14th Annual

California Imperial Owners Statewide Meet

Sonora, California

May 1st-4th, 1997

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Photographs and index by John Brauninger.

These are photos I took of Imperials at the 1997 statewide meet in Sonora, CA. There are 46 entries (hope I got everybody) plus shots of a couple of other Imperials on display but not entered in the meet.


1939 Chrysler Imperial
Custom Limousine
Jim & Cathy Martin
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1954 Chrysler Imperial
Custom 4-door
Roger Irland


1955 Imperial C-69
4-door Sedan
Nannette Clark Cook
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1955 ImperialC-69
4-door Sedan, original
Terry & Marsha Davis


1956 Imperial
Custom-Built Convertible
John & Gloria Weaver


1956 Crown Imperial 7
Passenger Limousine
John Lloyd


1957 Imperial Crown
2-door Southampton
Frank & Myrna Pfaffinger


1957 Imperial Crown
2-door Southampton
William O'Brien


1958 Imperial Custom
4-door Sedan
Ole & Peg Jensen


1959 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Tom Johnson


1959 Imperial Crown
Convertible
Richard Palmer


1960 Imperial Crown
Convertible - BEST OF SHOW
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1960 Imperial LeBaron 4-door Sedan
George Nadelhoffer


1961 Imperial Crown
Convertible
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1961 Imperial Crown
2-door Southampton
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1961 Imperial Crown
Convertible
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1961 Imperial Custom
4-door Southampton
Dave Jolliff

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1962 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Dick/Juanita Kretschmer


1962 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Jimmy White


1962 Imperial Custom
4-door Southampton
John & Peg Kerr


1962 Imperial Convertible
Not Judged
For Display Only


1963 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Roger & Carol Shelby


1963 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Don Steger


1963 Imperial Crown
4-door Southampton
Ad Indihar


1963 Imp. LeBaron
4-door Southampton
Bill Watkins


1963 Imperial
Not Judged
CAR FOR SALE


1964 Imperial Crown
Convertible
Lud Indihar


1964 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Tom & Sherrie Egger


1964 Imperial Crown
Coupe
Ralph & Nancy Bass


1964 Imperial Crown
Convertible
Vic & Jennette Fink


1965 Imperial Crown
Convertible
Charlene Quinn


1965 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Earl & Pat Christy


1965 Imperial Crown
Convertible
L. Davis/W. Young


1966 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Robert Shapley


1966 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Larry Foster


1966 Imp. LeBaron
4-door Hardtop
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1967 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Bernice Hackney


1967 Imperial Crown
Coupe
John & Joy Martinelli


1967 Imp. LeBaron
4-door Hardtop
Harry McBride


1968 Imperial Crown
4-door Hardtop
Linda Massoni


1968 Imp. LeBaron
4-door Hardtop
Mike & Cathy Bullock


1968 Imperial Crown
Convertible
Mike Hackney
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1968 Imperial Crown
Convertible
John Tennyson


1972 Imperial LeBaron
4-door Hardtop
Charles/Pauline Yetter


1974 Imperial LeBaron
4-door Hardtop
Sam & Martha Scoles


1981 Imperial 2-door
Coupe
Pete Nacker


1981 Imperial 2-door
Coupe
William/Lorraine F.


1992 Imperial 4-door
Sedan
Richard Finnigan

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Jim & Cathy Martin's 1939 Imperial Custom C-24 Limousine won first place in the '39 class in '97, and can be fully enjoyed on the web-pages featuring Jim Martin's 1939 Imperial C24 Limousine.


Nanette Cook-Clark's 1955 Imperial C-69 Four-Door Sedan can be fully enjoyed on its own web-page: Nanette Cook-Clark's 1955 Imperial Sedan


IML member Henry Hopkins' 1960 Imperial Crown Convertible won Best of Show at this event. This is the first time in 14 years of Statewide Meets that someone who DIDN'T belong to the Southern California Imperial Owners regional club won the huge Best of Show trophy - Henry was thrilled! It was his first Imperial Statewide Meet. His husband Richard Palmer owns the '59 convertible shown above.


Dick & Marlys Hamann's 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible won first place in the '61 class in '97, and has won Best of Show three times before at Statewide Meets. Read this car's story on the web-pages featuring Dick & Marlys' 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible.


Paul Graveline's 1961 Imperial Crown 2-door Southampton won second place in the '61 class.  View a video of this car at the page for Paul Graveline's 1961 Imperial Crown


Tony Lindsey's (IML founder) 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible won an Honorable Mention. You can learn a LOT more about this car on the web-pages featuring Tony Lindsey's 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible.


Bob Schmitt's 1966 Imperial LeBaron 4-door hardtop won first place in the '66 class. This same car is featured on the web-page featuring Bob Schmitt's 1966 Imperial LeBaron


Mike Hackney's 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible is a very rare "Shriner" Imperial convertible. Find out more about these great cars on the web-pages featuring Imperials of Omaha - The Shriner Convertibles

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