Wow, ... this stirs some ancient misty memory.
Someone, many, many years ago, pointed a system out like that and explained it to me. I cannot remember
who or where or even the car involved, but as I have had limited interest in pre-57 cars until the last 20 years
or so, it seems it would have been a 57 or later car ???
PW are my favorite option and oddities like this are really the spice of life. What a funky way to equip a car. :-)
B.
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On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:30 AM, Ron Waters wrote:
> Front door only power window switches were not available after '56. Starting
> in '57 only 4-door setups were available.
>
> Ron
>
>>> Front-only power windows continued into the late 50's (and beyond?)
>>> to accommodate 2 door sedan "Club Coupes" with fixed rear windows
>>> and the 2-door Suburban wagons with non roll-down back-seat windows.
>>>
>>> Neil Vedder
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/17/2014 4:02 PM, John Hagen wrote:
>>>> Not all that strange in 1956. Power windows were pretty much found only on
>>>> the higher priced cars at the time and any power windows on a lowly Dodge
>>>> were a tad on the rare side.
>>>>
>>>> But since all the magic stuff to do them were in the corporate parts bins
>>>> why not spread them around and make a few extra dollars. It was easier to
>>>> get the buyer of the more popular, mid-size cars to pop for half a set than
>>>> it was to get them to buy a whole set; at least that was the logic behind
>>>> it. Overall I don't know how well it played out as I do not believe the
>>>> front only option lasted all that long. But some did go for the half sets as
>>>> your car and attest to.
>>>>
>>>> John Hagen
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Looking for a 1955-1956 Double Power Window Switch
>>>> Bezel
>>>>
>>>> Our 55 Chrysler convert has the same set up and has the double switch bezel.
>>>> Sure it will be the same one. Seems really strange to have only front
>>>> windows powered.
>>>>
>>>> Will send pic later hopefully
>>>>
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