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Dodge Custom Royal

FieldValue
image1955 Dodge Custom Royal sedan front 4.28.18.jpg
caption1955 Dodge Custom Royal 4-Door Sedan
nameDodge Custom Royal
akaCustom Royal Lancer
manufacturerDodge (Chrysler)
production1955–1959
assemblyUnited States: Hamtramck, Michigan (Dodge Main Factory)
Australia: Mile End (Chrysler Australia)
successorDodge Polara
classFull-size
body_style4-door sedan
2-door hardtop
4-door hardtop
2-door convertible
engine{{ublCanadian by Year
layoutFR layout

Australia: Mile End (Chrysler Australia) 2-door hardtop 4-door hardtop 2-door convertible | 1956: 303 CID Plymouth A Block (Badges on valve covers show "Super Red Ram") | 1957: 313 Plymouth A Block |American by Year | 1955: 270 CID | 1956: 315 CID "Polyspheric" (Badges on valve covers show "Super Red Ram") | 1956: Optional D-500 315 CID | 1957: 325 CID "Polyspheric" | 1957: Optional D-500 325 CID The Dodge Custom Royal is an automobile which was produced by Dodge in the United States for the 1955 through 1959 model years. In each of these years the Custom Royal was the top trim level of the Dodge line, above the mid level Dodge Royal and the base level Dodge Coronet. 2-Door Hardtop, 4-Door Hardtop and Convertible models were marketed under the name "Dodge Custom Royal Lancer".

A La Femme option was available on 1955 and 1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer models.

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Australian production

The Custom Royal was assembled by Chrysler Australia at its Mile End plant in South Australia from early 1958 utilizing CKD kits imported from Detroit. It was offered only as a four-door sedan.

References

References

  1. John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition
  2. John Gunnell, Standard catalog of American Cars 1946-1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 334 to 336
  3. Gavin Farmer, Chapter Five, Great Ideas in Motion, 2010
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