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Posted 2016-06-30 4:42 PM (#515577 - in reply to #515567)
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Using dog dishes with whitewalls is a little odd, but it isn't bad, and it looks fine in my opinion. I like to use blackwalls with them and then use a thin trim ring on the rim to give it more pizzazz.

Here is a picture of a '60 Valiant wagon setup with whitewalls and dog dishes.

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Posted 2016-06-30 4:45 PM (#515578 - in reply to #515567)
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Also, the dog dish caps you have on your car are not original to the '60 Chrysler. I'm not sure why the old picture has them on there, but the original ones look like this:

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Posted 2016-06-30 4:48 PM (#515579 - in reply to #515578)
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Powerflite - 2016-06-30 3:45 PM Also, the dog dish caps you have on your car are not original to the '60 Chrysler. I'm not sure why the old picture has them on there, but the original ones look like this:

AGREE, old, foreign pic does not have originals. '57-61 Chrysler small hubcaps look like the attached. All 5 years used these.

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Posted 2016-06-30 4:54 PM (#515581 - in reply to #515579)
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StillOutThere - 2016-06-30 1:48 PM

AGREE, old, foreign pic does not have originals. '57-61 Chrysler small hubcaps look like the attached. All 5 years used these.

I really like those! I need to find a couple. I have 1957 Plymouth ones on my 1947 teardrop trailer but I like these better.

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Posted 2016-06-30 6:20 PM (#515591 - in reply to #515581)
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Yes.... I know about the originality factor. I couldn't find 4 good ones. If anyone has 4 for sale let me know. Any thoughts on the extra lights on the Windsor? Undercover police?

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Posted 2016-06-30 6:46 PM (#515595 - in reply to #515591)
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Cmangeot - 2016-06-30 3:20 PM

Yes.... I know about the originality factor. I couldn't find 4 good ones. If anyone has 4 for sale let me know. Any thoughts on the extra lights on the Windsor? Undercover police?

A lot of countries required yellow turn signals and specific sizes of reflectors. They are probably to accommodate one of those things.

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Posted 2016-06-30 7:00 PM (#515596 - in reply to #515567)
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Most likely turn signals and/or reverse lights

In Australia, by 1960 (not sure when exactly) cars over here had to have front and rear turn signals as standard, not sure on reverse lights, but most automatics had them (cant think of any here that didnt actually), but manual cars it was optional for ages

On my phoenix which was built in Australia, they changed the way the wiring works to make the reverse lights work as both indicators and reverse lights, the also made the clear lenses amber (I have clears on my car, but I have amber bulbs in it)

Someone spotted me driving around the other day and put it on facebook, I was turning right

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Posted 2016-07-01 5:17 AM (#515632 - in reply to #515567)
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First picture is from Finland. Extra lights are yellow turn signals. On some places those were needed and on some places not. MOT inspector was next to God (higher) and they had absolute power to interpret Finnish legislation how they wanted.
Most common thing was to add extra reflectors to the rear.

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Posted 2016-09-13 8:48 PM (#521196 - in reply to #515567)
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I think they look great i run the same setup on my 60 Plymouth

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Posted 2016-09-13 8:59 PM (#521198 - in reply to #515567)
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Posted 2016-09-13 11:21 PM (#521211 - in reply to #515567)
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Got them on all my cars.

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Posted 2016-09-14 12:41 AM (#521219 - in reply to #515567)
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I do not care for them but every body has their own choice of wheel covers

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Posted 2016-09-14 9:24 AM (#521227 - in reply to #515567)
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Dogdish hubcaps look great. And they look great on your car!

I have seen those type of hubcaps on 60-62 Chryslers quite often. Though I think they are mainly seen on 62-64 model cars.

The '62 Newports I have seen three types of dogdish hubcaps. The three ribbed, '61 Plymouth, and the smooth face.

I practically use dogdishes on all my cars. No risk of them flying off on high speed cornering either!

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Posted 2016-09-14 9:31 AM (#521228 - in reply to #515567)
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Here's a few of my cars with dogdishes.

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Posted 2016-09-14 11:00 AM (#521232 - in reply to #521227)
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The dog dish caps on your '61 Dodge are the hard to find '57-'61 DeSoto caps. Nice find.

Posted 2016-09-14 1:51 PM (#521249 - in reply to #521232)
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Lads --
Dog dishes are neat as they really can set off the wheels, especially the black or red ones. As for myself, I kinda sorta prefer baby moons primarily because I fall back on the prejudices of my days when the Forward Look was new. Back then, dog dishes with factory logos were just a bit frowned upon as being the mark of a cheap fleet car as full wheel covers were an option (19 bucks extra for the four on my '60 Fury). You might keep in mind that was the time when "spinner" wheel covers, especially those of the '59 Dodge Royal Lancer and various Oldsmobile models, were very popular (and very apt to be stolen). However, the less flamboyant guys, those with "sleepers" or nondescript cars with surprises under their hoods, definitely went for the plain factory dog dishes.
However, while that '60 Fury and its successor, my '65 Sport Fury, and my wife's '63 Vette all came with the full wheel covers, they ended up with baby moons. My '67 R/T came with dog dishes, but I took the baby moons off the Sport Fury and put them on it.
Nowadays I go with the stock full wheel covers (we still called 'em "hubcaps" in the '50s and '60s) just because modern cars all seem to have stylized spoked wheels and wheel covers are virtually unknown. It's just a case of "Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice." Any of the three types is characteristic of the era.
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Posted 2016-09-14 4:20 PM (#521261 - in reply to #515567)
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Austin is just showing off with all his dog-dish laden vehicles! He really should be ashamed--just thing of all the poor canines out there
with no food bowls.

Just kidding, Austin. Your collection is most impressive!

Chris, back about 10 years ago I had a wonderful all original '61 DeSoto that I put some Chrysler dog-dishes on and thought it looked spectacular.
Also, and old daily driver I had was a '61 Newport with dog-dishes.

Both were terrific cars.
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Posted 2016-09-14 11:55 PM (#521284 - in reply to #521261)
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I once was from the camp of "more bling = more better", but over time
this opinion has been tempered by the overwhelming number of FL cars
being over-blinged, and tend to all look the same. The blackwall/dog dish
look REALLY stands out against the sea of over-chromed same-old, same-
olds. I love them.

Posted 2016-09-15 12:30 PM (#521318 - in reply to #521284)
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Where the heck have you been where there is an "overwhelming number of FL cars"? I'd sure like to join you there as out here in Colorado (a backwater to be sure!) if I ever get to see four at one time I'd think I had died and gone to meet the great Virg himself. Even at national soirees as the Plymouth Owners Club and Walter P. Chrysler Club, FL cars are few and far between. No doubt they're better represented at 300 club and DeSoto club affairs, but the vast majority of Exner's creations that I've encountered, except for the Letter Cars, have been extensively rodded. Definitely, the Letter Cars have much the same appearance, but they're overall rarity makes them stand out. The only comments on mine that I get other than "I never seen a car like that before" are "My dad (or, worse, "my grandpa") had car like that, but it was different."
Again, since I'm a product of the age, I like the look of the chrome on the Big-Tailed Beast (especially the skirts), especially when it's parked among other muscle cars of the 60s, most of which have stylized wheels. Of course, the Beast itself is a "survivor" and most likely the most original '60 Fury still around, so I'm not about to change it in any way. I must say, though, when I first acquired it, I very seriously considered repainting it all white and putting baby moons on it just like that one I drove back in 1960 to 1964, but a car is original only once.
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Posted 2016-09-15 2:08 PM (#521328 - in reply to #515567)
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Not a fan of dog dish caps especially on upper scale cars with the possible exception of some performance models. I always associate dog dish caps detracting from the elegance of finer automobiles. Just my opinion but whatever trips your trigger..................

Posted 2016-09-17 2:52 PM (#521461 - in reply to #521318)
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Joe,

I'll be dropping by in the 57 Fireflite Airporter limosine to take you back to 1962
and we can have the time of our life looking at all the cars (and everything else)
and scheme on how we'll stash incredible cars away to survive until they are app-
reciated ! Make sure you're at the curb and ready to go !

Seriously, though ... I mean that in a much more general sense, such as your
example of the 300's. No question, a stunning car, ... but I bore easily, and I'd
much rather see a NY'er coupe just because you almost never see those, AND they
came in a myriad of paint and interior color options.

If I could bring myself to break from the historical reality of the time. I would run
dog dishies on my Fireflite, just because they are NEVER seen on a 57-61 DeSoto !
But a top line car that came standard with full wheel covers ? It would just look wrong.

I deeply regret not buying the single side spear, monotone 57 Firedome convertible
I found in PA years ago. A wasted rust bucket, it was the epitome of anti-bling, all
wrapped around a drop-top (typically over-blinged) body style.

What a standout that car would have been !

Posted 2016-09-17 6:46 PM (#521488 - in reply to #521461)
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Those New Yorkers came in a myriad of paint and interior colors because they were high-end common cars for their time, grocery-getters and commuters for the country club set. Their market was among the middle-aged matrons who sedately motored to Gladys' for Wednesday afternoon bridge and gossip: to wit: "Oh, what a heavenly pink car, Madge! It is a perfect match for your divine hat. You will have some tea, won't you, Dear?" You rarely see them nowadays because we saw so doggone many of them back then and there was nothing extraordinary about them -- they were just transportation. Once they were succeeded by the next years batch, almost all lost their novelty unless they were special cars from the start. These run-of-the-mill plodders fell to the very same status (or lack thereof) as great grandpa's 25-year-old roan gelding -- a nice, practical horse to be sure, but no Man o' War, so off to the glue factory. Thoroughbred race horses are admired for their success and for their beauty and definitely have uses after their last race, but the nice old plodders survive only because of the sentimental attachments and very few tears are shed when they're at last put down.
Cars are the same as there are thoroghbreds and there are nags. I saw too many nags way, way back then to get overly excited the dime-a-dozen vehicles of my youth. But I must say that I rarely fail to express my appreciation to the owner of, say, a '55 flathead Savoy for the work he or she has done to preserve the car. In these instances, the operative phrase is "appreciation to the owner for the work" without any implication that the vehicle is is a shining symbol of automotive excellence. Instead, I feel the owner is really the attraction and a true automotive enthusiast.
Just as some horses are Man o' Wars and some jockeys are Eddie Arcaro's, some cars are thorougbreds and some owners are true aficienados. Thoroughbreds easily grab my attention and owners my sincere appreciation.
Joe

Posted 2016-09-18 12:05 PM (#521540 - in reply to #521488)
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Joe,

Your argument is without flaw. I cannot dispute your point.

I guess where I come from is the exact point you make about commonplace, every day
cars of the time. I was born the year the last FL car was built, and my appreciation for
"thorobreds" is centered 5-8 years later on stuff like your Vette and E-type Jags. In the
Mopar camp, the 66-69 B-body cars.

My interest in finned cars comes from a different place. It is the architecture and overall
"street ambiance" of the "Jet Age" that excites me, and the more it represents what one
would have normally seen up and down my street, the better I like it. We had a neighbor
that had a half dozen Ferraris. Yes, they were exotic and put all others to shame, but they
represented the Rat Pack and high money, not late 50's Americana. What I have the nostalgia
for is the turquoise and black 57 NY'ers and coral/pink two-tone Dodges, sitting in the driveway
of houses where one might expect George Jetson to come flying up to at any moment. Not
that this detracts from your argument, it's just the other side of the same coin.

Where cars like 300's have gone wrong for me is the limited colors, pat identical interiors,
and the high numbers of survival, to a point where what was actually a rare and special car
in its day, is now more likely to be seen than any other single type of Forward Look car at a
car event. I bore easily,a nd even though I find the 300 a beautiful car and fully understand
the attraction, I am bored with seeing the same car over and over and over. Rather ironic,
the rare thorobred of 1957-61 is now the most likely to be seen, but that is how it worked out.

After a close call with "the end" in AFG, it hit me that I will not live forever, .... or more to
the point, that "the end" was closer than I wanted to allow myself to believe. So, upon
returning to CONUS, I ran my projects through a "reality filter" and dispatched a number of
them to others because I would never liver long enough to see them done. On the flip side,
I picked up a truck I always wanted.

Now, I would have preferred a 1922 Packard or Lincoln or Locomobile that had been cut
down into a truck in the Great Depression, but these undesirable botch jobs have become
quite valuable in the past 20 years as re-body candidates, and I missed my window of opp-
ortunity. So, I ran this through the same "Americana filter" as mentioned above and settled
on the ultimate example of automotive Americana, the TT Ford.

A cantankerous excuse for a motor conveyance, it is the supreme example of why the Forward
Look happened and horses were put out to pasture. One must really get their head in a different
place to own and drive one of these beasts. But damm, is it fun, and while I love my finned
cars, they do not even come close to opening the doors and gates of cool places and people
like this old truck does. And it's those forgotten spaces. Those slumbering basements, garages,
and barns, where the old guy that shares my interest in common Americana hoarded his own
pile of junk away ... THAT is the magic place I want to dwell. The dust and cobwebs, rust and
smell of an old shop .... THAT is PURE MAGIC to this fool. Over-polished trailer queens and
warehouse-type collections of thorobreds are wonderful in their own way, but I come from a
different place. Same idea, just a different angle.

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Posted 2016-09-18 2:38 PM (#521546 - in reply to #521540)
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Doc --
"I was born the year the last FL car was built, . . . ."
Don't rub it in!
The Old Fudd

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Posted 2016-09-18 8:29 PM (#521564 - in reply to #515567)
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Here are my 2 that came with Factory dog dish caps. However when I bought the '60 it came with the deluxe caps. The original owner had 3 options added to it when he bought it, deluxe caps, radio and cigar lighter. When he died I went to the estate sale and the dog dish caps were taped together and I knew they went to this car. I paid $5.00 for the 4 dog dish caps. The '61 pic is when I bought it in TX.

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Posted 2016-09-23 4:18 AM (#521926 - in reply to #515567)
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I got me a 59 Dodge Dish; 3 to go!

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Posted 2016-09-27 5:37 PM (#522202 - in reply to #515567)
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Pass the full wheel cover please & make it SPINNERS if you have them!

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Posted 2016-09-29 2:54 PM (#522331 - in reply to #515567)
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Another neg comment on the d dish, back in the day one would NEVER have small hub caps. POP them of paint the wheels black w/o wheel trim!

Posted 2016-10-01 11:09 PM (#522481 - in reply to #522331)
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Gerry,

That's the whole point of running dog dishies today ... EVERYONE wants or runs
full face or spinner wheelcovers now. The doggies are a standout !

Posted 2016-10-02 3:33 PM (#522500 - in reply to #522481)
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No way! Doggies are standouts only on 2-door posts, 4-door SEE-dans, and wagons. I can hardly picture Horace swapping those great '60 Dart spinners for some dog dishes or others replacing the magnificent '57 Adventurer or '59 Royal Lancer jobs with cheapies, much less this old fudd doing that on my '57 300C. Also, I know darn well I ain't gonna get rid of the full wheel covers on my present '60 Fury 2-dr H/T just because I had baby moons on my old one back when most of the current FLKers were not yet even a good idea for their prospective parents. If you want to make just parts of the car (in your case, the wheels) standout, go ahead with the dog dishes. But if you want to present a premium car as it was meant to look on the showroom floor, stay with the originals that Exner intended and not the "economical" hubcaps that some junior engineer drew up as his first assignment.
Incidently, I just acquired the virtual dead ringer for that '65 Sport Fury 2-dr H/T I had back in 1964-1967 -- Medium Red Metallic, matching interior, 365 horse 426-S, Hurst-equipped 4-speed, and all. I don't think you'll be surprised that I'm leaving the spinners and fender skirts on it. After all, that exactly how it looks in Plymouth's "Roaring '65s" catalogue.
I'm with you, Horace.
Joe

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Posted 2016-10-02 4:30 PM (#522502 - in reply to #515567)
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My preference.

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Posted 2016-10-02 10:01 PM (#522517 - in reply to #515567)
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I like the dog dishes just fine.. got some 61' Plys on my 61's Dodge with an added beauty ring and some RWL tires.. I like the look.

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Posted 2016-10-02 10:55 PM (#522518 - in reply to #522517)
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Joe, Joe, ... Joe ....

You're not hearing me, Amigo.

Sure, a premium, top shelf model car would not look right with dog dishies.
I have made my own quandary of what to run on my Fireflite known here on
this forum ... a car that came standard with full face wheel covers. They are
are good looking as a battered pizza pan ... utterly dull. I hate them. But
the alternative is what ??? I am stuck with:

a. Wire wheels - I'd prefer not because every other assclown with a ragtop
runs them now.
b. Adventurer spinners on those stupidly undersized 14 rims - no !
c. Dog dishies - utterly WRONG on a Fireflite for all the reasons you state.

What was DeSoto thinking in 58 ? Why, if they could steal the Dodge body
to build Firesweeps, could they not adopt the Dodge spinners (the best looking
wheel cover of the Forward Look period, IMO) ???

But when it comes to low or mid-line cars, many were sold new and run with
dog dishies, and while I also came from the old car mindset that "upgrading"
EVERYTHING was the only way to go, that horse has been beat to death and
frankly, I am sick of over-blinged cars. I mean, of the three Super D-500 59
Custom Royal convertibles built, all 98 survive !!! Give me a break !

I am WAY more excited to build my stripper Plaza than I am my glam-barge
DeSoto. One is SO cool and unusual, while the other is just another typical
over-blinged convertible. I wish I had bought the 57 Firedome stripper ragtop
I found 30 years ago ..... dog dishies and blackwalls, monotone turquoise with
no side sweep (single bar side trim), no heater, no radio, manual everything,
and a 3-speed manual behind that 341 Hemi ! As far as I know, no such FL
convertible has ever survived into a restored state as a stripper. They ALL
get every conceivable hunk of shiny gee-gaw hung on them because no one
can think outside the box.

Let's see pix of that 65 Plymouth !

Posted 2016-10-02 11:27 PM (#522521 - in reply to #522517)
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Lads --
It's simply a case of "Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice." In my case, I put baby moons on solid black wheels at a time when the trend was for cars to have "wheel covers" that were just that -- they hid the wheel with stylish, or garish, or whatever, coverings over the wheel. Now, with the trend to stylish, or garish, or whatever, wheels (to say nothing of monster 17"+ wheels), I'm reverting to the pure factory appearance of the Forward Look as originally presented at the time because the cars are distinctive in their own right and don't need any help from me. I even have the old fashioned wide whitewalls on my C and my '60 Fury in spite of the fact that I really didn't like them after 1962 when the narrow white walls first made their appearance. I just don't want like my cars resembling 2016's low riders or "gangsta" cars in any way, but rather reflecting Virg's concepts from that part of the tire touching the pavement to the tip of the antenna.
But in any event, it's really what floats your own boat, and the waters are deep enough and broad enough for all kinds of boats.
Joe

Posted 2016-10-04 7:35 AM (#522607 - in reply to #522521)
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Doc --
It was trucked in just a week ago, so I haven't even got all the dust off it yet so no pics! However, I did put about a half a tank (capacity: 25 gallons) of gas in it which I have pretty well burned up.
Speaking of burning up, I had it at the house of one of my sons and couldn't resist putting my foot in the carburetor and popping the clutch. I forgot just how much torque that old 426 produces (470 ft.lbs.) and even with 3.23s there was a gawd-awful shriek of tires, all kinds of smoke from burning rubber, and a fish-tailing Sport Fury. Back when it was new, the NHRA's C/Stock class was for cars that had a 10.60 to 11.29 pound to horsepower ratio, and they gave the '65 Sport Fury 2-dr H/T with the 426-S a 10.63/1 ratio, which made it a real bear in that class. I was good boy, though, as this time I didn't go out on one our local "main drags" to look for a GTO to tangle with. But back at 8:00 PM on November 21, 1964 (after I took delivery of that first 426 at about 1:00 PM), I encountered a '65 Goat at a stoplight at 8th and Main in my old home town of Pueblo. By the time I passed the court house on 12th Street, he was in my mirror and I was indicating 85+. Another underrated MoPar.
Joe
PS, I also forgot how heavy those B and RB series engines are. This one, like my first, doesn't have power steering and it is a chore turning the steering wheel when it's stopped. My Vette doesn't have PS either, but its 327 is TONS lighter!

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Posted 2016-10-04 1:00 PM (#522625 - in reply to #515567)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Give me SPINNERS & big wide whites or give me death

Posted 2016-10-04 8:35 PM (#522663 - in reply to #522607)
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Giving this some thought .... a 65 Sport Fury with 426 and 4-speed in ANY color
has got to be ultra-low production. How the hell did you find a 2nd one in the same
color ?

My 66 Coronet runs a 440 Magnum, 4-speed, and 3.23 Posi. I know ALL about what
you are saying ! Goof a shift and you can easily find yourself going sideways, having
one hand on the wheel and the other on the shifter and your foot a little too deep in
the gas.

Posted 2016-10-04 8:38 PM (#522664 - in reply to #522625)
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horace - 2016-10-05 10:00 AM

Give me SPINNERS & big wide whites or give me death

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Spinners and big wide whites ??? I just don't see it on this one:

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Posted 2016-10-09 5:37 PM (#522994 - in reply to #522664)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Doc --
I had been looking for a Medium Red Metallic '65 Sport Fury for a number of years. Quite obviously, I wanted one with the 426-S and 4-speed, but I was willing to go a 426 with the TorqueFlite or a 383 with a 4-speed as long as the exterior was Medium Red Metallic. I was fortunate indeed to find this one and even more fortunate that my wife thought it was a good idea as well, which is not too surprising as that first '65 Sport Fury was the car I had when I dated her as well as the one we had when first married.
I guess I'm a bit different than most car buffs as I tend to look for cars that kinda fit into my early gearhead years. I remember looking at a '57 300C in a showroom window at 14 and thinking what a "cool" car it was. My '60 Fury takes me back to my hot rod days. My '65 fuelie Vette is the car I wanted when I graduated from college but couldn't afford (in took 24 years to do do) and the '65 was/is the car I got instead of the Vette.
The Sport Fury is a nice car -- not a show car, but one that I will show. It is rather neat to have pics of my wife and me in front of a '65 Sport Fury in 1966 and in 2016.
Joe

Posted 2016-10-19 2:27 PM (#523833 - in reply to #522994)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Does anyone know what a dog dish cap would look like for a '55-'56 Desoto?

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Posted 2016-10-21 12:46 AM (#523966 - in reply to #523833)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Powerflite - 2016-10-19 2:27 PM

Does anyone know what a dog dish cap would look like for a '55-'56 Desoto?

I don't even know if '55-'56 DeSotos or Chryslers were offered with dogdish caps...I for sure have never seen one with them.

Posted 2016-10-21 7:26 PM (#524008 - in reply to #523966)
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I have been beating my brain trying to tease a visual up on these ...
I would swear I've seen them on the very rare lowly Firedome stripper,
but I just can't visualize them. Perhaps I am confusing this with the
single bar monotone side trim. More brainbeating necessary !

Posted 2016-10-21 7:47 PM (#524010 - in reply to #524008)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Dug through all my literature and 10,000 images ... not a single 55 or 56
DeSoto shown with dog dishies. Hmmmm .....

The corporate lit guys usually pitched a single stripper looking car into the
brochures somewhere, but I am not seeing one for these two years.

If they did offer doggies, I suspect they would have been holdover units from
earlier years, like they did for the 57-61 cars that got them. Not a lot of demand,
so they just stuck with one design for a while.

Interesting question though !

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Posted 2016-10-22 12:41 AM (#524026 - in reply to #515567)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Dog Dishes

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Dad was a DeSoto dealer then and if I remember correctly, all DeSotos came with wheel covers in '55 and '56 as standard equipment. I don't know if municipal DeSotos were any different but if they were, I don't recall ever seeing one.