Group,
As Neil states below, my 56 Dodge (I can verify its originality as my mother
bought the car new and kept every scrap of documentation) came with 57
exhaust. I remember my father coming home from the service garage saying
the person putting the new tailpipes on was confused until he concluded it
was a 57 exhaust.
Never say never...
Greg in WI
56 Dodge Royal Lancer
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Subject: [FWDLK] He said/She said: TALE-fins...
> It's fun to sit around our campfires, at nite, & tell
> tale-fins.
>
> First, as an addendum to Ray Jone's sad story, the unfortunate wife
> almost certainly suffered a broken neck; even seat/shoulder restraints
> won't safeguard against those violent reactions, and there may be no
> other sign of external
> injury.
>
>
> I had a claim, where another woman suffered a laceration of her heart's
> superior vena cava, so that blood leaked into her heart 'cavity' and,
> within an hour, or so, the accumulated blood actually prevented her
> heart from beating. The E.R. people did a belly tap, & found no internal
> bleeding, but failed to detect the heart hemorrhage.
>
> So, let's all be safe, out there!
>
> Now, for more pleasant subjects; part of the "fun" of restoring &
> maintaining our cars is the fact OF their uniqueness.
>
> Because the credo of MoPar research is : "Never-say-Never",
> DOCUMENTATION is critical, unless "we" want to be accused of blowing
> smoke, up/out of our 'tailpipes'.
>
> Fortunately, Deadler-Chrysler provides (now, at EXHORBITANT prices; and
> 'crummy-quality') copies of their IBM Build-cards, so that it IS
> possible to confirm a :"Special-Order" car, and/or its special/unique
> options.
>
> I was able, back when they cost 'only' 10 bucks, per 'shot', to acquire
> quite a few 56 -61 D500 IBM cards , including 'on' some of the 56
> Kiekaeffer Dodges, thanx to a listing of them, that I got from Wayne
> Graeffen.
>
> ANYway, my point is, if you've 'got' it; DOCUMENT it!
>
> A friend restored a real red/white 59 CRL (single-4-bbl) D500 convie, &
> extensive photos were taken of it, in its non-restored condition,
> proving its original-condition provenance (as opposed to having-to
> 'create ' it, from several cars, as commonly (has-to) occur(s) , with
> convertibles).
>
> In late 57 m.y., Dodge installed 58 Dashes (with their forward-located
> rear view mirrors) . Plymouth apparently installed 58 air cleaners, on
> their 'late' 57 models.
>
> The Corp was 'famous' for installing non-standard trim on whatever came
> down the 'line'---the TRICK, is documenting those
> anomalies.
>
> Unless the assembly line was producing an 'April-Fools' car, or an
> employee "Special-Edition", the IBM card (or Broadcast Sheet--good luck;
> my car's was never found)
> should confirm its legitimacy!
>
> No "tickee"; no BELIEVEEE, as far as I am concerned.
>
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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