| Hi Jim,
You and I have a similar amount and type of FL cars. Below is my list of current cars. take care, Nick.
1956 Chrysler Windsor Wagon 1957 Dodge Coronet 4dr sed 1958 Chrysler New Yorker 2dr ht 1958 DeSoto Adventurer 2dr ht 1958 DeSoto Fireflite 4dr sed 1958 Dodge Custom Royal Regal Lancer 2dr ht 1958 Plymouth Silver Special 4dr sed 1959 Chrysler Windsor 2dr ht 1959 DeSoto Firesweep 2dr ht 1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2dr ht 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury 2dr ht 1959 Plymouth Belvedere 4dr sedan 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4dr sed 1960 Plymouth Fury conv 1961 Chrysler Newport conv
this could be a good thread if someone keeps track of the info here! i havent been on plym central in ages now- just visit the christine club sites somewhat regularly... but we should have some kind of mailing list registry here....
so i guess i'll add to the list, and hope i dont forget something! [current FL cars]
57 fury
57 belv 2drht
57 savoy 2drht
57 savoy 2drht
58 Christine 1
58 christine 2
58 golden commando savoy 2drht
58 belv 2drht
58 belv 2drht
59 fury 4drht
59 CRL 2drht
59 royal 4drht
57 firedome 4drht
58 firesweep 2drht
59 New yorker 4drht
61 newport convt
jim rawa [aka furyjim]
-----Original Message----- From: Matt Proske < mproske@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 5:27 pm Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 56 v/8 I have a 56 plaza Matt
Mobile Do we have any numbers on how many ForwardLook cars we presently have accounted for on the List? I have a 57 Coronet 4dr Sedan, a 57 Coronet D-500 4dr HT, a 58 Coronet 2dr HT, a 59 Coronet 4dr Sedan, and a 60 Saratoga 4Dr Sedan. I know that's not as many as some and more than most (especially relevant when we still have over 15 inches of snow remaining from the 20 or so that we recently received in northern Ohio). Just glad that the groundhog only predicted 6 more weeks of "Global Warming". Larry (Akron, Ohio) In a message dated 2/14/2010 9:54:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jrawa@xxxxxxx writes: that is a good question... many factors to consider....
my guess would be about 2000 left
considering 57-59s didnt fare as well with rust as the better-built 55-56 bodies... there should be more left. there are always cars hiding, undiscovered as of today... i just unearthed a 57 firedome last summer, in an attached garage since 1973, and then a 57 fairlane500 right before christmas in a failing garage- off the road since [ironically similar] 1972.. as per inspection stickers, and owner's attestment.
i've seen somewhat less 55-56s at shows compared to the 57-9s.. but thats also just a popularity factor, but back to numbers... i've presonally had 51 57-58 plymouths, and know where they all went, considering i have only 10 now... there are 56 57 furys registered with the golden fin society last time i looked at the count, dont recall how many 58s..... i've sold over 200 sets of my sport tone inserts worldwide, and in an early-90s car census, [this was shortly after the filming of IQ- 3 54 desotos hunted down through DMV records- they made a 4dr into a convt for the movie- and my friend has the 1 and only 4dr conv't form the movie] this census probed dmv records through the US- seems invasive, and i'm going to contact him on getting that info once again- but at the time there were apparently only 500 54 desotos titled throughout the US- i assume this is untransferred/active/dormant titles... there were somewhere in the mid 1900 57 plymouths left in the eyes of the DMV... though not a novel number like 1957 left!
just some useless relative info i guess, but considering the production numbers were similar through the 50s, and 55-56 bodies took a little longer to rust, there should be the same or more out there that the later fwdlks... just waiting to be found- and a movie made using one to add to the popularity. if it weren't for Christine, the only call to fame for that body would be the Fury- for its specialty factor.
-----Original Message----- From: Mopardigney@xxxxxxx To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, Feb 13, 2010 5:22 pm Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 56 v/8 Hi, My 1955 Plymouth Belvedere has the 241 V8 and Powerflite trans. It does about 2800 RPM at 60 MPH with the 3.54 rear axle. Also, just curious if anyone knows, how many '55 Plymouths do you guess are left in existence? Being from eastern Massachusetts, I have only seen one other one on the road in my lifetime. I am 30. John Digney ************************************************************* ************************************************************* ************************************************************* *************************************************************
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