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Location: Georgetown Texas | Howdy everyone.
Brought home my second D-500 tonight, what a bizarrely optioned car!
We have a solid Black with red interior 1958 Dodge Coronet D-500 4dr Sedan, with factory A/C, power steering, exhaust deflectors, Torqueflight and radio.
How many 58 D-500 4-door sedans were made? Can't be a whole lot I would imagine.
If anyone an decode the data tag, it would be greatly appreciated!
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Location: Vancouver, BC |
1958 was a transition year with the various divisions replacing their unique sales codes with a corporate system. Changes were made by Plymouth, Dodge and DeSoto during the year. Anyway, here goes -
No, it does not appear to have a D-500 engine. The "37" column was for the engine options -
373 - D-500, 361-cid, 1 4-bbl carb, 305-bhp - same engine as standard on 1958 Fireflite
374 - Super D500, 361-cid, 2 4-bbl carbs, 320-bhp
375 - EFI, 361-cid, 333-bhp
Since there is no number in the "37" column the engine should be the Red Ram 325-cid Dodge V8. Judging by the photo the engine in there now is a B block of some sort. The engine number could tell us what is there now.
The "Schedule" - 1021 05016 - would become the Shipping Order Number by 1960. "1021" is the scheduled build date - October 21, 1957.
Body - 333
3 - Dodge
3 - Coronet V8
3 - 4dr Sedan
Paint 1AAA
1 - Monotone paint scheme
A - Roof colour - Black
A - Lower body colour - Black
A- Middle / sweep colour - Black
Trim - 144
Codes -
293 - Torqueflite
303 - Comes up as power seats (?)
362 - unknown
467 - Solex with windshield
501 - Undercoating
523 - unknown
601 - unknown
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Expert
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Location: Ontario, Canada | The option codes stamped on the body plate are not the sales codes.
For example, card column 37 is power plants but power plants on the body plate is option 52. 523 is D500.
Plate option 303 is front A/C and heater and would be card column 34.
362 is radio accessory group
487 is so lex glass
501 is undercoating
601 is route and I don't know what 1 means
Why Dodge did this I have no idea!!
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Location: Georgetown Texas | LD3 Greg - 2017-07-23 8:16 PM
The option codes stamped on the body plate are not the sales codes.
For example, card column 37 is power plants but power plants on the body plate is option 52. 523 is D500.
Plate option 303 is front A/C and heater and would be card column 34.
362 is radio accessory group
487 is so lex glass
501 is undercoating
601 is route and I don't know what 1 means
Why Dodge did this I have no idea!!
Greg
Thanks Greg.
Good to know it's the real deal!
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Posts: 1819
Location: Vancouver, BC | LD3 Greg - 2017-07-23 8:16 PM
The option codes stamped on the body plate are not the sales codes.
For example, card column 37 is power plants but power plants on the body plate is option 52. 523 is D500.
Plate option 303 is front A/C and heater and would be card column 34.
362 is radio accessory group
487 is so lex glass
501 is undercoating
601 is route and I don't know what 1 means
Why Dodge did this I have no idea!!
Greg
Thanks, Greg!
Dodge was the hold out in getting all divisions on the same page with codes. Chrysler was combining all assembly plants in one group separate from the divisions. I suspect Dodge Division management did not like the idea of losing control of their assembly plant.
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1958 Dodge Coronet D-500 Sedan
