Re: [FWDLK] THIS IS ONE STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL CAR.....

[eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Brian; your car was a one-of-none ; the selling dealer could have
swapped-out the lower bumpers, after the car arrived, perhaps after the
order was placed, & the dealership was informed that those 'teeth' were
not availabe on anything other than the CRL's & CSierra wagons.

One of the axioms,  in MoPar research is :"never-say-never" ;
mistakes/changes were effected, either intentionally, or accidentally,
with some regularity.

Without having some-sort of Higher-Up contacts, at the factory, Royal
convertibles
and other anomolies, like Custom Royal fin-trim, were not possible to be
ordered
directly, from the factory.

Are you certain that the car was a '57, and not a 1958 Coronet?


Neil Vedder


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• From: xm2cars <xm2cars@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:25:33 -0400

I remember back in '57 when my dad and I went to the local Dodge dealer in Indiana to order his new car (Coronet D500 2dr h/t) that the salesman asked if he wanted the "bumper guards" - referring to the "teeth" in the front and the two on the rear bumper. He did order them and our Coronet came so equipped along with the other options as I recall (exterior mirrors, AM radio and a make up/map mirror on the visor)! The car was a two tone green and white with a matching vinyl interior. When I got to borrow the car there were few if any of my friends who could beat me in a drag as long as I kept the rear tires from burning - it used to drive my best friend who drove his dad's '55 Olds Super 88 absolutely nuts!!

Brian

----- Original Message ----- From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>

To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] THIS IS ONE STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL CAR.....

The only car-model carry-over, between 57 & 58 was that, at the end of
the 57 m.y., 1958 dashes (with their front-mounted rear view mirrors)
began to be installed.

The lower  bumpers, between 1957 & '58 are different, as far as the
"teeth" spacings are concerned; in 1958, they're a lot closer-spaced,
and more outboard-located, than the 57 'teeth'.

There are a lot of factory-literature misrepresentations, regarding 1957
teeth; usually, a Royal is shown, wearing the teeth
but, there is even a Dodge News monthly-owner magazine, showing a 2-tone
blue CRL 4-dr that appears not to have any teeth, on it.

The most (in-)famous "toothy"-Royal photos are a series of BxW
very-early-promotional shots, showing an obviously 3-tone schemed
"Royal" 2-dr HT, which has CRL fin-trim, 1956 carpeting, and very-rough
promo-trim-pieces, like the air cleaner and radiator, AND lower bumper
grille teeth.

Neil Vedder


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