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Elite Veteran Posts: 781    Location: Montreal, Canada | Say Doc, Can you tell me more about the '59 Dodge wagon? Do you have more pictures or can you take more???? Is the car for sale as a car parts? Thanks.  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 781 Location: Montreal, Canada | Say Doc, Can you tell me more about the '59 Dodge wagon? Do you have more pictures or can you take more???? Is the car for sale as a car parts? Thanks. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 781 Location: Montreal, Canada | Oupppssss, Sorry for the double post.  | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 781 Location: Montreal, Canada | I plan to restore "George" next year, at least start to disassemble the car. I know some parts I need but might have a few surprises along the way. I am in no hurry right now but I am interested to know what's available. Thanks for the info. | ||
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| soiouz |
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Expert Posts: 3480  Location: Montreal, Canada | I'm just back from a trip with the Dodge in Eastern Quebec and I spotted a good number of FL cars along the way. 1960 Imperial 4dr hdtp:  1957 Dodge Regent:  1959 Dodge Mayfair convertible (this is the same one I spotted 13 years ago but it's not at the same location it was then...):  1961 Dodge:  I also saw a 1960 Desoto Adventurer 2dr hdtp in a barn, but I couldn't take pictures... The owner didn't even want to show it to me at first. It's unfortunate as it's a beautiful car in really good shape, but it hasn't been out of the barn for the last 30-some years.. Edited by soiouz 2010-08-16 10:50 PM | ||
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| vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | on the A52 at Hogsthorpe,Lincolnshire (A52HogsthorpeLincolnshire.jpg) Attachments ----------------  A52HogsthorpeLincolnshire.jpg (56KB - 218 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | You snooze, you lose ...... That is how the saying goes. I have known of a Sonoramic 60 Plymouth 2 door sedan hiding in a garage here in town for well over ten years. I have spoken with the owners numerous times, and in spite of being left to molder away, when asked if they might sell it, the answer was always that they were going to restore it. I went by there again today after about a year away to find the house gutted and a contractor giving it the once over. The car, like the previous owners, were nowhere to be seen and no one knew a thing about them or the car.  So, sorry gang .... no pix of this upscale barnfind. | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | I so want to be driving down the road and see an old FL parked or sitting in a barn - Never have been lucky enough to see one though - Now, I can't drive 5 miles in either direction without seeing a tractor parked rotting away  Oh well, Ima still keep lookin - until then I will continue to enjoy this thread and all of you guys' finds !!!! | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | I found this one behind a fence in a backyard. 1959 Fairlane 500 ragtop. Being in my line of work sometimes allows access into places few people get to go.  (59 Ford.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 59 Ford.JPG (237KB - 210 downloads) | ||
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| rogerh |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 455 Location: seattle, Wa. | |||
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| sparky7 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 636 | My brother and I went down to the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course (New York) yesterday . . . I lost my limit on the third race, but the main event was a photo-finish and worth the trip. We were behind this beautiful '60 Chrylser for just a block as we left the track. Sparky (IMG_0034a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_0034a.jpg (95KB - 184 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | rogerh - 2010-08-30 7:44 PM spotted a '56 Desoto Firesweep wagon the other day, parked in a driveway, with more recent derelicts parked in front of it. I would have enjoyed posting a photo, but apparently I'm not signed up to post photos. THe yard is overgrown and filled with "collectible" crap. ************************************************ Roger sent this photo of the above mentioned car to me to post here. As a side note, DeSoto only offered a wagon in the Firedome series for 56. (56 DeSoto wagon.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 56 DeSoto wagon.jpg (255KB - 189 downloads) | ||
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| sidesho_bob1961 |
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Expert Posts: 1728 Location: Fleetwood, Pa | |||
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| Boris56 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 394 Location: Royal Oak, MI | |||
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| sidesho_bob1961 |
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Expert Posts: 1728 Location: Fleetwood, Pa | |||
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| wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13050 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | sidesho_bob1961 - 2010-08-31 3:43 AM Doc, thanks for the 59 Ford Sunliner photo.......but please, don't make us read about your love of 59 Fords all over again...... **************************** No comment this time. Just "reporting" them as I see them. | ||
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| rogerh |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 455 Location: seattle, Wa. | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Great pix, Roger. They were too large to post, and it took some thinking to figure out how to import them off email to my editing program to downsize them enough to work. But the DLI helped and we got it figgered out ! I'll do the Valiant pic in the near future.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2679 | Boris56 - 2010-08-30 7:05 AM I can't imagine what the designers at Ford were thinking when they came up with that '59 rear-end styling. I'd rather look at a '58 Olds than that. They look like that Hoot Owl that likes the tootsie roll pops.... | ||
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Expert Posts: 4042 Location: Connecticut | |||
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Regular Posts: 75 Location: Texas | I spotted this deep blue 57 Imperial parked outside a transmission shop near Longview, TX recently. The shop was closed, so I could not get any info on the car's owner. Does it belong to anyone on the forum?
Edited by G-force 2010-08-31 10:11 PM (57_Imperial_01.JPG) (57_Imperial_ 02.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 57_Imperial_01.JPG (103KB - 190 downloads) 57_Imperial_ 02.jpg (91KB - 202 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | Interesting Imperial, Brian. I saw this one Saturday in south Macon. (GA) The '59 Plymouth race car was seen in Warner Robins, just north of the Air Force Base. Pete (Oct9,2010c1.jpg) (Oct9,2010a1.jpg) (Oct9,2010b1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Oct9,2010c1.jpg (235KB - 184 downloads) Oct9,2010a1.jpg (294KB - 198 downloads) Oct9,2010b1.jpg (257KB - 189 downloads) | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | COOL  | ||
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| Resurrector |
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| Exner should have got paid by GM for that Pontiac design, haha! Here's a few: (wagons 003.jpg) (silver special 58.jpg) (Sep24407 CCR.jpg) (IMG_0033.JPG) (IMG_0022.JPG) (IMG_0030.JPG) (BC GUY MILLERS 2.bmp) (IMG_0027.JPG) (IMG_0037.JPG) (ply.jpg) (wally halder's cars oct 07 007.jpg) (wally halder's cars oct 07 013.jpg) (60 pheonix dart.jpg) (wally halder's cars oct 07 032.jpg) (1109001627.jpg) (6 forward look 002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- wagons 003.jpg (153KB - 191 downloads) silver special 58.jpg (4KB - 181 downloads) Sep24407 CCR.jpg (132KB - 183 downloads) IMG_0033.JPG (215KB - 185 downloads) IMG_0022.JPG (83KB - 175 downloads) IMG_0030.JPG (267KB - 177 downloads) BC GUY MILLERS 2.bmp (223KB - 186 downloads) IMG_0027.JPG (245KB - 196 downloads) IMG_0037.JPG (271KB - 191 downloads) ply.jpg (83KB - 180 downloads) wally halder's cars oct 07 007.jpg (228KB - 201 downloads) wally halder's cars oct 07 013.jpg (164KB - 180 downloads) 60 pheonix dart.jpg (193KB - 189 downloads) wally halder's cars oct 07 032.jpg (96KB - 180 downloads) 1109001627.jpg (130KB - 193 downloads) 6 forward look 002.jpg (138KB - 179 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Jeff, Thanks for reviving this thread. The back field / barn fresh part of this hobby is about my favorite. Just seeing cars like this reminds me of how it was all over in the 70's. | ||
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| horace |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 471 Location: MN | |||
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| Pinecone |
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Veteran Posts: 122 Location: Edmonton, AB | At a secret location in Saskatchewan. There is a third 57-58 hardtop in the shed. I can't tell if it's a Savoy or a Regent, since the front and all trim are removed. He'll sell all three for $1600. The car in the shed is full of parts like taillights, trim, mirrors, etc. Somebody was gonna fix it up. The middle one is a '57 Savoy, behind is a '58. Both hardtops, both fresh farm field condition. I didn't really look at the new ones. Edited by Pinecone 2011-09-07 11:07 PM (2011-09-07.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2011-09-07.jpg (291KB - 153 downloads) | ||
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| soiouz |
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Expert Posts: 3480 Location: Montreal, Canada | |||
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Veteran Posts: 122 Location: Edmonton, AB | |||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | |||
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Expert Posts: 4654 | This place was a small speed shop we used to frequent years ago. The owner had an electrical business during the day, and opened the shop at night. Only the building ( if you can call it that ) is still there. (Sandys Speed Shop.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Sandys Speed Shop.jpg (237KB - 203 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Home on leave and took a long road trip. Saw a lot of miles and a few cars of interest along the way. Enjoy. First shots show my idea of what a road trip should look like out your windshield ... ... no multi-lane freeways, no guardrails, no traffic. This Ford appeared to be a daily driver, just parked for the evening in sleepy little Prairie City, Oregon. (r t 1.jpg) (r t 2.jpg) (c s 12.jpg) Attachments ---------------- r t 1.jpg (64KB - 175 downloads) r t 2.jpg (26KB - 180 downloads) c s 12.jpg (60KB - 184 downloads) | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | Backtracking a little. A car show broke out while we were getting some chow in Palouse, Washington. The Nash gets my vote for the most stylistically out of touch car from the fin era. What were they thinking in the design dept. at Nash when Mopar was rolling out, not the FIRST gen FL cars, but the 2nd gen 57's ??? Kinda like taking your kid to Chucky Cheese for his/her wedding reception ! Still, super cool to see one on the road today. Love the colors. The slippery dart shaped form of a 60 Windsor coupe sure stood out in this crowd. The lack of rear toilet seat only enhanced the slick appearance. (c s 13.jpg) (c s 14.jpg) (c s 15.jpg) (c s 16.jpg) Attachments ---------------- c s 13.jpg (51KB - 178 downloads) c s 14.jpg (51KB - 189 downloads) c s 15.jpg (45KB - 178 downloads) c s 16.jpg (49KB - 175 downloads) | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | A wrecking yard in the middle of nowhere, Oregon had a number of interesting cars scattered in the sage brush. When asked about 50's Mopars, the owner said "Not a chance. This here is derby country !" (c s 6.jpg) (c s 7.jpg) (c s 8.jpg) (c s 9.jpg) (c s 10.jpg) (c s 11.jpg) Attachments ---------------- c s 6.jpg (63KB - 179 downloads) c s 7.jpg (57KB - 167 downloads) c s 8.jpg (43KB - 171 downloads) c s 9.jpg (55KB - 172 downloads) c s 10.jpg (46KB - 170 downloads) c s 11.jpg (49KB - 179 downloads) | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | Lakeview, Oregon had a surprising number of interesting cars hiding in the weeds. A green Henry J looked to still be in original paint, as did a nice yellow 60 Dart 2HT and a black 59 Windsor 4HT. The 36 (?) Cadillac was quite a shock to see just sitting out. It too appeared to be an all original car in factory paint. (c s 5.jpg) (c s 1.jpg) (c s 2.jpg) (c s 3.jpg) Attachments ---------------- c s 5.jpg (60KB - 178 downloads) c s 1.jpg (68KB - 177 downloads) c s 2.jpg (59KB - 187 downloads) c s 3.jpg (52KB - 185 downloads) | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | Found this dented, but repairable 60 Dodge dog dish at a junk store in Klamath Falls. A red 60 Dart 2s was spotted in the grass on the east side of HWY 97 going north out of town, but I forgot to stop and get a pic the next morning when the light was better.  I am pretty sure it must have been a 383 ram car. (c s 4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- c s 4.jpg (61KB - 183 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Cool photos "Doc",thanks for sharing! I especially like that yellow 1960 Dodge 2dr hardtop and the 1960 Chrysler. Wish I could look out my windshield and see nothing but beautiful wide open tree lined roads! looks really peaceful. | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | 1960DesotoAdventurer - 2012-06-10 12:35 PM Wish I could look out my windshield and see nothing but beautiful wide open tree lined roads! looks really peaceful. :cool: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% We all make choices, my friend. I would wager that no one is holding you captive in L.A. except yourself. Don't be that guy who gets to be old and unable to do these things and regret never having done them. THAT is a life wasted. BTW - I thought of you along the road when I met a very "available" and extremely curvy redheaded waitress in a backwater burg. I would have passed along your POC if I knew it.  But I suspect she'd be the kind of gal that would want a guy who would get out of L.A. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 663 Location: Oakley, Ill | |||
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| d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Here's a shot taken on U.S. #6, somewhere in Utah, approaching the Pacific Time Zone, in the distance, en route home from the 1986 WPC Club's national meet which was held in Colorado Springs, CO. That was a great 'Meet'. The venue was at the Embassy Suites, with the members' rides being parked all the way around the place, and with all-nite bull sessions (I mean: serious discussions) varying upon encountering any the many year/make/model owners who were holding court, and serving alcoholic beverages at their vehicles. Edited by d500neil 2012-06-10 2:44 AM (PICT5133.JPG) Attachments ---------------- PICT5133.JPG (95KB - 182 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Doctor DeSoto - 2012-06-09 11:39 AM Backtracking a little. A car show broke out while we were getting some chow in Palouse, Washington. The Nash gets my vote for the most stylistically out of touch car from the fin era. What were they thinking in the design dept. at Nash when Mopar was rolling out, not the FIRST gen FL cars, but the 2nd gen 57's ??? Kinda like taking your kid to Chucky Cheese for his/her wedding reception ! Still, super cool to see one on the road today. Love the colors. The slippery dart shaped form of a 60 Windsor coupe sure stood out in this crowd. The lack of rear toilet seat only enhanced the slick appearance. Brent, welcome back to the Northwest for a while!! Hey, I know that "Slippery 60 Windsor Coupe" it used to belong to Jon Carson a friend of mine / WPC member in Woodinville, WA. He sold it to another WPC member, I saw the car a couple of years ago at the WPC Meet in Ellensburg. It's actually a Saratoga not a Windsor. Edited by imopar380 2012-06-09 11:30 PM (34a.JPG) (34b.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 34a.JPG (96KB - 187 downloads) 34b.JPG (148KB - 190 downloads) | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | Ian, ... you better get a proper Saratoga grille in that car of yours. You are misleading the unwashed masses into thinking that recessed job is standard Saratoga fare ! | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 468 | Look at this you may not know it but this is the remains of a 56 Plymouth 9 Seater Wagon! I have never seen anything in worst condition! Edited by 1958 Plymouth Infina 2012-06-10 8:46 PM | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 468 | Thought I would share this 58 dodge Coe truck it's massive! Edited by 1958 Plymouth Infina 2012-06-10 8:48 PM | ||
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