FWIW. My brother and I bought a 57 Dodge Royal 2 years ago. 325 poly not running and needing rebuilt, no torque converter in the powerflite, more than half of the floor rusted, seats shot, headliner falling down. After having it shipped we were at $12,500.
I had just put the steering wheel on the car. The original horn ring is now on the car. A lot of Monacos came with vinyl roofs. This car wasn't 1 of them. The roof is actually GM Snowflake metallic. I liked the look so I had mine painted. The car was originally yellow. Then burgundy, with the...
Unbolt it from the floor as a unit. Then pull the belt out of the shroud. That is the easy part. If you have the automatic retractors you must find the end with a small hole in it. A paper clip or cotter pin must be placed in the hole before removing them from the belt. If not the spring unwinds...
I am guessing you are referring to the package tray. If it is like my Monaco you remove the seat bottom first. There are 2 bolts that hold the seat at the bottom. The seat then slides down and out. To reinstall just reverse the procedure.
That looks like someone went to the local fabric store and got a piece of material and convered the package tray. You can do the same or just remove what is there. The hardboard with the speaker grates in them is how it came from the factory. People usually covered them with material when...