Re: [FWDLK] It's BAAAAACK!

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, there is no verification that the car came off the line with a
1961 Plymouth front clip.  An awful lot can happen to a car in 40+ years.

The side mouldings can be modified by someone expert in metal work.  This
type of thing is done at custom body shops all the time.  Same, too, with
the grille and adding the three cross bars to fill the space behind the
Plymouth emblem.

Someone had to do it.  It is just that no one knows who did.  Or when.

"... his research suggests it is not a Canadian model "
What research??  Suggests??  The VIN does not have a "9" for the assembly
plant.  Chrysler of Canada did not built Dodge Polaras in Canada in 1961.
It is not a Canadian car.   Simple.  Case closed.

If the owner has a spare $45 he can write to Chrysler Historical and get a
copy of the build record.  That should answer a few questions.

Sorry, but this thing is no mystery.


Bill
Vancouver, BC

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Hanni Squires" <res0yrt1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] It's BAAAAACK!


> I talked to Paul (polararama) today who listed the car.  He said he cannot
> verify why the car was produced with a 61 Plymouth front end and his
> research suggests it is not a Canadian model.  Also, he said the detail is
> actually different than the standard '61 Plymouths as the moldings and
grill
> are specific to this car only.
>
> This one remains a mystery!!
>
> Mike
> Bothell, Wash.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 3:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] It's BAAAAACK!
>
>
> > This was someone's quick and easy way to restore a vehicle and claim it
> > was
> > a special factory order.  And make a few extra dollars along the way.
> >
> > Unfortunately, he claimed the car was one of three built in Canada for
> > Mexico.  But, he ran into a few things that tripped him up-
> >
> > - the 1961 Dodge Polara was not built in Canada - total production was
> > zero.
> > - the car's serial number plate has "2" for the assembly plant
(Hamtramck)
> > and not "9" for Windsor.
> > - the speedometer is not in kilometres
> >
> > The owner did get a copy of the build record from Chrysler Historical,
> > apparently, as he told an auto writer the car was purchased by and
shipped
> > to a dealer in Pennsylvania.
> >
> > He also tripped up on the non-Mopar record player (which he does not
> > mention
> > in the e-bay ad this time), the rear spare "wheel" (never offered on a
> > 1961
> > Dodge) or the additional trim on the rear panel above the bumper (looks
> > like
> > something from a rec room reno).  He also gave the car his trademark
> > blacked-out taillight housing.  The owner of this car had his 1961 Dodge
> > Polara convertible in an issue of Collectible Automobile a while back
and
> > it
> > also had blacked-out taillight housings.  That one, though, had the
> > correct
> > interior, rear trim, no "wheel" on the trunk, and the correct Dodge
front
> > clip.
> >
> > Too bad people like this exist trying to pass butchered vehicles off as
> > rare
> > factory productions.
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Adam Lindenbaum
> > To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] It's BAAAAACK!
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 10/28/04 10:48:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> >
> >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6210&item=2497925114&rd=1
> >
> >
> > Am I stupid or something?I thought D500 Dodges had Dodge front sheet
metal
> > on them,why does this thing have a Plymouth nose?I know Plodges and
Desoto
> > exports were Plymouth bodied cars with Dodge or Desoto noses,is this the
> > ANTI-PLODGE?
> >
> > Adam Lindenbaum
> > 58 426 Hemi/4 speed Fury
> > 57 Savoy Kustom
> > (Both with Plymouth noses,just everything else changed)
> >

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