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Scrolling down this thread, I saw a couple LA-built 1958 Dodge cowl tags on the first page;
They have code M2 = 3 on, and it means D-500 engine (order code 373):
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So, maybe this Chrysler equipped with optional engine from Saratoga (4BBL carburetor and Dual exhaust) ?
Or just dual exhaust?
Nope. Cannot see dual exhaust pipes...
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It seems the rear license plate frame / escutcheon was standard equipment;
Bumper Guards have order code 356... is not matching to M2 = 2
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Here another LA-built 1958 Chrysler - Saratoga;
Power Brakes were optional equipment on all Chryslers except 300D;
This Saratoga equipped with Power Brakes, but the slot M2 is empty, so this is not Power Brakes...
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Location: So. Cal | frwl - 2024-05-07 9:49 AM
Powerflite - 2024-05-06 6:19 PM
I would seriously doubt that the license frame would be coded on the LA body tag.
I have never seen that encoded even on Detroit-built cars in '57 or '58.
I suspect that it was installed at the dealer and they didn't bother to encode it on the tag.
Do you have an example of one that has it encoded in these years?
Yes, I have.
Matt (aka christine-lover ) cleared up this fact by 1958 Dodge Coronet:
«5 under the 58 is for spring special license plate escutcheon and fin end caps. The dealer script is Reedman in Langhorne PA. I’ve worked for them since 2004, now Reedman-Toll.»
Look at this thread:
Viewing a thread - 58 Coronet 2dr Hardtop Spring Special (forwardlook.net )
Wrong. You can't make examples between Dodge & Chrysler! They didn't cooperate between them at all. Also, that Dodge frame wasn't even close to the same thing. It was part of the spring special items. The Chrysler frame is just a lame dealer accessory. Not the same thing at all. My question was if you could find a 316 code for 1957 Chrysler or a 382 code for a 1958 Chrysler that was actually listed on the body tag. I tend to doubt it.
The license plate frame is not standard equipment. It's a lame dealer accessory that goes around just the license plate, by iteslf. It's not the "escutcheon" bezel that goes over the larger area on the trunk. I mentioned the bumper guards not as the explanation for M2=2, but as a possible part of accessory group 2.
Do you have an option code for the large rear window on the 2dr Windsor/Saratoga? Until you figure that out, you don't know what you are doing. That's the biggest option that this car has and wasn't very common.
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1958 Chrysler Solex Tinted Glass Options
465 = Solex Tinted Glass – Windshield Only
466 = Solex Tinted Glass – All Windows
467 = Solex Tinted Glass – All Windows and Shaded Windshield
469 = Solex Tinted Glass – All Windows and Large Shaded Rear Window (Vistorama) |
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There are no optional Glass ends on "2"...
Maybe CLEAR large rear windows has code 462... just guessing...
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What the reason to code large rear window on the data plate, when the body that moving on the assembly line has equipped this item already? I’m just try to figure out... |
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