Beautiful 4dr hardtop. I will be following this one since I love big Mopars. Will Rose be for sale?? If so how can we talk privately? Thanks.
cleaned up nice that old paint was meant to last
that colour i guess is either love or hate it
only thing i don't like is the rear tail lights they look like an after thought oops we forgot to add tail lights lol
Very Very beautiful classic 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Big hug from friend Marcos Polux Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Interesting that the AAMCO receipt shows a date of 8/67 and the black license plate sequence. The plates on her now are from around 1982-3. I wonder why the switch? Also, wait until you see how the rear side windows work. Wonderful engineering for what turned out to be for 1 year only.
The Aamco receipt was a previous owner. I assume the plate swap was done at that time.
I will definitely share the window video...people will love that !
Beautiful! Wish I could afford this. Wouldn't be a project for me and my boys but I was really hoping the frame damage wasn't so bad on the 54 Squire! Also if it had a title would have helped.
Looks like the car is definitely worth a careful detailing.
The 4-door hardtop is the rarest of the rare.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Ain’t exactly small. 42-39-56 you could say she’s got it all!
I knew someone would get that reference!! Ha!
Love the name,would look awesome with a period correct travel trailer hitched to the bumper
Did you give it a good washing before you got started!
A wet towel for a quick wipe down on painted surfaces, and then the clay bar...then polish, etc
Are you going to fire up the Hemi?
I've seen a similar car in one of those Broderick Crawford Highway patrol programs.
Of course we will fire it up!
For the seats ,lots of saddle soap and Lexal .
The carpets are so dirty that they should be removed and pressure washed. If you try to scrub them with a brush while inside the car the dirt will wear down the fibers.
If that is real leather on the seats get you some saddle soap to soften and clean the seats
Very nice indeed. I own a '56 Imperial Southampton Crown Royal, it is a C70. Mine is a 2dr ht. Does that one have a 2spd or the 3spd trans? Mine has the 3 spd.
3 speed
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have you ever used wet SOS pads on outside glass?
Yes I have! Works well
Please leave the chips and the light scratches. Touching them up is like retoring a piece of furniture. You ruin the value. Plus it's part of the cars history. The eats and headliner I can see restoring them. Beautiful car. Great videos as always.
I seen a detail guy soften up seats in the same condition but he said it was his secret formula Will rose be for sale?
Yes
What a beauty...the car not you lol.
I'd recommend soap and water before any kinda polishing/cleaning...gets rid of the abrasiveness...jus' sayin'...
I usually start with 80 grit sandpaper and acetone...
I wish I could talk you into getting the Beige one with the rose roof too, Could you imagine pulling into a Show, Cars and Coffee or Cruise in with one following the other? Every eye in the place would be on them! By the way, If you can't sew the headliner back in place a last ditch effort to keep it in place is to poke holes along the edges of the pieces and use small zip ties to ''stitch'' it back together and over the bows! I know it is crude but it'''s a lot better than tearing it out! I have a 68 Pontiac Catalina 4 door sedan that I tried red duct tape to keep it from falling and when it didn't work so I tore it out only to see a video 2 days later with the guy using zip ties to ''sew his headliner back in! It didn't hang down so it wasn't real noticeable! How often do you look up at your headliner? Keep polishing! Can't wait until you get it done, And the Cadillac too, It is a beautiful car!
Zip ties? Interesting... If I were to grab another Imperial from that stash it would be the two door in green... but this one is more than enough. I’ve really got to get back to Pearl and finish her off , but I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to run the buffer on this one for a moment!
The zip ties are a last ditch effort to keep from having to buy a new headliner and when you are selling the car as most of us do after cleaning these old cars up and getting them running you can always tell potential buyers the elderly gentleman that owned the car did it and it and you found it so ''charming'' you didn't have the heart to take it out! I would have tried to get those tires to seal and leave the car on stands and the tires out in the sun to see if the take shape, I know they're old but they were in out of the sun so they may not be bad especially for a car that doesn't get driven far! In fact the older they are the better The tires made in the USA is a lot better rubber! I have a set of tires from 1975 that have been inside most of their lives and they look almost new and the rubber is still soft!
@@Carchaeology
@@Carchaeology I’d be interested in the green one…😉
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Great vid
Lookn a set of hubcaps
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Your supposed to wash the car before using any wax or clay bar products...
cool car. I'm no expert, but I think you should hire an experienced detailer to bring that interior/exterior back to life. I'm sorry to say this, but I think you're doing as much damage as fixing it, the way you're going about it.
Right or wrong I do things my way and have been very successful with my results. One of the original survivor cars I have worked on went on to win the HVA / FIVA preservation award at a high level concours event a couple years back. I’ve been at it 30 years now, yet there is always something new to learn. I do however have my “pro” that I call in for special challenges.
Ok, that canister on the left fender, (passenger side) what is that....I've never seen that before. I had a 56 Imperial and mine did have that.