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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi everybody I am the owner of a 1958 Chrysler Windsor 2 dr.ht. with the “Dartline” option, this option is a moulding option and was introduced in spring ( April ) 1958, my car has a 354 cui. Wedge engine, with a two-barrel Carter carburetor, a Torqueflite transmission, Power steering and Power brakes, it is in a bad shape, but i hope one day to be able to restore it. My ideer with this thread, is that it can bee a place, where all who have information abouth these cars, have parts for them or maby even own a “Dartline” car, can share knowleg and maby help each other. I have collected all the information i could abouth these cars, i have not been able to find any production numbers for the “Dartline” models, so i have tryed to calculate my way to some figures, but here is what i have come up with so far. The base model: The Chrysler Windsor was the low price model for 1958, and in ‘58 ( just this year ) it was also smaller than the rest of the models, because it rode on a Dodge chassis with a 122 inch. Weelbase. I’m not sure if the body is the same as the big models, but maby to compensate for the length, the front is a mix of Chrysler grill and Dodge sheetmetal. This also results in, that when you buy parts for the chassis, you can not use normal Chrysler parts, you have to buy Dodge parts. ‘58 Windsor production figures: According to the books, there was build, 12.861 4 dr.sd 6.205 2 dr.ht. 6.254 4 dr.ht. 862 4 dr.Wag.6 p. 791 4 dr.Wag.9 p. 2 2 dr.Conv. My car ( a 2 dr.ht.) was build in 6205 ex., normaly 2/3 of the cars was sold before New Year, so that leaves abouth 2000 ( 2 dr.ht. ) as potential “Dartline” cars, but insted of paying more for a diff. moulding, the buyers would most likely upgrade to a Saratoga, so i think that a realistic guess will be that abouth 350 2 dr.ht. “Dartline” was build. Also according to the books, it was only HardTop models that was offert with the “Dartline” moulding, if this is right, then what about the 4 dr.sd.on the pictures here under, is it not the original moulding for this car ? You can do the math on the other models yourself, but one thing is for sure, “Dartline’s” are pretty rare. I look forward to a lot of inputs from other enthusiasts. Torben P.S. I will try to desribe the moulding later, maby take some photos. My 2 dr.ht. ( and if i can get the pictures in, a 4 dr.sd. that mogge65 has send me ) Edited by 58WindsorDartline 2010-05-11 12:02 PM (Dartline 1 kopi b.jpg) (Dartline 3 kopi b.jpg) (Dartline 4 kopi b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Dartline 1 kopi b.jpg (206KB - 782 downloads) Dartline 3 kopi b.jpg (201KB - 909 downloads) Dartline 4 kopi b.jpg (215KB - 1044 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi All I could not get the pictures of the 4 dr.sd. in to my first message, so i will ask mogge65 to put the pictures in soon. Torben | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Interesting car, I think this is the first one I've seen a picture of, that is a real car, and not factory photos. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | This is a typical swedish Mopar lady! Edited by mogge65 2010-05-10 8:43 PM (Chrysler-Windsdor-58.jpg) (CH_1958_33_01S.jpg) (CH_1958_33_02S.jpg) (CH_1958_33_03S.jpg) (CH_1958_33_04S.jpg) (CH_1958_33_05S.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Chrysler-Windsdor-58.jpg (196KB - 4864 downloads) CH_1958_33_01S.jpg (173KB - 865 downloads) CH_1958_33_02S.jpg (196KB - 638 downloads) CH_1958_33_03S.jpg (124KB - 645 downloads) CH_1958_33_04S.jpg (148KB - 717 downloads) CH_1958_33_05S.jpg (194KB - 677 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Here´s another one ! Edited by mogge65 2010-05-10 8:45 PM (1958_Chrysler_Windsor_Dartline_Newport-a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958_Chrysler_Windsor_Dartline_Newport-a.jpg (44KB - 734 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | The Dartline (chrysler_1958_dartline_01.jpg) Attachments ---------------- chrysler_1958_dartline_01.jpg (137KB - 1351 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | WE MISSED THIS ONE AT MEMORYLANE A FEW YEARS BACK WONDER WERE IT ENDED UP? Edited by mogge65 2010-05-10 9:41 PM (untitled.bmp) (untitled2.bmp) (untitled3.bmp) (untitled4.bmp) (untitled5.bmp) (untitled6.bmp) (untitled7.bmp) (untitled8.bmp) (untitled9.bmp) (untitled10.bmp) (untitled11.bmp) (untitled12.bmp) (untitled13.bmp) (untitled14.bmp) (untitled15.bmp) Attachments ---------------- untitled.bmp (342KB - 643 downloads) untitled2.bmp (275KB - 637 downloads) untitled3.bmp (278KB - 729 downloads) untitled4.bmp (325KB - 678 downloads) untitled5.bmp (334KB - 618 downloads) untitled6.bmp (248KB - 731 downloads) untitled7.bmp (426KB - 672 downloads) untitled8.bmp (400KB - 693 downloads) untitled9.bmp (454KB - 659 downloads) untitled10.bmp (473KB - 634 downloads) untitled11.bmp (490KB - 583 downloads) untitled12.bmp (451KB - 536 downloads) untitled13.bmp (451KB - 534 downloads) untitled14.bmp (420KB - 524 downloads) untitled15.bmp (447KB - 691 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Torben, if you look close you can see a 4 door sedan with Dartline moldings. your theory about "only hardtops" is demolished, sorry! Edited by mogge65 2010-05-11 1:11 AM (dartline (2).jpg) Attachments ---------------- dartline (2).jpg (51KB - 541 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | FINNISH (soumi) DARTLINE (94504.jpg) (94504_2.jpg) (94504_3.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 94504.jpg (31KB - 540 downloads) 94504_2.jpg (54KB - 522 downloads) 94504_3.jpg (50KB - 539 downloads) | ||
58WindsorDartline |
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Morgan Abouth the Hard Top teori, it is not mine, that is what the books say. I was not sure it was true, you can't trust everything you read, and now i know why i had my doubt abouth it, i have the same ad in my collection of orig. litterature, i just forgot, "we ain't getting any younger". Torben | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Torben, unfortunately most published "book" production-information on our cars is inaccurate, and your reference to there having been only 2-dr hardtops produced is but one example of the fact that we can not, necessarily, believe anything/everything that we read in a book. Even the factory's published literature is not necessarily accurate, based upon actual-car(s) observations. One good example (there are many-), is that the Ross Roy data book (published with extensive in-house corporate data/ assistance) says that the Coronets were the only models to have black painted end-of-fin 'caps', when, various ROYAL models are seen to have them be installed on them, instead of the "bright" fin-caps, and, some Coros have been seen to have the trunk "V" emblem, that none of the Coros should have be installed on them---that emblem does NOT signify a V/8 engine---. So, don't believe everything that you may read in a book, or even in published-literature...so what DO you believe in? I believe I'm gonna go get another cup of coffee. Edited by d500neil 2010-05-11 2:27 PM | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | BTW, that 4-dr sedan does not appear to have the six trunk-moldings on it, that the other Dartlines appear to have on them. So, what's the deal, on those moldings? 1) Optional equipment? 2) Not available on the sedans? 3) Owner take-off? 4) Factory screw-up? 5) bad photo angle? Edited by d500neil 2010-05-11 2:40 PM | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | Those bars are a Spring Special moulding. I do not know my Chryslers like I do the Dodge and DeSotos for 58, but if they are anything the same, the various components of the Spring trim could be ordered separately. Also take into account possible collision damage repair could have eliminated such a rarely seen trim when the repair dudes were just wanting to get the bent up decklid replaced and out of their shop in 1968. | ||
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Location: Parts Unknown | This Dartline sidetrim is utterly bizarre. Did two designers start at opposite ends of the car, overshooting each other and then just leave the trim, filling in between ? Smooth, this is not. And the name ? What is "dart-like" about this ? Apparently buyers felt similarly, as this is a rarely seen car, even in old photos ! | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi There Neil, i think you mis read my first input, i did not say that it only was 2 door hard top's, i wrote that the books tells you, that i was only hard top's in general, but we know that is not true, because we have pictures of the 4 door sedan in the orig. ads. And i knew that, i just forgot, because it was a long time ago, that i last looked in my litterature collection. To Doctor DeSoto, yes the trim looks a bit stange, but it kind of grow on you, i can also tell you, that it later was considert to have "added some flair" to the cars, that is what some auto journalists have said. And people loved changes on the cars, big or small, that was a way to show that you had a newer car than your neighbour, so nice trim or not, i think that the reason for little sale ( biside the fact, that 1958 was one of the worst year in auto sales ), was the fact that you should pay extra, for a moulding on the low price model, most would step op and buy a Saratoga. Torben | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Neil Abouth the trunk moulding on the 4 dr.sd., it is there, but due to bad photo angel, as you write, you can only just se it, between the number plate frame, and the glass on the rear light. Torben | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | # (chry58winddart.jpg) Attachments ---------------- chry58winddart.jpg (67KB - 604 downloads) | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 500 Location: Upper East Tennessee | There's a '58 Dartline 4dr Sedan in Temple's Junk Yard in Batesburg, South Carolina with the trunk molding on it. I guess I just assumed that the "Dartline" was Chrysler's version of the spring special. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi tnlowrider Welcome to the thread, the "Dartline" is a spring option but just for the Windsor. Some of the trim parts like the 6 mouldings on the trunk, the vide panel moulding, the vide extra moulding running with the roofline, where also offert on the big models. Torben P.S. do you still have parts from the Windsor you parted out ? | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | ...The rocker panel molding was (Spring-) 'Special, too. So, the car has the wide roof rail molding, the unique-side molding effects, the rocker panel moldings, and the 6 trunk molding-strips. I don't think that there was/were unique paint-colors/schemes for it, right? And, the interior was 'standard' Windsor, too? I dunno about all of its literature, but the Ad-Department refers to the car as being either a "Spring Series", or a "Midseason Sensation". The 58 Dodges were officially "Spring Specials". Edited by d500neil 2010-05-12 3:31 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | judging by the pic´s of the "Red" and the one at "memorylane" it seems to be standard interiors on Dartline models,yet they promote speedcontrol in the ad for Dartline ! Edited by mogge65 2010-05-12 3:37 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Neil I don't think there was any special colour schemes for The "Dartline". The interior, i haven't found anything abouth it, i have seen one picture of a Windsor interior, and that was same i have seen in the normal Windsor, i don't know how it should look in a "Dartline", my car dosn't have any. I think that the only trim part you couldn't order, on the other Chrysler models, was the unique - side moulding, but could you order those other trim parts before spring on the big models or where the also Spring options for them ? If it was officially called "Spring Series" or "Midseason Sensation", is hard to say, i hope that i can find an original brochure on the model, i know they where made especially on the "Dartline", that might give us the right name. If somone out there has a brochure or maby a picture of it, then please let us see. Torben | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Morgan I seem to remember that Chrysler introduced a "Cruise Controle" in 1958, but i don't know if it was in spring '58, if so, it might be what they where refering to, as "Speed controle", don't you think. Torben | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | The ad above reads EXTRA! amazing new "AUTO PILOT" (dartline ad.jpg) Attachments ---------------- dartline ad.jpg (138KB - 537 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 154 Location: Mandan, North Dakota | From what I've found, there were spring-only colors as well. Mine is such a color. The copper-ish 2-door posted above is a less faded version of it. These are on the paint chips as 'early 59' colors. I don't know if these spring colors were limited to just the Spring Special / Dartline trim however or fully available. Do we know for sure the Spring Special/Dartline trim was an option? That is, could you get a standard-trim Windsor after it the Dartline came out or were all Windsors just automatically built that way once it was introduced? Is the cowel vent screen stainless on the base Windsors? I notice too some have hood ornaments, some have top-of-fender ornaments, some (like mine) have neither. Same for the rocker trim, some do, some don't. Mine does not have any additional trim around the windows. Perhaps varies by what plant built the car and what parts they had left? Edited by 58Windsor 2010-05-12 9:02 PM | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | The side trim is too elaborate on the Dartline to be anything BUT to have been factory-only 'Special' trim. I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that there were special 'Spring' colors too. Can someone post up the Paint Chip Chart, showing these "Early 59" colors/ Also, a 1959 Chrysler paint Chip Chart should call-out the mid-year 1958 colors on them. Edited by d500neil 2010-05-12 9:54 PM | ||
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Regular Posts: 74 Location: San Antonio,Texas | that is a very nice car ive never seen one like that, its a nice mix, new yoker / dodge. love that front end she looks really mean! nice car! | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | So Greg, are we going to see some pic´s of your "Dartline" ? we are pretty ancious....................lol | ||
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Veteran Posts: 154 Location: Mandan, North Dakota | Neil's comment: "Can someone post up the Paint Chip Chart, showing these "Early 59" colors/ triggered a memory - I think he's right. They're on the '59 chart, not the '58. I bought a set of charts off e-Bay a while back that covered 57-59 and I think on the 59's where I found mine. Good catch Neil! I'll have to do some digging tonight. We moved last fall & all my car papers & documentation are still tucked away in totes. I've been wanting to get it dug out, this is a good reason. I'll post pics of the car too. | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | The 59 Dodge paint chip charts show the 58 Spring Special paint colors on them. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 154 Location: Mandan, North Dakota | Took a lot of digging, but I found them. Weren't where they were supposed to be. On the bright side, I found a lot of cool stuff I didn't remember having. In some cases, I even found two of them...hahaha
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Veteran Posts: 154 Location: Mandan, North Dakota | As for pics, there are some on the site here already from when I first joined: Wow, four years already... my how time flies! Sad part, I'm really no further on the car now than I was then! I've accumulated parts: the water pump, fuel pump, belts, hoses, etc, gas tank, front fenders... but no brake work and hasn't been driven since that day. On the plus side of that timespan, I still have my wonderful wife, a happy healthy nearly-four year old son, an adorable 2-1/2 year old daughter, and a new house with enough acreage for a shop and room enough in the main garage to work in the meantime. I'm in the process of selling off some other toys that will hopefully cover the cost of the brakes and the rest I need to get her moving. (we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread already in progress...) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Greg , amazing story! it´s a pity that your wife doesent now the phone number to chip foose! story like that is just what he needs to "overhaul" a car! Good luck with your Father and son project. i´m certain your Dad watches over you! some day it´s going to shine again! when you and your son has "overhauled" the car! Best Regards Morgan | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi 58 Windsor Welcome, great name ! do you like my name ? Your history sounds a lot like mine, i bought my Dartline in 1990, worked on it a little the first year, then stop'ed, i ran out of parts and money, nothing has been done since i'm sad to say, i have been whitout a job a lot due to bad health. In the meanwhile i have married a lovely girl, got a boy and a girl ( they a now 16 and 13 years old, wild mand !), but now i am trying to find parts so i can restore it, and get it back on the streets, so the family can enjoy it. Fortunly we now also have a 1959 Dodge we can drive around enjoying the life as a FL. family. By the way, regarding the paintchip, the "spring color" was showen before the 1959 paintchip, i have a 1958 paintchip with an additional "spring color" side. Torben Edited by 58WindsorDartline 2010-05-19 9:58 AM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi out there Can it be right, that there only is 8 "Dartline's" left that we know of. Untill now on this thread, we have been talking abouth, and seen pictures of. Four 2 dr.ht.: 1 "Tahitian Coral" ? (it look's like that color on the small picture's) in Finland. 1 under restoration in Sweden. 1 "Ermine White" at "Memory Lane" in Arizona USA. and 1 (my own) "Cypress Green metalic" and "Ermine white" here in Denmark. Three 4 dr.sd.: 1 "Tahitian Coral" and "Ermine White" in Sweden. 1 Spring color "Fireglow metalic" Greg (58Windsor)'s. and 1 at "Temple's Junk Yard" in Batesburg, South Carolina USA. One 4 dr. ht.: Light Blue i dont think it is an original color ( there is 3 Light Blue color's in '58, that it might be, if the color on the picture is bad, that is "Ballet Blue", "Aztec Turquoise" or the spring color "Bimini Blue", but none of the look's right ). Is that all that is out there ? if anyone knows of other FL forum members with "dartline" cars, or just "Dartline" cars, please let us know, it could be fun to find out how many is left. As you can se on this 1958 "Spring color supplement" the color "Fireglow Metalic" is not showen, but there is a note abouth it under the other color's. Torben (Paint chip 3.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Paint chip 3.jpg (304KB - 532 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 140 Location: Middletown CT | Hi Torbin and everyone: I know of 1 more. There is a 1958 Chrysler Windsor 4 door sedan-Dartline- parked at a shop where I take my 60 Dodge Dart. The owner has gotten work done on the vehicle, but has never been there to pick up the vehicle. Or been there recently at all, from what I gather. I was told by one of the mechanics that the owner does'nt know anything about older vehicles ... never mind our mother MOPAR ... It has been there at least 8 months. Shop owner says he pays great but is very hard to get ahold of. Colors: Bimini blue and white top. Chrome on the outside is in very good shape. Only options from what I can see: ps, pb, heater, dash pad, left remote mirror, wipers, rear window defroster. Regular radio and torqueflite. Looks like a 2 barrel on the 354 wedge. The interior needs work: the gauges have mineral deposits around them, the dashpad is bad on the passenger side. Seats need redoing but have no major tears, headliner is stained. The door panels are worn but there. Rust on rockers but the undecarriage (I looked) looks ok. Passenger front turn signal lens is broken. Pedals don't look too worn; mileage on odometer is 50,000 --low 60s---- + (its been a while since I looked) I go nuts when I see this car everytime I go to the shop .... If it is still there and I have permission I may be able to take some pictures this summer. Oh to win the lottery .... I love these cars, my birth year. Oh hell, I LOVE all the FL cars! And turquoise is my fav. color .... Great to see all the info.! Beth Harris 60 Dodge Pioneer 2 Door HT 59 Plymouth Fury 4 door HT Edited by 60dodgedart 2010-05-27 2:48 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Beth Welcome to the "Dartline" thread, the info you give abouth Torqueflite and the 354 wedge engine, is the same as my "Dartline", i think most were like this, but i dont know. Please do take some pictures if you can. Lets se some pictures of your cars to. Torben | ||
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Veteran Posts: 154 Location: Mandan, North Dakota | I've seen one come & go thru e-Bay. It was solid white with a blue interior, 4-door, sedan I believe. I remember another Windsor, but I can't remember if it was a dartline. It was missing the RF fender and front bumper. I also know of a twin to mine that I'm hoping to relocate to my home. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi All With the three 4 dr. sd. that Beth and "58Windsor" (or is Greg ok ?), tell's us abouth here, we now know abouth. Four 2 dr.ht., Seven 4 dr.sd., and one 4 dr.th. Windsor Dartline's, it would be fun if we could get pictures of all the cars, and maby hear from the owner's of these cars. If there is more out there please let us know. Beth, the "Bimini Blue" car you told abouth is that in Connecticut like you ? 58Windsor, the twin car ( i take it is the model and color we talk about ) is it also in North Dakota ? Was it and idea to start a Register of the "Dartline" Windsor's or maby all the Windsor's ?, it could be an extra way to keep in touch, find fellow Windsor owners near by, and maby help or get help with parts and info, beside the FL forum. I could start it up just as a database on my computer, and we could communicate by PM or mail, my mail is on my FL profile, let me know. Torben Edited by 58WindsorDartline 2010-05-28 4:09 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Torben, if i were in your shoes i would stick to the Dartline theme. if you bring on all windsors you might not "see the tree for the wood" if you know what i mean! Start a separate thread for your "1958 windsor community" Edited by mogge65 2010-05-28 11:23 AM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Morgan You might be right, i was begining to think the same. Torben Edited by 58WindsorDartline 2010-05-28 1:32 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | By the way Morgan Are you going to "Wheels and Wings" in Varberg this year, we are talking abouth going, and it might be fun to meet there, if possible. Torben | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | I just noticed something interesting, about the Dartlines. The 58 Dodge Spring Specials had an a la carte type-option available: body-color-painted headlight doors. Some of the Dartlines, above, appear to have body-colored headlight doors, and others appear to have 'darker'-colored head light doors (compared to the standard 1958 Windsor dual headlight doors). Maybe, the Dartlines just got 'darker' headlight doors, and the appearance of 'body-color' on them is an illusion? | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Neil On my car the headlight doors are not the same color as the body, i have only seen blank, or like it is on my car "mat grey". I don't know if there is some cars with body color on the headlight doors, but i have never seen it. Torben | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Does that matte-gray color sorta match the appearance of the side-aluminum insert? | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Neil No the "matte-grey" color is like a "Gun Grey", where the side-alu. insert is a mix of "blank and brushed", as you can se on the pictures. Are you a Dodge or DeSoto mand, i think i have seen you cotribute to one of the debate's, talking as someone who knew abouth DeSoto's, but your profile-picture is a 1957 Dodge, or are you in to all of the FL cars. What cars do you have yourself. Torben Edited by 58WindsorDartline 2010-05-29 1:57 PM (forlygter 2 s.jpg) (side alu.insert 2 s.jpg) (side alu.insert closeup s.jpg) Attachments ---------------- forlygter 2 s.jpg (233KB - 531 downloads) side alu.insert 2 s.jpg (216KB - 634 downloads) side alu.insert closeup s.jpg (178KB - 606 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Nice pic´s Torben, and yes i will contend the "Wheels and Wing Carmeet". last year i was really surprised when i visited Tvååker 2 mil south of Varberg! Fikaträff with 1000 cars and bikes, liveband on stage. thursday before wheels and wing, it was awesome! Edited by mogge65 2010-05-29 7:09 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 259 Location: Hinnerup, Jylland (Jutland), Denmark | Hi Morgan If we come to "Wheels and Wings", maby we should meet and say hello, what do you think ? Torben | ||
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | of course we will meet! question is, will you arrive in your Dartline? Edited by mogge65 2010-05-30 3:56 PM | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Torben , I just have that one car, but your car, as you know, was built in the Dodge assembly plant. I've not previously seen the dark-colored/anodized(?)/painted(?) headlight doors, that the Dartlines have on them, anywhere else. | ||
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