|
|
Expert
Posts: 4654
| Does anyone know the history on the '58 Dodge conv in the John Staluppi collection being offered at the Leake Auction in AZ ?
(1 S.jpg)
Attachments ---------------- 1 S.jpg (133KB - 63 downloads)
|
|
|
|
Expert 5K+
Posts: 9904
Location: Lower Mainland BC | .
This D500 one?
https://www.ironplanet.com/for-sale/Automobiles-1958-Dodge-Custom-Ro...
|
|
|
|
Expert
Posts: 1886
| Yes, the vin looks like a made tag. |
|
|
|
Expert 5K+
Posts: 5006
| hmm wonder who made that tag for him? |
|
|
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 628
Location: Lubbock, TX | Has the wrong passenger exhaust manifold for a dual-quad engine. Isn't this the one that the top sits too high, like they used a hardtop donor floorpan? I seem to recall this was at Barrett last year? Either way, I'll be out at Scottsdale next week and I'll check these cars out.
~Peter
|
|
|
|
Expert
Posts: 1886
| If I recall, I think this was the one at BJ that went through a bunch of hoops. If that was the case, then the AZ police did it. This car was made from a hardtop, hence the top sitting up so high |
|
|
|
Expert 5K+
Posts: 9904
Location: Lower Mainland BC | Mike McCandless - 2020-01-06 7:09 AM
If I recall, I think this was the one at BJ that went through a bunch of hoops. If that was the case, then the AZ police did it. This car was made from a hardtop, hence the top sitting up so high
Anybody seen a photo of the chassis, i.e. did they swap in a literal "X"-member or just leave the hardtop ladder frame?
|
|
|
|
Expert 5K+
Posts: 9904
Location: Lower Mainland BC | Mike McCandless - 2020-01-06 7:09 AM
If I recall, I think this was the one at BJ that went through a bunch of hoops. If that was the case, then the AZ police did it.
We had a thread about *A* 58 Super D-500 convertible
This car: https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1958-DODGE-CUST...
This thread: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=70254&...
This was the start of the resto:
And there was this suggestion about how they did the body:
christine-lover - 2018-12-07 3:45 PM
Notice how the convertible top folded sits up way too high. Probably used non convertible rear wheel wells. May just used an entire hardtop donor shell.
|
|
|
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 628
Location: Lubbock, TX | ^ that's what I was recalling. Thanks for finding it. In his defense, Mike Swedal, who restored this car, has done fantastic work on a couple of my dad's cars awhile back. Amazing body skills!
-Peter
|
|
|
|
Location: The Mile High City | Cool color scheme. They shoulda offered that one for '58! |
|
|