Dodge Royal
The Dodge Royal was a great car produced in the Dodge model years 1954 to 1959. 1954 was the Royal the top model to take in 1955 the central place in the model range.
The Meadowbrook was the cheapest Dodge offer this year, middle of the Coronet. It was ranked Royal, which was only available with the "Red Ram" Chrysler Hemi engine with 3949cc capacity. As the Coronet was also the Royal is a 3-speed automatic transmission, which was operated by a pedal in the footwell. A shift lever is not needed.
1955 fell off the Meadowbrook, so the Coronet represented the lowest-priced Dodge deal. The Royal was the mean model and the top model of the Custom Royal was introduced. The cars were powered by a V8 Chrysler Hemi engine with 5211cc capacity, which – depending on the carburetor assembly – 218 – 260hp made.
There were a number of body variants:
The 1958 and 1959 models of Royal, the Coronet and the Custom Royal had DeSoto chassis were, but with less chrome trim. As engines were the 4.4 liter V8 "Red Ram" or the "Super Red Ram" with 5.3 to 5.9 liters available.
In model year 1960, the Royal was replaced by the model Matador.
Gunnell, John (Herausgeber): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975, Krause Publications, IOLA (2002), ISBN 0-87349-461-X
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