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1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now
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Chappy1960
Posted 2009-12-20 12:23 PM (#201404)
Subject: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now


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Location: Bowmanville (The BONE!!), Ontario, Canada		I finally got a chance to take the car to the gas station to fill up and put stabilizer in it and snapped some pictures. My father always took pictures when the car was out on odd days. You should have seen the looks from people!



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Chappy1960
Posted 2009-12-20 12:32 PM (#201405 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas!


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1959Dodge
Posted 2009-12-20 1:00 PM (#201408 - in reply to #201404)
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Chappy1960
Posted 2009-12-20 1:22 PM (#201409 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas!


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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2009-12-20 1:31 PM (#201412 - in reply to #201405)
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Posted 2009-12-20 2:35 PM (#201426 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: RE: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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Posted 2009-12-20 3:34 PM (#201430 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: RE: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now


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Posted 2009-12-20 3:50 PM (#201432 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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MoparBrew
Posted 2010-01-01 8:24 PM (#203279 - in reply to #201404)
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Location: Brooklyn NY		I like that color combo..real nice car. You are definitely running some biga$$ tires on your car! The newer wheel design looks better than I would have thought. Enjoy your ride...........Ralph from Brooklyn
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Posted 2010-01-01 9:27 PM (#203294 - in reply to #203279)
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Cool ride for sure!! Love them fins.... very nice design on the fins and back lights..... a true classic!
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Posted 2010-01-01 9:35 PM (#203297 - in reply to #201432)
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Posted 2010-01-01 10:40 PM (#203308 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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imopar380
Posted 2010-01-02 1:31 AM (#203317 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		Nice.. This Canadian built Polara has the optional rear quarter panel molding that only came in the USA with the big stainless steel panel behind the rear wheel. In Canada it could be ordered with or without the other panel.
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Posted 2010-01-02 2:28 AM (#203321 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: RE: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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Posted 2010-01-03 10:28 AM (#203555 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: Re: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now



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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Nice Pics and a Very nice Dodge Polara, Thanks Canada

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Posted 2010-01-03 11:35 AM (#203562 - in reply to #201404)
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		The background building is really simular to IKEA Jocke! (let's hope it's not!) The car is as far away from IKEA as possible, even if it is the parking lot of IKEA. I like those '60 Dodges!
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Diesel45
Posted 2010-01-06 1:42 AM (#203998 - in reply to #203562)
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Location: Farnborough. Hampshire. England.		Brad, what tyre pressures are you running? They seem to be having a very minimal " footprint " for the snowy/icy conditions in your area, and thereby giving you less grip.. Beautiful car, and I know what you mean about about people's looks...Whenever I pull into a petrol station with my Plymouths, it takes me 5 minutes to fill up, and half hour to get away from all the folk that want to ask multitudes of questions about my car...
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Posted 2010-01-06 11:50 AM (#204022 - in reply to #201404)
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Posted 2010-01-07 3:51 AM (#204125 - in reply to #201404)
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Location: Vancouver, BC		Actually, for snowy conditions a smaller footprint is better - more weight per square inch of tread on the pavement. That forces the tire onto the snow and packing it, which gives you better traction. Just don't spin the tires as that causes the snow to turn into ice and you get no traction.

On sand, though, which does not pack well, a wider tire foot print with lower tire pressure is preferable. That way the tire stays on top of the sand.

Spent the first sixteen years of my driving life on the Canadian prairies, the home of blizzards and -40 weather. Narrow rear tires and a few bundles of newspapers in the trunk gave great traction. Wide tires and an empty trunk resulted in little traction with the back end skittering around on the snow.

One gorgeous looking Polara, though! Anf photos of the almost Matador interior?
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Diesel45
Posted 2010-01-07 8:03 AM (#204135 - in reply to #204125)
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Location: Farnborough. Hampshire. England.		I strongly disagree Bill, lower tyre pressure gives a BIGGER footprint, hence MORE grip.........
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Chappy1960
Posted 2010-01-09 10:04 AM (#204455 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: RE: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now


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Location: Bowmanville (The BONE!!), Ontario, Canada		Thanks for all the comments. The building in the background was built by Rona and because of the recession it has decided not to open and it is for sale or lease. Would be a great place to own for keeping cars in but you need the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

The tires on the car are bias ply and were bought from Coker Tire 2 years ago. I just find these tires make the wide white look better then radials but that is my opinion. The radials would ride alot nicer i'm sure.

The car is original except for the tires and the dual exhaust.

It just rolled 121000 miles this summer and still going strong.

My family has owned the car for almost 34 years and my father had to install a seat belt in the rear for my car seat.

Love the car and glad it attracts so much attention but -27 C with the windchill up here in Canada today so she is resting in my heated garage awaiting summer 2010 cruising season.

Long live the Mopars

Brad Chapman

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Chappy1960
Posted 2010-01-09 10:12 AM (#204456 - in reply to #201404)
Subject: RE: 1960 Dodge Polara out today for gas! Pictures are here now


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Posted 2010-01-09 10:34 AM (#204459 - in reply to #201404)
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Posted 2010-01-09 11:50 AM (#204469 - in reply to #201404)
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Location: Warren, Michigan		Very beautiful car. I love the color too. I'm not sure if it is the wheel opening style or the stock stance, but the nose seems a bit higher than expected. I'm not saying anything negative about it, I'm just curious as I'm not familiar with this model.

Driving in Detroit winters, I can tell you that too wide of tires can really mess you up in snow. It feels like you're plowing the road with the tires and maneuvering is horrible. You just need something that is ample with a good tread pattern.
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Chappy1960
Posted 2010-01-09 2:05 PM (#204495 - in reply to #201404)
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Posted 2010-01-09 3:55 PM (#204505 - in reply to #204125)
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Chrycoman - 2010-01-07 12:51 AM

Actually, for snowy conditions a smaller footprint is better - more weight per square inch of tread on the pavement. That forces the tire onto the snow and packing it, which gives you better traction. Just don't spin the tires as that causes the snow to turn into ice and you get no traction.

On sand, though, which does not pack well, a wider tire foot print with lower tire pressure is preferable. That way the tire stays on top of the sand.

Spent the first sixteen years of my driving life on the Canadian prairies, the home of blizzards and -40 weather. Narrow rear tires and a few bundles of newspapers in the trunk gave great traction. Wide tires and an empty trunk resulted in little traction with the back end skittering around on the snow.

One gorgeous looking Polara, though! Any photos of the almost Matador interior?

Bill, I owned a Canadian Polara four door HT, and a Matador 4 door HT that I bought out of Seattle, had them at the same time. The only difference in the interiors was that the Canadian Polara had chromed door top moldings and a chrome rear window inner molding. The front windshield inner molding was painted on both of them. I don't know how they treated these moldings on sedans. Otherwise the seat patterns and door panels were identical. The ceiling / headliner treatment on both of them was outstanding - there was a cardboard perimeter in dark greyish brown, with three sections of tan colored, ribbed foam rubber separated by chrome mylar strips that clipped in. It was very luxurious looking. The ribbed foam rubber was also applied to the sun visors. This foam wasn't particularly durable, and mine had a few small chunks missing usually brought on by fingernails rubbing the headliner when moving the visors. I had it re-covered at a local upholstery shop, and they used a ribbed corduroy type material in the same color which was a very close match to the ribbed foam. All in all the ceiling headliner treatment on the Dodge hardtops was more plush than that on the Chrysler / DeSoto or Imperial.



These are photos of the Polara as it appears today, which is now owned by a good friend of mine. Apparently, the Matador is stored somewhere in town here in pieces. The Matador is the maroon car at bottom.

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Posted 2010-01-09 5:41 PM (#204521 - in reply to #204505)
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Location: bishop, ca		Going back to the great tire-width debate, Bill is correct that a narrow (snow-) tire will give grip and traction
through snow/ice, whereas a wider tire will skid all over it, and not give good traction or control.

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Posted 2010-01-10 11:41 AM (#204601 - in reply to #204495)
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Chappy1960 - 2010-01-09 2:05 PM

I like the front end a little higher. It looks like its taking off!!


I will second that !!!! GREAT looking car
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