The serial number in the auction is listed as LD3W, not LD3V. The engine
number prefix is LD3V.
I wrote and told him it was not a 361, but a Canadian 354 poly. He thanked
me, but I am not holding my breath for any corrections or updates in the
auctiion details.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> I will happily agree that this book leaves a lot to be desired when it
comes
> to export/Canada vehicles.
>
> Even so, LD3W is different from the LD3V they show in the auction -
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
>
>
> > The number does not exist because you are looking at American books :
> >
> > LD3W :
> > L - 1958
> > D - Dodge
> > 3 - Custom Royal
> > W - Windsor assembly plant
> >
> > And the engine is correct. As I wrote the seller to correct him, being
a
> > Canadian 1958 Dodge Custom Royal, it has a 354-cid poly V8. No
> > Canadian-built Chryco car used the B block in 1958 - they used either
the
> A
> > block or the 354 poly.
> >
> > LD3V-8394C
> >
> > is a correct Canadian engine number. All 354 poly engines were in the
> same
> > consecutive engine number (1001 and up), with a "C" at the end for
Canada
> > and the "V" for V8. The prefix changed, being "LD3" for Dodge Custom
> Royal,
> > "LS2" for DeSoto Firedome or "LC2" for Chrysler Windsor, the only models
> of
> > those cars built in Canada. The other 2 cars lines built in Canada
were
> > Plymouth (LP1 and LP2) and the Plymouth-based Dodge (LE1 and LE2).
> >
> > He is incorrect about the colour, though. "XTT" is X - Dover White
(roof)
> > with T - Medallion Maroon Metallic on the body.
> >
> > I have written a book listing Canadian models, prices, weights, serial
> > numbers, colours, etc. This will help fill the gap concerning Canadian
> > vehicles. It should be on the bookshelves later this year.
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> >
> >
> > > Just goes to show how you have to educate yourself if you're buying a
> car.
> > > The serial number they give for it doesn't exist in my book (LD3V
> prefix -
> > > is that supposed to be LD3N?) and they give it as an engine number,
> which
> > > should be L350-xxxx unless the engine's incorrect (I didn't bother to
> read
> > > up on other years). Seller appears to be uniformed about these
cars -
> > > given the Krause book can be bought on eBay for $10 or less, that's
kind
> > of
> > > inexcuseable on a car selling for close to $10K. Heck I just got
their
> > > standard catalog for 1946-1975 cars for all of a buck - the shipping
> still
> > > only brought it to $6.
> > >
> > >
> > > Paint was probably matched to some sheltered area of the body, given
the
> > > quality of the resto I'd be surprised if a lot of time was taken to
> > matching
> > > it exactly as opposed to picking a color that was close and using that
> > > instead.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I may sell rusty pieces of junk, but at least I show you the problems
> > > instead of slapping a bunch of filler on it, spray-bombing it and
> letting
> > > you discover it only when you come see the car in person.
> > >
> > >
> > > Speaking of which, anyone on here need '58 Saratoga 2dr parts? I
> finally
> > > bought the tan one I've shown pictures of around before. I won't call
> it
> > > unrestorable, but it's so rusty it's not economically realistic to try
> to
> > > save - someone needed a window, so I got it for that. (it has the
> > popular
> > > invisible rocker panel option installed by mother nature, along with
> > > invisible floorpans - very rare! ... hmm, I should try that in an
> eBay
> > > auction and see what kind of reaction that gets. lol - )
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill K.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:16 PM
> > > Subject: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> > >
> > >
> > > > King of the wild resto's (apologies to those of
> > > > y'all too young to remember Howdie Doodie, et al).
> > > >
> > > > This car is just about as good (bad) as a FWDLK'er can get, in being
> > > > MIS-represented
> > > > as being "restored(or NOT)", "original", and/or "mildly-renovated" .
> > > > This car is a mess, STARTING with the engine, which is a ("325?")
> poly,
> > > > which was the standard block on a 58 Coro (2-bbl) and Royal
(4-bbl);
> > > > the CRL had the
> > > > 350 wedge B block as standard.
> > > >
> > > > Love them wavey rockers, and oversprayed undercarriage, and trunk
> work,
> > > > and aftermarket interior,w/white parcel shelf, & hubcaps.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, are those Cokers?? I LIKE the fact that there is ("now??") a
> black
> > > > inner-border which "separates" the appearance of the white-wall.
from
> > > > the wheel-edge.
> > > > Y'know? @ least they didn't paint the wheels body-color-----& oh
yeah,
> > > > the body-color is reportedly a Spring-Special shade (photos don't
look
> > > > 'correct', tho) , but if this car was a Spring Special model, the
only
> > > > S.-S. "items" (which trim-items WERE available
> a-la-carte/individually
> > > > on those models) may be its paint.
> > > >
> > > > IM-N-HO, this car, as-is, is worth about $5k-$7.5K.
> > > >
> > > > Neil Vedder
> > > >
> > > >
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