Re: [FWDLK] what does '59 Dodge dash pad look like?

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James / Lou -

I count three pieces that hold the dash pad in place: one long chrome piece
that has a curve at the end, one dull potmetal piece that surrounds the map
light and one short chrome piece with a sharp curve at the end.  That last
one is the one that I thought wrapped around the pushbutton shifter.  But
now that I'm looking at in instead of doing it from memory, I see that it
probably wraps by the right side of the instrument cluster, with no piece by
the pushbuttons.  James, does this jive with what you have ?

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <sartana@xxxxxxx>
To: <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: [FWDLK] what does '59 Dodge dash pad look like?


> I am curious about this. You mention a curved chrome piece that screws in,
> near the push button shift. Do you by chance have a photo of this? The
> reason I ask is neither of my 59's, original padded dash cars, have either
> the piece or a hole that I can see to screw one in. I have a curved piece
> that is on the passenger side and that is it. The mid part of the dash is
> held by a painted piece that also includes the light but the right side of
> the instrument cluster and over by the push buttons have
> nothing....Odd...Actually, the right side on the instrument cluster does
> have a hole come to think of it and I always suspected that it was for
some
> sort of chrome piece. But there is nothing on the push button side. Also,
my
> 59 Royal has no hole on either side, somewhat different then the Custom
> Royal.
>
> What really puzzles me is I have been on the lookout for these pieces,
> suspecting they exist partially based on some artwork for the car that I
> have seen, but I have seen a few other padded dash 59's and never have
> actually seen the pieces and there was no evidence that any had been
removed
> or originally installed. I wonder if they are a mid-year production
item...?
>
> No one happens to have some spare chrome pieces laying around do they?
>
> James
>
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>
>
> Lou -
>
> It's just the top section of the dash. It is held down by three curved
> chrome pieces that screw in under the top ledge of the dash, near the
> instrument cluster and by the push button shift.
>
> Ron
>