I have to agree with Neil on this one. It is not uncommon for all
manufacturers to substitute the next year parts on the end of the old year's
models, if they are interchangeable. I have seen it before. My guess is that
they are never totally sure how many late orders are going to come in near
the end of the model year. So as not to get stuck with leftover parts, they
order short on the old stuff and incorporate the new year's parts early when
they run out.
I have seen the opposite too. My 56 Dodge (built October 1955) has
provisions in the frame to locate the mounts for a TorqueFlite transmission.
These never reached production until the end of the 56 model year's
production, and then were only installed on some Chryslers and Imperials.
Mopar planned in advance to install these in 56 Dodges, but never did.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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....but I have seen/verified a relative-LOT of "late-year" 1957 Dodges,
which sported 1958 dashes, complete with r/view mirrors, & 1-piece
speaker/vent grilles, & parking brake handles.
The Detroit factory, quite simply, ran-out of 57 dashes, before the m.y.
expired....
For the oldetymers, who remember the WPC Club, of the ought-80's, Dick
Kocher's all-black
CRL 2-dr HT D500 featured the 1958 dashboard.
This, alas, is not a Tale-fin, but a true-fact.
Neil Vedder
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