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    Offline 71340RT

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    58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « on: April 21, 2008 - 12:59:34 AM »
    Here are a couple of pictures of my late father's 1958 Dodge Royal sitting since the 60's. It is still on the family farm in Nebraska and I think was originally a 318 poly block engine with a automatic. My father drove the car hard till he blew it up as he always had to know what the top end of his cars were. This one had a strange speedometer which kind of filled up straight across the speedometer face changing color the faster your speed was indicating the speed you were going. As you can see the years have let a tree grow up right through the engine compartment as we pulled the engine back in the 60's with intentions of putting a different engine back in the Dodge Royal but it never happened. I'm going to check the car out this summer and see how bad it is and what it will take to get rid of the trees to move the car. It was a nice car being a black 2 door hardtop and was a great ride in it's day for sure. When it was parked there were no trees anywhere around it. I thought this was a 1957 but it might be a 1958 model.
    « Last Edit: April 22, 2008 - 02:58:52 PM by 71340RT »
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #1 on: April 21, 2008 - 04:48:08 AM »
    That second picture is a classic.  :lol:

    I love the mean look of the grill. Like teeth sticking out at you. Are you sure this isn't a '58?


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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #2 on: April 21, 2008 - 02:10:02 PM »
    My Grandpa had a '58 Dodge Royal, I have the original owners manual sitting next to me.  I would love to have one someday, those front ends are just awesome.   :2thumbs:

    It doesnt look in too bad of shape?   :dunno:
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #3 on: April 21, 2008 - 03:17:29 PM »
    Quote from: 71bigblock on April 21, 2008 - 02:10:02 PM
    Royal, I have the original owners manual sitting next to me.  I would love to have one someday, those front ends are just awesome.   :2thumbs:

    It doesnt look in too bad of shape?   :dunno:
    :iagree: It looks restorable. 
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #4 on: April 21, 2008 - 04:20:11 PM »
    Those are cool looking cars when shined up nice.  If there are too many parts missing, that thing could make an amazing Pro Touring type car.
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #5 on: April 21, 2008 - 04:31:01 PM »
    My brother would die for that one!
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #6 on: April 21, 2008 - 05:03:05 PM »
    Post pics of getting it out.  I removed a 38 Plymouth convertible that was the same way in VA.  I had more trees involved.  I built a 2X4 cage around the car to protect it and then cut the trees in small pieces until I could raise the car and cut the trees level with the ground.  It was a bear to do.
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    Re: 57 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #7 on: April 21, 2008 - 08:38:17 PM »
    What a cool car....


    ("cool"  now when's the last time ya heard that one?)
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #8 on: April 22, 2008 - 01:55:29 AM »
    Quote from: MEK-Dangerfield on April 21, 2008 - 04:48:08 AM
    That second picture is a classic.  :lol:

    I love the mean look of the grill. Like teeth sticking out at you. Are you sure this isn't a '58?


      Mike
    Mike you maybe right that it might be a 58 as I was not sure and I live 600 miles from where the car is so I can't look at it or the title.
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #9 on: April 23, 2008 - 01:51:24 AM »
    Good luck with getting it out.  That would be a cool car to have restored.   :2thumbs:
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #10 on: April 23, 2008 - 07:51:44 AM »
      Why is it that if a car sits for a while a tree decides to grow through it? Just as well the earlier models had thicker panels.   :thumbsup:   :dunno:
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #11 on: April 23, 2008 - 07:57:11 AM »
    If the hood had been left on it the tree wouldn't have grown there.  It would have been dark under the hood and sapplings don't like dark.
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #12 on: April 23, 2008 - 11:47:24 AM »
    Quote from: 71340RT on April 21, 2008 - 12:59:34 AM
    I'm going to check the car out this summer and see how bad it is and what it will take to get rid of the trees to move the car.

    Hope the car is OK, I will like to see pics of the trees removal.
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    Re: 58 Dodge Royal sitting to long
    « Reply #13 on: May 23, 2008 - 05:53:55 PM »
    I have a lot of my cars that i havent worked on in a while, but i dont think i could leave any of them long enough for a tree to grow through..lol
    that is a sweet car though, and definately worth saving!
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