Re: [FWDLK] 58 Dodge Lancer

[brian <xm2cars@xxxxxxx>]

Don't be too sure that it must be a Custom Royal just because
it is a "Lancer". In the US at least the Dodge hardtops were
all called Lancers, whether they were Coronets, Royals or
Custom Royals. Not sure if Canada was different but I wouldn't
think they would be.

Brian
57 D500s in MI

Mike Sealey wrote:

> --- Terry Condy <a1tercon@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello all:
> > Found an ad for a 58 Dodge Lancer up here in Canada.
> > Guy wants 1200.00 bucks for the car. It is a 2dr
> > hard top wide block v8 318. It has lots of good
> > parts but I am intrested in just the engine and
> > trans.
>
> I'd sure like to see that one go to someone who wants
> the whole car. I'm guessing from the "Lancer"
> designation that it's a Custom Royal, the only big
> (non-Plymouth-based) Dodge built in Canada in '58. The
> "wide block 318" is most likely a Canada-exclusive
> 313, they look very similar externally. I seem to
> recall Canadian-spec Custom Royals also sharing the
> poly-head 354 with the '58 Chrysler Saratoga, and
> that's a whole other animal. (Bill? Am I right so
> far?) A US-spec Custom Royal would have a B-block,
> either a 350 or a 361.
>
> I guess a Regal Lancer is also possible although I
> didn't think they were offered in Canada. If a
> Canadian-spec Regal Lancer exists at all I would think
> it'd be something of a big deal.
>
> > Now my question is would anything on this car be
> > worth anything based on condition?
>
> Let's put it this way... ...a '57 Custom Royal 2drHt
> in either Alberta or Saskatchewan went for over $3000
> US on eBay last week, despite not being anywhere near
> perfect. Unless this one has terminal cancer I'd be
> thinking in terms of saving it, or turning it as a
> whole car. Canadian-spec Custom Royals are relatively
> rare, most Canadian Dodges being the Plymouth-based
> models (Crusader, Regent, Mayfair).
>
> > The glass and doors are all good.
> > Would this car interchange with a 58 Plymouth?
>
> Some parts will, I believe all the glass will. For a
> Dodge that interchanges a lot more with a '58
> Plymouth, look for one of the model names above.
>
> =====
> Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA
> '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban
> '64 Chrysler 300-K 2dr Hardtop
>
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