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| Hello everyone! Newbie here, joined today looking for info on how many '58 Kingsways are in the U.S. I bought Mine 24 Years ago in Mexico and Has followed me since then. Car has been restored (FINNAAAALLYYYYY!!!!!) and looking forward to join car shows this summer. but I know someone will ask how rare a Kingsway is? how many...? etc. but mostly I want to know more about the car that stole My Eyes since I was 18. Thank you in advance, and have great Day! |
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | For export markets, the Lynch Road plant built :
LE1 : Kingsway 6 - 1,674
LE2 : Kingsway V8 - 498
TOTAL - 2,172
Export series were Kingsway, Kingsway Deluxe and Kingsway Custom.
http://www.forwardlook.net/mail-archive/msg29307.html
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| Kingsways were just plodges with badging right? Just like Canadian models?
Edited by mikes2nd 2015-07-16 3:55 PM
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | Yes, just like Canadian Regents etc.
Just badged differently and not sold in US or Canada.
rabulobich, is yours a 4 door sedan?
Edited by FinFury57 2015-07-19 2:23 PM
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| yes sir. 4 door sedan. but VIN strts with LP2 wich tells me its from Plymouth. I Guess the cuestion is: How many are there in the US? or I'm the only one that brought back one? Thanks for your hep guys. I'll try to upload pics(computers don't like me) lol |
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Location: Vancouver, BC | The US-built 1958 Dodge Kingsway and DeSoto Diplomat models were built at the Plymouth plant on Lynch Road or the Plymouth assembly plant in Evansville, Indiana. Although Plymouths were "P", Dodges were "D", and DeSotos were "S", the Kingsway was "E" in 1958-59 and the Diplomat "F". Except on the serial number.
The Canadian plant built Plymouth-based Dodges for the Canadian market and Kingsway models for export markets, but used "LE1" and "LE2" for the serial number prefix in 1958. Canadian-built DeSoto Diplomats used "LP1" and LP2", just as in the U.S.
Dodge Kingsway models were sold in Hawaii before it became a state, by the way.
Edited by Chrycoman 2015-07-20 11:51 PM
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how many 1958 Dodge Kingsway's are There?
