'53 Canadodge

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 08/04/2014 at 13:13 • Filed to: None

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Apparently, the Canucks got a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I've copied the thumbnail only for this post - to see it in full glory you'll have to click through to Mr. Smith's page. (Trying to respect his copyright notices, even though Kinja doesn't hotlink.)

ranwhenparked > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/04/2014 at 13:22

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Wonder what the rationale was? I presume it was to save on tooling costs by not setting up the Windsor plant for Dodge body production.

kanadanmajava1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/04/2014 at 13:46

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Europe got also these entry model Dodges (Kingsway) and also DeSotos (Diplomat). GM's Acadian was also sold here at some point. I think they all came from Canada. Here's one '58 Diplomat from Finland.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/04/2014 at 13:47

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yep that is 100% a match. Good job.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > kanadanmajava1 08/04/2014 at 13:49

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I ran across something similar with a line of Fords, I think, but Chrysler was the worst for badge-engineered wholly new models of this sort from what I've seen.

kanadanmajava1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/04/2014 at 13:58

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Packard had also export models in 40's. I think that they based on taxi models (heavy duty chassis with smallest engine) but looked like standard models (no taxi signs and normal interior).