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My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....
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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 12:36 PM (#108696)
Subject: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Location: San Diego, CA		Here are some pictures of my Dodge that was destroyed in the Southern California Fires a few months ago. I bought the car in 2001 but it was not as nice as it appeared, your typical rust, etc. Some of you might remember the car from the 2002 (?) Calendar. It was on the cover. I started a frame off restoration as can be seen in photo 2. The remaining photos show the car as it is today. I also had a 2 door ’59 Royal Lancer parts car that was destroyed. They were sitting side by side.

Besides the personal loss of a car and all the time and money spent to restore it, it is depressing that what was an excellent car is now lost forever. One less 2 door Canadian 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer in the world. A pity….

James
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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 12:39 PM (#108697 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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SCHROEDC
Posted 2007-12-28 12:50 PM (#108701 - in reply to #108697)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 12:57 PM (#108704 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Location: San Diego, CA		Sorry the pictures are so small. Obviously do not understand how to post these correctly. I see others have their pictures under the 100kb limit but are much bigger....what am I missing?

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SCHROEDC
Posted 2007-12-28 1:07 PM (#108705 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 1:10 PM (#108706 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Posted 2007-12-28 1:25 PM (#108710 - in reply to #108706)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Posted 2007-12-28 1:28 PM (#108711 - in reply to #108706)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Whoops -- sorry about that.  I upped it to 300KB for this forum.

Very sorry to hear about your car...

-Dave

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Rebels-59
Posted 2007-12-28 1:32 PM (#108714 - in reply to #108710)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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SCHROEDC - 2007-12-28 6:25 PM

Strange, a few weeks back I posted scans of some old advertising that were all around 200kb in the general discussion forum


This same thing has been discussed Here..

http://forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=16480&post...


Seems some can post over 100kb and some can,t.. I recently posted some PIC,s at 25kb Jpeg and they are the perfect size , Where as the ones above come out Small.. Then you get overs that are bigger than your Screen.. Fearless leader DAVE may be able to Answer this Soon,
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Rebels-59
Posted 2007-12-28 1:37 PM (#108715 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK		Oops.. Looks like Dave answered whilst i was Typing................



Back on to Topic.... Those are the most depressing PIC,s i have seen in a while, You 59 Looks Awesome in the First 2 PIC,s.. I hope the Insurance pays Enough to allow you to Replace it with Something FL of the Equal Quality.. I realise the Money can,t replace the Love of the Car Personally But a Replacement of Equalnise Does go someway to Helping..
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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 1:40 PM (#108716 - in reply to #108696)
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Rebels-59
Posted 2007-12-28 1:49 PM (#108720 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 2:10 PM (#108726 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Location: San Diego, CA		Some during shots.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 2:16 PM (#108727 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: RE: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 2:30 PM (#108730 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: San Diego, CA		So, time to move on. Here is a teaser of what is next. Original owner, original paint, original NO RUST, original everything including an interesting story regarding its trim. More details/pictures upon arrival.....

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Rebels-59
Posted 2007-12-28 2:35 PM (#108731 - in reply to #108696)
Subject: Re: My 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer - Lost to the flames.....



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Sartana
Posted 2007-12-28 2:42 PM (#108732 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: San Diego, CA		No, afraid the frame was there as well. All gone...



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Posted 2007-12-28 4:06 PM (#108743 - in reply to #108732)
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Oh man what a pity Sartana - just makes you wanna cry, what a waste of a beautiful car - thanks for sharing or...
But at least it seems that you have got your self a new "love" - hope that you have better luck with this one.
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Posted 2007-12-28 4:33 PM (#108749 - in reply to #108743)
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Show us more of the '57 Chrysler!
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Posted 2007-12-28 5:55 PM (#108765 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2007-12-28 6:05 PM (#108767 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2007-12-28 7:23 PM (#108787 - in reply to #108696)
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Glad to see that you are taking it well, and best of wishes for the ressurection of your household. ---John
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Posted 2007-12-28 7:41 PM (#108792 - in reply to #108787)
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Posted 2007-12-28 7:47 PM (#108795 - in reply to #108696)
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The Chrysler may be a nice salve, but that Dodge has gotta hurt. My best wishes, James.
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Posted 2007-12-28 11:05 PM (#108836 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2007-12-29 12:58 AM (#108843 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2007-12-29 3:25 PM (#108880 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: Scotland		James,I remember when you first posted the pics of your restoration on here and thinking that is going to be a real stunner-the right colours and everything,i'm shocked.I wonder how Canadian Custom Royals ended up in California you think it would've been the other way round(my dad's was a Canadian '57 Custom Royal).Best of luck with the Chrysler.Mark
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Posted 2007-12-30 12:09 AM (#108920 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: Slidell La.		James , thats a terrible loss , sounds like we re talking about a loved one you lost , thank God that didn t happen . I m down here in Katrina country , there were many , many classic cars lost forever. Haven t heard of any FLs thou , there were plenty of cars that will rise out of the flood and be restored again . Some weren t so lucky , some cars stayed totally submerged for anywhere from 2 weeks to a month in water 10-15 feet deep , and nasty water at that (toxic). Some guys I know said that when the water finally subsided , sheetmetal was already rusted , anything aluminum or potmetal just crumbled to the touch . Some guys got to buy their cars back and others were Stuck by the insurance adjusters , they wouldn t let them buy their cars back . They had sales lined up already for a highly sought after flooded cars . Some of these guys have seen their cars on EBay . My car almost flooded , I had it extened as high as I could on jack stands . Water got to the floors under the car and that was it . I was fortunate . Life goes on . Can t wait to see your Chrysler , is it a 300 ?



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Posted 2008-01-01 5:27 AM (#109216 - in reply to #108697)
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Location: Adelaide Australia		oh mate, i am so sorry. how devistating!! if you lived closer i would bring you some kleenex!! i think that you would have definately needed them. at least you still have the memories and the photos to remind you of the car that once was, i know that it is no subsitute for the real thing, but it is something i guess.

my dads 1958 desoto was one of the lucky ones, the previous owner had 3 of them and in the ash wednesday bushfires, two of them were destroyed, luckily the guy he had enough time to get one out before the fire hit. with only 91 Australian delivered 1958 desotos, it was a huge loss. but no matter what the production number, rarity or condition of the car it is a massive tragedy to lose one of them! cheers and happy new year, adriana
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Posted 2008-01-01 12:59 PM (#109244 - in reply to #108920)
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narleycharlie - 2007-12-30 5:09 AM

Can t wait to see your Chrysler , is it a 300 ?


It's so bad to see that not only human stupidity and time are the enemies of 1950's cars but also a mother nature

As for the Chrysler, it has low rear window and has a shield in the licence plate frame, so it's not a 300, but some other model. But those fin-high taillights look good on each '57 Chrysler.
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Posted 2008-01-03 5:10 PM (#109574 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2008-01-03 8:14 PM (#109611 - in reply to #109574)
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Sartana, my condolences.

 I put a TINY dent on my $300 '68 Dodge crew cab a few weeks back and thought I was gonna cry.......I can't even begin to fathom losing a glorious winged hardtop FL :( . 



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Posted 2008-01-16 11:47 PM (#111119 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: buchanan,Ga.		God, i just feel a complete loss for words..I know you must have felt the same way...i have spent many hours into mine. But not as much as you had yours and i know how i wouldv'e felt .I'm so sorry for your loss and my heart gos out to you .Hope your new forward look brings you happiness ....i never have loss one to a fire but i did have a 57 ply. way back in 83-84 right after Christine the movie came out and it got stolen and i never got her back so i can sorta relate... take care keep us posted on the new 57 chrysler...Teffany
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Posted 2008-01-25 8:12 PM (#112321 - in reply to #111119)
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Sorry for your loss..... your dodge was beautiful.... your new car, the Chrysler is a beauty as well..... I like the Chryslers they are in a class all by themselves..... good luck with the new ride.... I would give a finger or toe for a 57 or 58 Chrysler 300
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Posted 2008-01-25 9:41 PM (#112326 - in reply to #108696)
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James -  I have a '59 Dodge CRL 2dr. hardtop (Canadian) very much like yours, except it's brown and white.  I call it Old Brown.  I've experimented with colors for a repaint, and had actually experimented with a color scheme similar to yours.  Your car was BEAUTIFUL!  I absolutely love the color combination.  So I saved a copy of your photo.  If I eventually repaint mine in your colors, I'll do so in memory of yours.  Thanks for sharing, and good luck on your new project.

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Posted 2008-01-26 1:56 PM (#112390 - in reply to #108696)
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Posted 2008-02-02 1:10 PM (#113227 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		I hope you have time and your family with you with your next Chrysler project, you has started so well with the Dodge. So let us see the new one in like mint:inlove: conditions.
Hoping all is going well this time. Good luck.

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Posted 2008-02-03 2:38 AM (#113293 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		After more I look at your 57 pics. Now I will say do a careful (runing) renovaiting, The 57 Windsor is so fine orginal conditions.

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moparjimmy
Posted 2008-02-12 3:14 AM (#114637 - in reply to #108696)
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Location: Mishawaka, IN.		I can't say anything more then oh man, the 59 was so sweet, I have had two of my 59's destroyed but not that severe, I am glad to see you got another sweet ride. Keep the stiff upper lip and enjoy your 57, its sweet.

Jimmy
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