The Canadian plant did not build convertibles of any kind from 1937 through
1962, and did not build 1956-59 DeSoto Adventurers, 1955-1965 Chrysler 300
letter series, 1956-61 Dodge D-500/D-501, 1956-58 Plymouth Fury, 1959
Plymouth Sport Fury, 1962-63 Plymouth Sport Fury, 1961 Dodge Polara, 1962-63
Dodge Polara 500, 1961 DeSoto, 1961-62 Dodge Lancer, 1963-66 Dodge Dart,
1962-64 Dodge 880, Max-Wedge engined vehicles or 426 Hemi engined vehicles.
Nor did Chrysler Canada build DeSoto wagons, Chrysler wagons, or the big
Dodge (Sierra, Custom Sierra, 1960 Polara) wagons.
If you wanted any of the vehicles mentioned in the first paragraph, with the
exception of convertibles. you had to place a special order with your local
dealer, while waving a wad of hundreds in front of his nose. Convertibles
and wagons needed just a regular order.
Not sure about the Regals, though, Still doing research on them.
The 1958 engines were the 251 flathead six for the Plymouth-based Crusader
and Regent (LE1) while the 313 was used in the Plymouth-based Crusader,
Regent and Mayfair (LE2). The Canadian Custom Royal used Chrysler's 354
poly V8. No B block engines for Chrysler Canada until 1959.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
---- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sutherland
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:03 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Canadian Regals, Custom Royals & D-500s
Hello All:
Awhile back Bill Watson sent us production figures for Dodge in 1958.
According to the production figures, there were 5,097 Custom Royal models
produced at the Windsor plant in Canada. I assume this number was divided
among Lancer coupes, Lancer sedans, Lancer convertibles, and sedans. There
were 1,163 Regal models produced and a total of 7,617 D-500 engines spread
across the approximately 130,000+ Dodges built that year. Does anyone know
if these numbers are exclusive of one another, i.e. were Regals and D-500s
just built in the United States or were some of this model and these engines
built in Canada? I assumed that all Regals and all D-500s were built in
the United States, but I don't know if that's true. The figures seem to
indicate that Canadian Dodges had their own engine configurations, 354 cid,
313 cid, and 251 cid.
Thanks,
Mike
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