1959 Dodge Kingsway In Jalisco Mexico

[Mason66]

This car showed up at a car show in Jalisco

10o Encuentro Nacional de Autos Antiguos Atotonilco - 1959 Dodge Kingsway | AutoClasico

It is a very pretty car.

 

[commando1]

Thanks. Please keep these Mexican oddballs coming.

It's quite a Mopar education for me.

 

[Mason66]

What lets this car down is the '59 Plymouth rear end which, in my opinion, is not attractive.

 

[barnfind]

Way cool!

 

[commando1]

What lets this car down is the '59 Plymouth rear end which, in my opinion, is not attractive.

I prefer "distinctive".

 

[Mason66]

Do you think there would be a market in the US for these odd ball cars?

 

[commando1]

Hell yah!!
If it is a Mopar and has a fin, it's gold bullion here, Europe, and Australia.

 

[barnfind]

Any idea what it has for a drivetrain?

 

[Mason66]

Any idea what it has for a drivetrain?

It has a stick, so I am guessing the 6 cylinder. Probably the flathead 6

 

[1978 NYB]

Very nice. Very nice Super Bee or Coronet behind it.

 

[Mason66]

Very nice. Very nice Super Bee or Coronet behind it.

That would have to be a Coronet because our Super Bees were Duster/Dart Sports.

 

[Mason66]

Here is a link to a thread showing many other cars that were there that day.

10o Encuentro Nacional de Autos Antiguos Atotonilco - No vemos el próximo año! | AutoClasico

 

[1978 NYB]

That would have to be a Coronet because our Super Bees were Duster/Dart Sports.

Works for me....nice car!

 

[Bill Watson]

The 1959 Dodge Kingsway was a Plymouth Savoy with a Dodge Coronet front end. Engines were a 230-cid flathead six or a 318 V8. The other series were Kingsway Deluxe (Belvedere), Kingsway Custom (Fury) and Kingsway Lancer (Sport Fury).

That same car was built and sold in Canada as a Dodge Regent. Engines were either a 251 cid flathead six or a 313 V8. Upper series were Mayfair (Belvedere) and Viscount (Fury). The Viscount was V8 only and there was no Sport Fury version.

Another export version was the DeSoto Diplomat. Picture that Kingsway with a Firesweep front clip.

 

[polara71]

Thank you Bill.... I am extremely happy to see you here.

 

[Carmine]

Do we have a Mexican member?

As to your question "would there be a market for these oddballs", I can only give you this answer:

Do you have relatives in Mexico? Mexican Ramcharger

Granted, not a fin-car, but about as Mexican of a Mopar as you can get... Their first Mexico-only, in-house designed model.

 

[Bryan]

They didn't even bother to change the plymouth emblem on the dash under the speedometer... Or could be a replacement from a plymouth.

 

[Bill Watson]

No, all Plymouths, and Plymouth-based Dodges (Canadian, Kingsway and Diplomat) came with the same instrument cluster - Plymouth ship and all. 1958 was the last year Chrysler had instrument clusters for Plymouth, Dodge (CDN and export) and DeSoto (export).

The Canadian 1962 Dodge Dart and Plymouth used Dodge interiors and instrument panels, right down to Dodge's fratzog. I guess Chrysler just couldn't justify tooling a new part for so few cars.