Dodge Royal, 1955
Dodge Custom Royal I
Dodge Custom Royal I•
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Chassis No.: D55184929
Auction: Orlando 2022
Auction date: July 9, 2022
Lot No.: W227
$11,000 | High bid
- Exterior: Teal
- Interior: Green
- This car was originally sold in Henrietta, Texas and has the original dealership sticker affixed to the trunk lid
- Was brought to Tampa, Florida in 2002
- Garage-kept for the last 20 years
- This car has withstood the test of time and is in highly original condition
- Original Red Ram Polyspheric 270 CI V-8 engine
- PowerFlite 2-speed automatic transmission
- Original, paint, glass and interior
- 6-volt electrical system
- BF Goodrich 3 7/8 inch Whitewalls mounted on 100 spoke chrome knock-off wheels
- Multi-color Option and Effects LED system is installed on the underside of the car as well as Green neon for the front footwell trunk
- The two light systems run off of a small Duracell 12-9NB battery that is located in the trunk
- Separate maintainer and desulfator for both 6-volt engine battery and 12-volt lighting battery
- Pertronix distributor upgrade 6/1/2004
- Gas tank was opened and recoated internally and its outside reconditioned 12/28/2006
- Interior drum brake components on all four wheels replaced, new brake fluid and hoses installed, new exhaust pipes from headers back installed and starter rebuilt 9/9/2008
- Generator rebuilt 8/31/2010
- Points style voltage regulator converted to a solid-state version 12/13/2010
- Spark plugs replaced 8/4/2012
- Carburetor rebuilt 12/4/2012
- Rear brake cylinders replaced 4/10/2014
- Fuel sending unit replaced 9/8/2015
- Fuel pump replaced 9/13/2015
- Thermostat replaced 9/28/2015
- Radiator re-cored 10/15/2015
- New Flowmaster Super 44 mufflers installed 4/16/2019
- New 12-volt battery for LED/neon and oil and oil filter change 2/19/2022
- New 6-volt battery 2/21/2022
- Please note that the dash clock and tube radio are currently non-functional
270 CI, Automatic