The number does not exist because you are looking at American books :
LD3W :
L - 1958
D - Dodge
3 - Custom Royal
W - Windsor assembly plant
And the engine is correct. As I wrote the seller to correct him, being a
Canadian 1958 Dodge Custom Royal, it has a 354-cid poly V8. No
Canadian-built Chryco car used the B block in 1958 - they used either the A
block or the 354 poly.
LD3V-8394C
is a correct Canadian engine number. All 354 poly engines were in the same
consecutive engine number (1001 and up), with a "C" at the end for Canada
and the "V" for V8. The prefix changed, being "LD3" for Dodge Custom Royal,
"LS2" for DeSoto Firedome or "LC2" for Chrysler Windsor, the only models of
those cars built in Canada. The other 2 cars lines built in Canada were
Plymouth (LP1 and LP2) and the Plymouth-based Dodge (LE1 and LE2).
He is incorrect about the colour, though. "XTT" is X - Dover White (roof)
with T - Medallion Maroon Metallic on the body.
I have written a book listing Canadian models, prices, weights, serial
numbers, colours, etc. This will help fill the gap concerning Canadian
vehicles. It should be on the bookshelves later this year.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> Just goes to show how you have to educate yourself if you're buying a car.
> The serial number they give for it doesn't exist in my book (LD3V prefix -
> is that supposed to be LD3N?) and they give it as an engine number, which
> should be L350-xxxx unless the engine's incorrect (I didn't bother to read
> up on other years). Seller appears to be uniformed about these cars -
> given the Krause book can be bought on eBay for $10 or less, that's kind
of
> inexcuseable on a car selling for close to $10K. Heck I just got their
> standard catalog for 1946-1975 cars for all of a buck - the shipping still
> only brought it to $6.
>
>
> Paint was probably matched to some sheltered area of the body, given the
> quality of the resto I'd be surprised if a lot of time was taken to
matching
> it exactly as opposed to picking a color that was close and using that
> instead.
>
>
>
> I may sell rusty pieces of junk, but at least I show you the problems
> instead of slapping a bunch of filler on it, spray-bombing it and letting
> you discover it only when you come see the car in person.
>
>
> Speaking of which, anyone on here need '58 Saratoga 2dr parts? I finally
> bought the tan one I've shown pictures of around before. I won't call it
> unrestorable, but it's so rusty it's not economically realistic to try to
> save - someone needed a window, so I got it for that. (it has the
popular
> invisible rocker panel option installed by mother nature, along with
> invisible floorpans - very rare! ... hmm, I should try that in an eBay
> auction and see what kind of reaction that gets. lol - )
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:16 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
>
>
> > King of the wild resto's (apologies to those of
> > y'all too young to remember Howdie Doodie, et al).
> >
> > This car is just about as good (bad) as a FWDLK'er can get, in being
> > MIS-represented
> > as being "restored(or NOT)", "original", and/or "mildly-renovated" .
> > This car is a mess, STARTING with the engine, which is a ("325?") poly,
> > which was the standard block on a 58 Coro (2-bbl) and Royal (4-bbl);
> > the CRL had the
> > 350 wedge B block as standard.
> >
> > Love them wavey rockers, and oversprayed undercarriage, and trunk work,
> > and aftermarket interior,w/white parcel shelf, & hubcaps.
> >
> > BTW, are those Cokers?? I LIKE the fact that there is ("now??") a black
> > inner-border which "separates" the appearance of the white-wall. from
> > the wheel-edge.
> > Y'know? @ least they didn't paint the wheels body-color-----& oh yeah,
> > the body-color is reportedly a Spring-Special shade (photos don't look
> > 'correct', tho) , but if this car was a Spring Special model, the only
> > S.-S. "items" (which trim-items WERE available a-la-carte/individually
> > on those models) may be its paint.
> >
> > IM-N-HO, this car, as-is, is worth about $5k-$7.5K.
> >
> > Neil Vedder
> >
> >
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