I saw this in Hemmings this month:

1958 Dodge Custom Royal Rare Fines Of Tin, Factory Spring Special Trim / Canadian built, One owner. 45,342 original miles Original numbers matching & Rust free car One of only approx. 12 Spring Special 2 door H.T'S Built in Canada One of only approx. 1200, 2 door H.T'S built in Canada. One of only approx. 48, 2 door H.T'S built with the late prod. interior The Dover White & Bermuda Coral Colours Are Computer Matched To The Original Paint. Formore details please call Mr. Howard at (450)470-9999 or email repentigny@johnscotti.com Inquire

It is a fantastic, beautiful car!  You can see it at:

http://www.johnscotti.com/en/preowned/

I don't know much about the Canadian Custom Royals.  It looks like this one had the Royal interior with a Custom Royal fabric.  There is a detail picture of the grille that is interesting in regards to the finish of the grille: I usually expect to see a bright finish, but this car has a brushed-looking finish.  I have never seen a break-down of Canadian production numbers for the Custom Royals, but I have seen two different numbers for the total production: 5,097 on the low end and 9,959 on the high end.  It would be very interesting to find out how John Scotti determined the production rarity for this car!

For all of those who are familiar with Canadian Dodges, did they have different colors than the United States Dodges?  The "Dover White" looks like eggshell, but the "Bermuda Coral" is unfamiliar on the Dodge.  I thought it was a 1958 Chrysler color though - I think I have seen a 300D in this shade!   I guess it could be "Poppy Red" - a true Spring Special color...

Hi George:

Would you mind sending those photos to my e-mail at msutherland@ci.broomfield.co.us ?  Do you know what price they want?

Thanks,

Mike