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Member Posts: 25  Location: Louisville Ky | Is there something I can do to make it easier to read? And how come some guys can post huge pics and this size is the largest I can post? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance.... Edited by Dodge55CustomRoyal 2024-06-07 3:10 PM Attachments ----------------  IMG_1957.jpeg (111KB - 16 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9992     Location: Lower Mainland BC | Dodge55CustomRoyal - 2024-06-07 12:03 PM Is there something I can do to make it easier to read? And how come some guys can post huge pics and this size is the largest I can post? If you "polish"/burnish that data plate with some steel wool to get rid of some of the rust, it would help us (and you) to read the data plate. Starting at the left bottom, I see that the scheduled build date was June 15, 1955 (06 15). The five numbers beside the 06 15 are production numbers and are meaningless to us now. Under BDY (Body), I see (I think) 235 which was the code for a 1955 Custom Royal 4 dr sedan PAINT code 73 (could have been 573, at least on the IBM card) is two tone with Sapphire White on the top and "Fantasy" Yellow on the bottom. TRIM code 441 was a black and white combination specific to the Custom Royal sedan SP = most likely the shipping route (but I don't know how/why) The above interpretations are based on information in Mike Peterson's "1955 Dodge - by the numbers" book available on demand (for a price) from the Antique Automobile Club of American (AACA) NOTE: Mike shows a data plate from a 55 Dodge that was scheduled to be built on 06 14 (the day before your car). It apparently had a VIN of 34934003. I suspect that your car's VIN be close to that one. (DaveDsCustomRoyalSedan_CowlDataPlate.jpg) Attachments ---------------- DaveDsCustomRoyalSedan_CowlDataPlate.jpg (131KB - 14 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9992 Location: Lower Mainland BC | . Here are a couple of 55 Dodge paint chip cards that were posted in Tony's thread after he got his IBM card image for his 55 Dodge. http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=70912   | ||
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