Dave and all -
Wasn't the sport tone and fanicer trim levels an option for the cheaper
cars? Could swear I've read that somewhere, maybe in an old dealer
brochure. In this case, a dealer install, but the way I read it you could
order it that way (IE, get a Savoy but have it come with Sport-Tone trim).
I remember thinking that having the fancier trim an option probably took
some sales away from the Belvedere if people could save a few bucks. This
was just for the side trim - but then again this was back when they'd build
what you wanted just about, too.
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Unusual 'factory' built cars (was: [FWDLK] RED PLYMOUTH
FURY)
> I do have a strange tale of "Factory" customization on my Plymouth.
>
> According to the build sheet, it was a 1958 Savoy 2-door hardtop, but when
I
> bought it, it had Belvedere trim. I just assumed this was something that
> MoPar Mel did, but after tracking down the past owners via IA DMZ records,
I
> found out differently.
>
> The car was purchased in December, 1957 by a lady near Cedar Rapids, IA.
> When the car was delivered, she was upset that it "was not the car she
> ordered" -- it had different trim. She had seen the Belvedere in the
> showroom, but ordered the Savoy to save a little bit of money, not
realizing
> that the outside trim would be different.
>
> According to her sons (who were also the second & third owners), she told
> the dealer she didn't want it unless it looked like the one she had seen
> earlier. Soooo, it went into the body shop and got a very quickly-applied
> set of Belvedere Sporttone and matching white stripe, and the lower Savoy
> trim and paint were quickly covered with a fast coat of Copper Glow.
>
> After a warning from the dealer to avoid dust and puddles (the paint was
> still wet), away they went with a Savoyvedere -- only 90 minutes later.
>
> Now, obviously my car left the factory as a Savoy, but dealers in those
days
> would do whatever it took to make a sale. Built as a Savoy, but delivered
> as an unusual hybrid/mismatch/mishmash! =)
>
> -Dave
>
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