Re: [FWDLK] roof/wheel base 57-58

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

1957, 1958, and 1959 Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler cars all shared
the same basic body shell.

The Plymouth was on a 118" wheelbase.

The Dodge, DeSoto Firesweep and 1958-59 Chrysler Windsor were on a 122"
wheelbase.   The rear axle was moved back 4" to make the wheelbase longer.
The Chrysker wagoin body was based on the 122" wheelbase.

The DeSoto Firedome, Fireflite, Adventirer plus the Chrysler Saratoga, New
Yorker, 300-C/D/E, 1957 Chrysler Windsor and the Canadian 1958 Chrysler
Windsor were all on a 126" wheelbase,  That extra 4" was all in the hood.
Thus the Firedome, Fireflite, New Yorker and 1957 Chrysler Windsor wagons
were also on the 126" wheelbase - used the Plymouth/Dodge wagon body with a
4" longer hood.

The 2-door hardtop roofs were the same for Plymouth / Dodge and DeSoto /
Chrysler.   The same sharing was done for the sedans.   The 4-door hardtop
roofs, and door glass, was the same for Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler.  The
Plymouth roof was unique.   The 126" wheelbase sedan models used doors with
separate upper door frames while the 118" and 122" wheelbase models all used
doors with the upper window frames as part of the main door.

There were actually three windshields - the Plymouth sedans use a silightly
smaller version with no curve of any kind at the top.


Bill
Vancouver, BC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] roof/wheel base 57-58


> A:  Not necessarily, and no.   Dodge and Plymouth shared body shells in
> 1957-1959, Plymouth cars with a 115" wheelbase and wagons 122".
>
> Chrysler and DeSoto shared a larger body platform, in 1957 all had a 126"
> wheelbase, in 1958 the Windsor and the Firesweep used a Dodge chassis with
a
> 122" wheelbase.  In addition, there are two different 1957-9
Chrysler/Desoto
> backlites, the tall one and the shorter one.
>
>
> Dodge glass fits Plymouth, while Chrysler and DeSoto interchange; the tall
> window is somewhat harder to find. So far as I know, the shorter glass is
> not the same as the Plymouth hardtop glass - the C-pillar has a different
> shape.
>
> They all do share windshields - there are two types, one more rounded than
> the other was used on 1957 convertible only, 1958 convertible and hardtop,
> and I believe carried to 1959.
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > Date:    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:54:06 -0600
> > From:    Plum Floored <plumfloored@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: roof/wheel base 57-58
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> > Is the roof, and glass the same from a 58 Chrysler Windsor 2dr hrtp to a
> > 58
> > Plymouth hrtp? Also is the wheelbase the same?
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