1955 dodge royal

Although it shared a body shell with Plymouth, the Dodge rode a 1955 dodge royal inch wheelbase and had a "Flair Fashion" look all its own. And fashionable it was, with a front that sported two large horizontal bars that wrapped around from the fenders into a divided grille cavity. The dummy scoop on the hood flared outward, 1955 dodge royal, back toward the cowl. On some models it flowed into the rear fenders, with a "dip" in the rear quarters.

The Dodge car lineup, consisting of the entry-level Coronet , Royal , and ornate Custom Royal , was a major departure for the company. The Dodge lineup was positioned as the mainstream line in Chrysler's hierarchy, between DeSoto and Plymouth. The Dodge was all-new with a in mm wheelbase and They shared their basic mechanicals with the DeSoto Custom , but had distinct styling. These cars lasted through the model year before being replaced by an all-new

1955 dodge royal

Chrysler Club magazine. The first full result of this was the product line, though he had been able to tinker with the cars. Sales shot up immediately, and the company easily recouped its investments. Not all of the cars were direct Exner designs; Maury Baldwin was in charge of the Dodge. The body shape was common, because Chrysler shared more between brands than GM. Buyers could pick between two and four door sedans, two door hardtops, two and four door wagons, and a two door convertible; the Dodges were all basically the same, with names assigned to trim levels. These were the Coronet , Royal, and Custom Royal; only the Coronet had a standard six cylinder engine, with an optional polysphere V8. The other cars had standard V8s. Later in the model year, the specialty Lancer and La Femme added to the variety; from then on, the hardtops and convertibles were named Lancer. The Coronet wagon was not marked as a Coronet; instead, it had the word Suburban on the rear fender. In the opposite fashion, while the two-door hardtops were technically Coronet Lancers, they only had Coronet on the fenders. The hardtops could have either Royal or Royal Lancer badges. The top of the line Custom Royal was only sold as a two door hardtop, four door sedan, or two door convertible. Early cars had Royal Lancer nameplates, later gaining the word Custom as well. Custom buyers not only got upgraded interiors, but special rear light bezels and, for the Lancer, chromed rear fins.

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The Dodge Royal is an automobile produced by Dodge in the United States from the through model years. The Royal was introduced for the model year as the top trim level of the Dodge line, above the mid level Dodge Coronet and the base level Dodge Meadowbrook. In , Dodge President William Newberg drove a yellow, Hemi-powered Dodge convertible as the pace car for the Indy , the first Dodge to ever do so. To commemorate the event, Dodge offered a mid-year package called the Royal , a special trim package to add to the Royal convertible. This package included chrome wire wheels, special badging and a continental spare wheel kit on the rear. Officially, Dodge built of these pace car replicas. The introduction of the Dodge Custom Royal for the model year saw the Royal moved down to the intermediate trim level, above the now base-model Coronet.

Unfortunately, Wolfer's car was more like a rolling guide to the most common rust-prone parts of s American automobiles. Photos of the Dodge that he sent along to Hemmings depict holes in the frame aft of the front wheels, holes in the floor "repaired" by lifting the carpet and laying pieces of sheetmetal over them, and a great deal of body filler amateurishly applied to the doors, rockers, lower front fenders and quarter panels. Wolfer, of Apple Valley, California, purchased the Dodge sight unseen and wishes now that he hadn't, or that he had at least hired someone to do a prepurchase inspection. No idiot lights to be found on this two-toned dash, resplendent in polished trim. Not much in the way of padding either. One way to tell that this is the interior of a '56 and not a '55 at a glance?

1955 dodge royal

Think of a convertible from the midpoint of the s. What comes to mind for you? How many people, we wonder, would consider the other new performance-oriented offering like the fully restyled, Hemi-powered Dodge Custom Royal Lancer? That's about what we thought.

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Dodge still used a tailshaft parking brake. This was the only line to feature the in 3 3. Changes at the front were limited to the addition of six "fins" in the grille not to be found on the lower-grade Coronet and an altered hood ornament. Mobile Newsletter chat close. This was optional on lesser Dodges, and standard on the Custom Royal. Cars s Standard Catalog of Chrysler, Article Talk. Royal Monaco. Early hardtop coupes lack the "Lancer" script, although they were officially Lancers, but later models wore "Royal Lancer" badges. A wrapped windshield and larger glass area improved larger visibility. Royal Monaco. Chrysler Club magazine. Ford List of vehicles Concept vehicles. The PowerFlite was controlled by a dash-mounted lever, though this was changed to a push-button setup for

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Swivel-out seats became an option. ISBN Under full throttle, the PowerFlite would not shift until 60 mph; and could still kick down, once in second gear, until 50 mph. Article Talk. Dodge road car timeline, United States market, —s — next ». Coronets were available in all body styles except the convertible. The Dodge lineup was positioned as the mainstream line in Chrysler's hierarchy, between DeSoto and Plymouth. Tools Tools. Inside Dodge Main Royal Monaco. Contents move to sidebar hide. Retrieved Super Bee. Toggle limited content width. A rare Power Pack was optional, consisting of a four-barrel Carter carburetor and dual exhausts good for hp kW ; PS with the Hemi engine.