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1958 Dodge unknown 
Ep. 5.08Class: Cars, Sedan — — Built in: 
00:33:07 ![[*]](/res/star.png){kind=small}
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2018-06-19 20:34 |
Kingsway |
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◊ 2018-06-19 20:45 |
1958 MY |
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◊ 2018-06-19 22:59 |
US-style side trim and fins, not a Kingsway. I found at least one source stating these Dodges were built in Australia for at least 1958-1959. Nearly all the examples I could find were Custom Royal; I suspect this is one too though it is missing its bumper 'teeth'. http://automotoclassicsale.com/node/4008 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stl_hK3PhMA |
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◊ 2018-06-20 00:16 |
It could be a private import that has been converted to right hand drive. Australia is much more strict on having cars converted than here in NZ, although back in the 1950s and 1960s many in NZ were converted. I think the poor standard of some conversions persuaded the authorities not to press the point. We now have several thousand left hand drive 'collectible' cars here now. I recently saw some figures suggesting more than 9,000 collector type cars have come into NZ since 2000, most from the US. |
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◊ 2018-06-20 00:56 |
Chrysler Australia released the D43 series Kingsway in 1953 with all major panels pressed in Australia on Australian-made tooling] D49 series Kingsways were assembled from 1954 to 1957 https://www.allpar.com/world/plymouth.html |
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◊ 2018-06-20 13:11 |
The whole business of export Chrysler is a great big can of worms, especially when it comes to Australia. My grandfather owned an Australian-built 1956 DeSoto Diplomat, which was an SP23 - with the 230 cid short flathead six and three on the tree. Then you have the AP1,2 and 3 Chrysler Royals, based on the same basic structure and sheet metal. The car here though is definitely a later 'Forward Look' model. We would need access to registration records to find out what it is. |
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