Monthly Archives: May 2025

Trunk Trials: the Bag Job

Posted on May 26, 2025 by RussD

Like most car collectors I have a cover for the car. Even in a garage dust collects on cars, so you throw a car cover over them for protection. The cover I’m using for the Imperial was originally for a … Continue reading →

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Trunk Trials Continued

Posted on May 19, 2025 by RussD

A few of years ago I picked up a couple of yards of cheap indoor/outdoor carpet and (somewhat roughly) cut and fitted it to the trunk. The plan was to replace it with something better when I actually finished the … Continue reading →

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Trunk Trials

Posted on May 12, 2025 by RussD

It’s with great relief that the interior is finally done! No more seats, door cards, trim, door switches, lights, or other tasks! Yeah, about that… I’ve seen some designs for custom trunks that I rather like. Basically the same kind … Continue reading →

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Speaker Spacing

Posted on May 6, 2025 by RussD

Plans for a future radio upgrade included adding a pair of speakers to the package shelf behind the rear seat. Time to actually install them while the interior was apart. Turns out that there were already cutouts in the package … Continue reading →

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