Re: [FWDLK] 1959 Dodge Production

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

MD1-L : Coronet 6 -
2-door sedan : 5,432
4-door sedan : 8,103
2-door Lancer hardtop : 2,151
TOTAL - 15,686

MD2-L : Coronet V8 -
2-door sedan : 8,002
4-door sedan : 43,025
2-door Lancer hardtop : 19,283
4-door Lancer hardtop : 8,946
2-door Lancer convertible : 1,840
TOTAL - 81,096

MD3-L : Sierra V8:
4-door wagon, 6-passenger
4-door wagon, 8-passenger
TOTAL - 17,719

MD3-M : Royal V8 -
4-door sedan : 8,389
2-door Lancer hardtop : 3,483
4-door Lancer hardtop : 2,935
TOTAL - 14,807

MD3-H : Custom Royal V8 -
4-door sedan : 8,925
2-door Lancer hardtop : 6,278
4-door Lancer hardtop : 5,019
2-door Lancer convertible : 984
TOTAL - 21,206

MD3-H : Custom Sierra V8:
4-door wagon, 6-passenger
4-door wagon, 8-passenger
TOTAL - 5,871

TOTALS -
2-door sedan : 13,434
4-door sedan : 68,442
2-door Lancer hardtop : 31,195
4-door Lancer hardtop : 16,900
2-door Lancer convertible : 2,824
4-door wagon, 6&8 passenger : 23,590
TOTAL - 156,385

Of the above totals :

Total production in U.S.A. :
 MD1-L : Coronet 6 - 15,686
MD2-L : Coronet V8 - 81,096
MD3-L : Sierra V8: - 17,719
MD3-M : Royal V8  14,807
MD3-H : Custom Royal V8 - 16,672
MD3-H : Custom Sierra V8 - 5,871
TOTAL - 151,851

As well, of the 151,851 cars built in the U.S.A., 4,822 were equipped with
the D-500 option.

For export markets, the Lynch Road plant built :
ME1 : Kingsway 6 - 1,551
ME2 : Kingsway V8 - 3,925
TOTAL - 5,476
Export series were Kingsway, Kingsway Deluxe and Kingsway Custom, plus
Kingsway Lancer based on Sport Fury

Total production in Canada :
MD3-H : Custom Royal V8 - 4,534
(No Custom Royal convertibles or Custom Sierra wagons built in Canada,
although 81 were imported.  Coronet 6, Coronet V8, Sierra V8 and Royal V8
were not sold in Canada.)
TOTAL - 4,534

Also, Canadian production included Plymouth-based models : TOTAL - 15,790
ME1-L : Regent 6 -
ME1-M : Mayfair 6 -
TOTAL : 6,785

ME2-L : Regent V8 -
ME2-M : Mayfair V8 -
ME3-H : Viscount V8 -
TOTAL : 9,005

ME*-L : Regent 6 & V8 - 6,817
ME*-M : Mayfair 6 & V8 : 5,036
ME*-H : Viscount V8 : 1,853
ME* x - Suburban wagons 6 & V8 : 2,151
TOTAL - 15,857
(Mayfair convertibles and Custom Suburban 8-passenger wagons were imported.
Of the above figures, a total of 67 convertibles and wagons were imported)


Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:31 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] 1959 Dodge Production


> Okay, here;s a problem with the Krause book.
>
>
> Seeing the listing for the $50K '59 Coronet made me look at the production
> figures.
>
> This book has the usual Note 1 stating 96,781 Coronets made out of a total
> of 151,851 Dodges for the calendar year, with a "slightly rounded off
> figure" of 96,600 Coronets figured for the model year.
>
> But it also lists production totals for each bodystyle in the listings.
>
> Only problem?  The figures for Coronets only add up to about 24,000, Royal
> about 15,000 and Custom Royal 21,000 plus another 23,000 wagons.  That's
> short by almost half on the other figures (about 83,000 total).  The
figures
> for the upper models might be close (49,000 or so).   In the historical
> footnotes, there is a breakdown by body style of all models showing 29,610
> 2-door hardtops - the other figures don't add up to that.
>
>
> So what's going on here?   It looks like they pulled the figures for the
> Coronet out of a hat somewhere, they don't make sense -
>
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
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