Dodge Lancer

[wiiildcat]

A friend of mine has a family member that parked this 41k mile 1957 dodge royal lancer in a barn in 1968 and it has not seen daylight, he says it's a 352 eng.  Thats dirt not rust you see in pics, they want him to sell it but we dont know if it's a 500 or 5000 dollar car. Anybody got any clue it really is a time capsule.

[wiiildcat]

told him tyo get me more pics under hood and whole interior so on.

[wally426ci]

Id clean it up first..... 

[73Chally]

  Definitely needs to be cleaned up to get a better idea.  As it sits right now it could be $500, but just a good cleaning would bump that up a lot.

[sleepychallenger]

cool looking car though. when cleaned up, if it starts, i would say that 5k minimum

[71bigblock]

Cleaned up, and not really rotted, I wouldnt pay more than $3k for it.  Just my opinion. 

[wiiildcat]

he said the motor didnt crank when he tried to jump it. but that could be a few things, motor will be getting re-built anyway. He isnt going to clean it up for me, I wanted to know a fair price to give his uncle for it, cause this would be a keeper for me to put some 18' wheels and paint two-tone and just drive it. I think it would be a neat driver car.

[73Chally]

If you're taking it as-is, not cleaned or running, I would probably offer $500.  There's no telling what's under all that dirt.  That would be a very cool driver.

[Moparal]

could you mean a 354 or a 392 engine

[wally426ci]

18' wheels would be HUGE!!

 

looks like a cool project. 

[asm74]

It hasn't seen daylight, but has it seen rain or moisture?  In which state is the car located? 


Looks really solid, if that is mostly dirt and not rust...

[bordin34]

I have no clue, but that door jamb looks clean!

[dutch]

I`d love to have a cruiser like that  ......when the cuda is finished....

[asm74]

Another question, are you sure it doesn't have the 325 ci Red Ram engine, which would make it a Custom Royal Lancer?

Could clean up really nice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG2R3QTmj-4

[wiiildcat]

it has an eng lol Im not to good but maybe you can ID it, car is in south Texas, and is incredible for its age I think.