--- Terry Condy <a1tercon@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all: > Found an ad for a 58 Dodge Lancer up here in Canada. > Guy wants 1200.00 bucks for the car. It is a 2dr > hard top wide block v8 318. It has lots of good > parts but I am intrested in just the engine and > trans. I'd sure like to see that one go to someone who wants the whole car. I'm guessing from the "Lancer" designation that it's a Custom Royal, the only big (non-Plymouth-based) Dodge built in Canada in '58. The "wide block 318" is most likely a Canada-exclusive 313, they look very similar externally. I seem to recall Canadian-spec Custom Royals also sharing the poly-head 354 with the '58 Chrysler Saratoga, and that's a whole other animal. (Bill? Am I right so far?) A US-spec Custom Royal would have a B-block, either a 350 or a 361. I guess a Regal Lancer is also possible although I didn't think they were offered in Canada. If a Canadian-spec Regal Lancer exists at all I would think it'd be something of a big deal. > Now my question is would anything on this car be > worth anything based on condition? Let's put it this way... ...a '57 Custom Royal 2drHt in either Alberta or Saskatchewan went for over $3000 US on eBay last week, despite not being anywhere near perfect. Unless this one has terminal cancer I'd be thinking in terms of saving it, or turning it as a whole car. Canadian-spec Custom Royals are relatively rare, most Canadian Dodges being the Plymouth-based models (Crusader, Regent, Mayfair). > The glass and doors are all good. > Would this car interchange with a 58 Plymouth? Some parts will, I believe all the glass will. For a Dodge that interchanges a lot more with a '58 Plymouth, look for one of the model names above. ===== Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban '64 Chrysler 300-K 2dr Hardtop __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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