I will happily agree that this book leaves a lot to be desired when it comes
to export/Canada vehicles.
Even so, LD3W is different from the LD3V they show in the auction -
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> The number does not exist because you are looking at American books :
>
> LD3W :
> L - 1958
> D - Dodge
> 3 - Custom Royal
> W - Windsor assembly plant
>
> And the engine is correct. As I wrote the seller to correct him, being a
> Canadian 1958 Dodge Custom Royal, it has a 354-cid poly V8. No
> Canadian-built Chryco car used the B block in 1958 - they used either the
A
> block or the 354 poly.
>
> LD3V-8394C
>
> is a correct Canadian engine number. All 354 poly engines were in the
same
> consecutive engine number (1001 and up), with a "C" at the end for Canada
> and the "V" for V8. The prefix changed, being "LD3" for Dodge Custom
Royal,
> "LS2" for DeSoto Firedome or "LC2" for Chrysler Windsor, the only models
of
> those cars built in Canada. The other 2 cars lines built in Canada were
> Plymouth (LP1 and LP2) and the Plymouth-based Dodge (LE1 and LE2).
>
> He is incorrect about the colour, though. "XTT" is X - Dover White (roof)
> with T - Medallion Maroon Metallic on the body.
>
> I have written a book listing Canadian models, prices, weights, serial
> numbers, colours, etc. This will help fill the gap concerning Canadian
> vehicles. It should be on the bookshelves later this year.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
>
>
> > Just goes to show how you have to educate yourself if you're buying a
car.
> > The serial number they give for it doesn't exist in my book (LD3V
prefix -
> > is that supposed to be LD3N?) and they give it as an engine number,
which
> > should be L350-xxxx unless the engine's incorrect (I didn't bother to
read
> > up on other years). Seller appears to be uniformed about these cars -
> > given the Krause book can be bought on eBay for $10 or less, that's kind
> of
> > inexcuseable on a car selling for close to $10K. Heck I just got their
> > standard catalog for 1946-1975 cars for all of a buck - the shipping
still
> > only brought it to $6.
> >
> >
> > Paint was probably matched to some sheltered area of the body, given the
> > quality of the resto I'd be surprised if a lot of time was taken to
> matching
> > it exactly as opposed to picking a color that was close and using that
> > instead.
> >
> >
> >
> > I may sell rusty pieces of junk, but at least I show you the problems
> > instead of slapping a bunch of filler on it, spray-bombing it and
letting
> > you discover it only when you come see the car in person.
> >
> >
> > Speaking of which, anyone on here need '58 Saratoga 2dr parts? I
finally
> > bought the tan one I've shown pictures of around before. I won't call
it
> > unrestorable, but it's so rusty it's not economically realistic to try
to
> > save - someone needed a window, so I got it for that. (it has the
> popular
> > invisible rocker panel option installed by mother nature, along with
> > invisible floorpans - very rare! ... hmm, I should try that in an
eBay
> > auction and see what kind of reaction that gets. lol - )
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:16 PM
> > Subject: [FWDLK] Wavey, Wavey Rockers...
> >
> >
> > > King of the wild resto's (apologies to those of
> > > y'all too young to remember Howdie Doodie, et al).
> > >
> > > This car is just about as good (bad) as a FWDLK'er can get, in being
> > > MIS-represented
> > > as being "restored(or NOT)", "original", and/or "mildly-renovated" .
> > > This car is a mess, STARTING with the engine, which is a ("325?")
poly,
> > > which was the standard block on a 58 Coro (2-bbl) and Royal (4-bbl);
> > > the CRL had the
> > > 350 wedge B block as standard.
> > >
> > > Love them wavey rockers, and oversprayed undercarriage, and trunk
work,
> > > and aftermarket interior,w/white parcel shelf, & hubcaps.
> > >
> > > BTW, are those Cokers?? I LIKE the fact that there is ("now??") a
black
> > > inner-border which "separates" the appearance of the white-wall. from
> > > the wheel-edge.
> > > Y'know? @ least they didn't paint the wheels body-color-----& oh yeah,
> > > the body-color is reportedly a Spring-Special shade (photos don't look
> > > 'correct', tho) , but if this car was a Spring Special model, the only
> > > S.-S. "items" (which trim-items WERE available
a-la-carte/individually
> > > on those models) may be its paint.
> > >
> > > IM-N-HO, this car, as-is, is worth about $5k-$7.5K.
> > >
> > > Neil Vedder
> > >
> > >
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