56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist
56D500boy
Posted 2019-06-16 8:44 PM (#583538)
Subject: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist



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Location: Lower Mainland BC		This one:

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/6912821496.html

Exterior and interior-wise a clone of my car. It looks nicer than mine in that regard. Not sure about those spinner wheel covers. They look wrong.



Edited by 56D500boy 2019-06-16 8:45 PM
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57burb
Posted 2019-06-16 9:26 PM (#583540 - in reply to #583538)
Subject: RE: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist



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56D500boy
Posted 2019-06-17 12:28 AM (#583552 - in reply to #583540)
Subject: RE: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist



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57burb - 2019-06-16 6:26 PM

Nice car. The wheel covers are '58 Dodge.


So doesn't that imply that the wheels are 14" not 15" like they should be (for a 56)?

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mikes2nd
Posted 2019-06-17 1:24 AM (#583555 - in reply to #583538)
Subject: Re: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist


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those are the aftermarket incorrect ones, both 14 and 15 are incorrect as they stick out way to much and look s**tty... They bulge out way to far.

that being said, they dont look bad on a "fat" tire... it helps hide the bulge inside I think so here it kinda works.

There were literally 50 different pages of "Dodge" spinners in JC Whitney catalogs in the early 50s

I wish they would have copied them exactly.
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Powerflite
Posted 2019-06-17 4:08 PM (#583589 - in reply to #583555)
Subject: Re: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist



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Location: So. Cal		Can you show a picture of what you mean by bulging out too much? Do you mean that they don't seat fully against the rim? I am not familiar with this issue.

Some differences that I know between aftermarket and original:

1. Knight is always a little different. Some aftermarket knight designs are goofy.
2. Hubcap is chromed steel instead of stainless like the originals. Aftermarket hubcaps will rust very quickly as the chrome job is cheap too.
3. Aftermarket can be 15" or 14". Originals are only 14".
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56D500boy
Posted 2019-06-17 4:58 PM (#583593 - in reply to #583589)
Subject: Re: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist



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Powerflite - 2019-06-17 1:08 PM

3. Aftermarket can be 15" or 14". Originals are only 14".



Umm....Not for 56 Dodges. The OE wheels and covers are 15".

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Powerflite
Posted 2019-06-17 5:46 PM (#583594 - in reply to #583538)
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Location: So. Cal		I am only talking about '57-'58 as I don't think aftermarket reproductions are available for the '55-'56 designs. There are reproductions for the 59 as well, but they look different.
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moparsteve
Posted 2019-06-17 8:58 PM (#583602 - in reply to #583538)
Subject: RE: 56 Dodge Custom Royal Sedan - Boston Craigslist


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