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drosera88
Posted 2017-10-03 6:22 AM (#549660)
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Beautiful vehicle! ...but it'll cost you! Paint and interior are not actual factory colors, but regardless, it looks sharp! If money were no object and I wanted a 60 resto-mod, this would be it. 318 currently installed, but comes with the original 383 too. Claims that it has number matching parts.

https://iowacity.craigslist.org/cto/d/1960-dodge-polara/6328886789.html



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mikes2nd
Posted 2017-10-03 6:55 AM (#549664 - in reply to #549660)
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another amazing car. the work involved in that car is crazy.

Id really like to see that 383 in there though.
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60 Imp
Posted 2017-10-03 7:06 AM (#549665 - in reply to #549660)
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Location: North Australia		That car looks killer! For a second I thought it was the same unfinished project car I posted last year. This car.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=...

The project car sold for $18K I think?

The add in this post is probably a scam I recon.

Steve.
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GregCon
Posted 2017-10-03 7:21 AM (#549667 - in reply to #549665)
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Location: Houston		I'm not seeing what all the fuss is about....nice car but so-so in many ways. Less than stellat bodywork, underhood has lots of issues, funky armrest cupholder deal. This car is what I call 'fixed up', not a resto-mod or otherwise noteworthy.
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drosera88
Posted 2017-10-03 8:36 AM (#549673 - in reply to #549667)
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GregCon - 2017-10-03 6:21 AM

I'm not seeing what all the fuss is about....nice car but so-so in many ways. Less than stellat bodywork, underhood has lots of issues, funky armrest cupholder deal. This car is what I call 'fixed up', not a resto-mod or otherwise noteworthy.


I said it was gorgeous, not necessarily worth the money! For that price I'd expect a near concours level restoration.
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Mike McCandless
Posted 2017-10-03 10:32 AM (#549677 - in reply to #549660)
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He won't be seeing that price anytime soon. Cool car, rare, but the money follows original restorations when it comes to that type of car. My guess is it would sell for 50k
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56D500boy
Posted 2017-10-03 11:49 AM (#549682 - in reply to #549660)
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Curious: What were these fender toppers called? Landing strips? Flight decks (ala aircraft carriers)?



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LostDeere59
Posted 2017-10-03 11:54 AM (#549684 - in reply to #549660)
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I agree - cool car, some nicely done work, but failed to carry through in so many places.

Right off the bat I'm not paying almost 70K for a car where that abortion was the best they could do for an upper radiator hose. Really? At those numbers a length of custom bent tubing with short connector hoses at either end would have been better looking, probably safer/more dependable, and certainly more serviceable. Probably cheaper too.


Gregg

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mikes2nd
Posted 2017-10-03 12:33 PM (#549686 - in reply to #549660)
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those are "Killer whale" or killer shark fender ornaments...   seriously look at the ripples created when cresting the water.

I agree 50k is more like it if not 45k for this "mild custom"... very mild... very tasteful though. I really love these cars in white or red. White I think is the best for these.

He didn't go nuts with brembo/baer/willwoods or anything? I know that interior is probably 10k alone if he had it done.

The chroming looks all redone and for a custom its pretty much concourse... and yes wtf is with the heater hose? does have vintage air, updated radio. He tried to keep close to the original though.



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56D500boy
Posted 2017-10-03 1:17 PM (#549688 - in reply to #549684)
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LostDeere59 - 2017-10-03 11:54 AM
Right off the bat I'm not paying almost 70K for a car where that abortion was the best they could do for an upper radiator hose. Really? At those numbers a length of custom bent tubing with short connector hoses at either end would have been better looking, probably safer/more dependable, and certainly more serviceable. Probably cheaper too. Gregg


I think the issue is the unintentional (not thought through) consequences of the new "oversized aluminum radiator". The top inlet/outlet is too far to the right of center, i.e. non-stock configuration. It probably would have been better to re-use the upper and lower tanks and have the rad re-cored.

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1960fury
Posted 2017-10-03 1:29 PM (#549690 - in reply to #549660)
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Location: northern germany		looks like its build for off road terrain at that stance? also wire wheels look so out of place on a jet age machine. can't say i like the dash treatment either. aside from the still googie looking door panel pattern, was this how a grey interiour looked like? looks like from a new car. door panels grey monotone? i do not think so. nice car but needs some work to make it period correct looking.
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1960fury
Posted 2017-10-03 1:32 PM (#549692 - in reply to #549660)
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Location: northern germany		claims 318 is "same block" as 383 ? this is how i read it.

also: "all new paint, (not factory colors, but better)" yeah..... otherwise one could think its realy 57 years old....

sorry, i just like period correct looking cars or cars that are modified with a sense for the jet age period.

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soiouz
Posted 2017-10-03 2:08 PM (#549696 - in reply to #549690)
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1960fury - 2017-10-03 1:29 PM

looks like its build for off road terrain at that stance? also wire wheels look so out of place on a jet age machine.



I couldn't agree more! I've said it before, I'll say it again, I think the wire wheels on FL cars look like Ford Model A wheels on a spaceship!...







* ducks for cover awaiting the rocks *

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Finsinthemirror
Posted 2017-10-03 2:26 PM (#549700 - in reply to #549696)
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soiouz - 2017-10-03 11:08 AM

1960fury - 2017-10-03 1:29 PM

looks like its build for off road terrain at that stance? also wire wheels look so out of place on a jet age machine.



I couldn't agree more! I've said it before, I'll say it again, I think the wire wheels on FL cars look like Ford Model A wheels on a spaceship!...







* ducks for cover awaiting the rocks * :bleh:


HAH well said. I agree completely and I can't think of any 57-61 car where wire wheels improve the cars look. I'll keep my wheelcovers thanks, even if I have to occasionally chase one down the street!
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Viper Guy
Posted 2017-10-03 3:06 PM (#549704 - in reply to #549660)
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Location: Branson, MO		I personally like wire wheels on classy or more formal FL cars like sedans, New Yorkers, and Imperials. Not so on sporty models though like 300's, etc. I have them on my '59 Firesweep 4 door and always get positive comments on the wheels and the wide WSW tires.

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GregCon
Posted 2017-10-03 6:00 PM (#549712 - in reply to #549660)
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Posted 2017-10-03 6:05 PM (#549713 - in reply to #549704)
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Viper Guy - 2017-10-03 12:06 PM

I personally like wire wheels on classy or more formal FL cars like sedans, New Yorkers, and Imperials. Not so on sporty models though like 300's, etc. I have them on my '59 Firesweep 4 door and always get positive comments on the wheels and the wide WSW tires.



I like the wires myself, as I have a set on my Saratoga, but this car deserves the four-bar Tarantula wheel covers !! They would do it way more justice than the wires.
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mikes2nd
Posted 2017-10-03 6:26 PM (#549715 - in reply to #549660)
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wires are just as cool... omg you cant change rims!!! yes you can and wires are a good option. period!
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drosera88
Posted 2017-10-03 7:52 PM (#549720 - in reply to #549715)
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mikes2nd - 2017-10-03 5:26 PM

wires are just as cool... omg you cant change rims!!! yes you can and wires are a good option. period! :)


BLASPHEMY! Nah, but wire rims are ok. Even though I'm not a fan of them, but there aren't really a lot of rim styles that look right on Forward Looks besides wires. Sometimes dog dishes, but most others just seem to miss the mark.
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soiouz
Posted 2017-10-04 8:38 AM (#549743 - in reply to #549715)
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mikes2nd - 2017-10-03 6:26 PM

wires are just as cool... omg you cant change rims!!! yes you can and wires are a good option. period! :)



It's not a matter of not being able to change rims or not... it's a matter of changing them for something that actually fits the car's style. Wires don't fit these cars. Period.



It's no wonder they were never officially offered after 1956.


Anyway, to each their own, and people on this board don't have to agree on matters of personal taste, it's what makes the diversity of cars interesting and it is perfectly fine..

As a matter of fact, I know Exner himself was fond of these wire wheels, as a sort of hommage to classic cars. He liked them as he also liked the toilet seat faux-spares and outboard headlights on 1961-62 Imperials... but I don't really like those either myself and always felt they were out of place..
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2017-10-04 10:23 AM (#549748 - in reply to #549743)
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Location: Parts Unknown		Some FL cars had ultra boring looking wheelcovers. 58 DeSoto
is a good example. Others were dowright awful. 60 Plymouth
gets my vote for the worst. The look like they belong on a 1972
Mercury Marquis. 60 Dodge spinners were styled to look like the
guts of a garbage disposal. When the Exner team let's you down
for stock options, what are you going to do .... ?

Interesting to read the comments about Motor wires looking like
Model A wheels. I am around Model A's every day and I gotta say
you guys need to go have another look at Model A wires before
making that comment. Now perhaps some Model T-era Buffalos,
Houks, or similar .... yes, the look is *kinda* similar. Finely made,
high quality, formal. And that is what Exner was angling for when
he requested the Motor wheels be made available on Chrysler Corp.
Cars. He liked that very fine and formal look with a touch of
nostalgia thrown in.

But to suggest the 60 Plymouth full face wheel cover or the 59-60
Dodge spinner look "space age" ? Hard to imagine more purposely
ugly wheelcovers ever made.
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Powerflite
Posted 2017-10-04 11:38 AM (#549754 - in reply to #549748)
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Location: So. Cal		I actually like the '58 DeSoto covers. I really missed having them once I swapped them out. And I, like many others, am not a fan of wires. I think my biggest issue with them (aside from maintenance, which is a big deal) is that I see them on EVERYTHING. They are the fuzzy dice of wheels. Everyone seems to think that they have to have them on their car without thinking about it. Just like replacing the fabulous interior on a forwardlook with bland vinyl, putting these generic wheels on the car makes it lose some of it's unique character. I agree that the plain '60 dodge and Plymouth covers are quite boring and even out of place, but the spinner version does spice it up enough to look good. One of my favorites is the '60 DeSoto cover. Pretty neat looking.



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GregCon
Posted 2017-10-04 7:58 PM (#549784 - in reply to #549660)
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Location: Houston		I don't have a huge opinion on wheels but you gotta admit that in the past 60 years so much has gone on with wheels that looking at a pretty basic stamped 14" wheelcover leaves a lot to be desired.

Of course, for every 'winning' wheel design in the past 60 years there have been 5 that are vomit-inducing, and that includes so many of the modern wheels and trends.

But for sure, the allure of a FL car is found in many places but seldom in its wheels/wheelcovers.
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1960fury
Posted 2017-10-04 8:28 PM (#549785 - in reply to #549784)
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GregCon - 2017-10-04 7:58 PM

I don't have a huge opinion on wheels but you gotta admit that in the past 60 years so much has gone on with wheels that looking at a pretty basic stamped 14" wheelcover leaves a lot to be desired.

Of course, for every 'winning' wheel design in the past 60 years there have been 5 that are vomit-inducing, and that includes so many of the modern wheels and trends.

But for sure, the allure of a FL car is found in many places but seldom in its wheels/wheelcovers.


with other words "in the past 60 years so much has gone on with cars that looking at a basic 1950s FL car leaves a lot to be desired".

No, not for me. some things are good and stay good, like fl design. wire wheels were around when our cars were new and they decided for a good reason not to make them optional past 56. they look simply out of place on these jet age cars. too busy, too dated, too slow, too heavy.
sure there are alot wheels that are worse, like modern rims, but imo nothing looks better than a full wheelcover or dog dishes with body colored wheels.
like shoes on people, show me your wheels and i tell you who you are. wheels are very important and can change the look of a car completely.

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1960fury
Posted 2017-10-04 8:41 PM (#549786 - in reply to #549785)
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Location: northern germany		i agree with doc that 60 plymouth wheelcovers are not a very nice design. but the 60 dodge spinners i like. i usually prefer spinners but also like smooth wheelcovers on these cars. the 57 plymouth covers are clean and nice looking. just perfect (like the rest of the car below!!!)

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