--- Mark Verhaaf <Pamark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi there everyone,
> Just found this site and joined the list,
> My name is Mark Verhaaf,i moved to Canada a few
> years ago from Australia.
> After i sell my car back home i will be looking for
> a 1959 dodge coronet,custom royal to restore. in a
> 2dr hardtop.I dont know what other naming came in
> that body style,maybe someone could tell me...
Coronet, Royal and Custom Royal. The Custom Royal was
the only "big Dodge" built in Canada at that time.
Other Canadian Dodges in '59 were basically Plymouths
with Dodge front clips and series names, and I'll list
them with their Plymouth equivalent in parentheses:
Regent (Savoy), Mayfair (Belvedere), and Viscount
(Fury). Similar Dodge/Plymouth morphs were sold in
other parts of the world under the Dodge Kingsway
name, but I don't think Australia got Kingsways after
'57 (and the Australian '55-'57 Kingsway and DeSoto
Diplomat were actually continuations of the '53-'54
series, as were the Australian Plymouths of those
years).
You may also see the "Lancer" name on some Dodges from
the '50s; this simply means it's a hardtop (except in
'55 when Dodge built Custom Royal Lancer 4dr sedans).
> I have always wanted a 59 dodge custom royal after
> seeing one at a show in australia along time ago,but
> these cars are very rare to find in Australia.
> now that i'm living in Canada i have decided to try
> finding one that can be restored.
The Custom Royal is the most desireable and is the
most likely big Dodge to be found in Canada. I suspect
even though that's true, it may still be a rare car
today up there as it sold in small numbers compared to
the Plymouth-based Dodges. Bill Watson almost
certainly has whatever Canadian production numbers
exist for the '59 Custom Royal. (Sometimes, Canada has
more complete production statistics for '50s Dodges
than the US does. For some reason US Dodge production
records from this era aren't broken down as cleanly as
those of other Chrysler divisions.)
=====
Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA
'57 Plymouth Sport Suburban
'64 Chrysler 300-K 2dr Hardtop
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