Re: [FWDLK] what does '59 Dodge dash pad look like?

[James <sartana@xxxxxxx>]

It is close to what I have. I have the long piece over by the passengers
side....The potmetal piece I have as well. What I do not have and my Custom
Royal apparently has a hole for, is the chrome piece to the right of the
dash bezel. My Royal has no hole and the padded dash just ended at about the
same point where what appears to be my missing chrome piece should be. As to
the Push button area, our cars appear to be in sync....Again, I have only
seen the chrome piece by the bezel in drawings of the car in the vintage
literature, thus my suspicions but no confirmation. I will redouble my
efforts in finding that piece.

James

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Waters [mailto:ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:29 PM
To: James; L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] what does '59 Dodge dash pad look like?


James / Lou -

I count three pieces that hold the dash pad in place: one long chrome piece
that has a curve at the end, one dull potmetal piece that surrounds the map
light and one short chrome piece with a sharp curve at the end.  That last
one is the one that I thought wrapped around the pushbutton shifter.  But
now that I'm looking at in instead of doing it from memory, I see that it
probably wraps by the right side of the instrument cluster, with no piece by
the pushbuttons.  James, does this jive with what you have ?

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <sartana@xxxxxxx>
To: <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: [FWDLK] what does '59 Dodge dash pad look like?


> I am curious about this. You mention a curved chrome piece that screws in,
> near the push button shift. Do you by chance have a photo of this? The
> reason I ask is neither of my 59's, original padded dash cars, have either
> the piece or a hole that I can see to screw one in. I have a curved piece
> that is on the passenger side and that is it. The mid part of the dash is
> held by a painted piece that also includes the light but the right side of
> the instrument cluster and over by the push buttons have
> nothing....Odd...Actually, the right side on the instrument cluster does
> have a hole come to think of it and I always suspected that it was for
some
> sort of chrome piece. But there is nothing on the push button side. Also,
my
> 59 Royal has no hole on either side, somewhat different then the Custom
> Royal.
>
> What really puzzles me is I have been on the lookout for these pieces,
> suspecting they exist partially based on some artwork for the car that I
> have seen, but I have seen a few other padded dash 59's and never have
> actually seen the pieces and there was no evidence that any had been
removed
> or originally installed. I wonder if they are a mid-year production
item...?
>
> No one happens to have some spare chrome pieces laying around do they?
>
> James
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ron Waters
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 2:08 PM
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>
>
> Lou -
>
> It's just the top section of the dash. It is held down by three curved
> chrome pieces that screw in under the top ledge of the dash, near the
> instrument cluster and by the push button shift.
>
> Ron
>