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Dodge for 1959

Columbus, Georgia, 1958. "Salesmen and 1959 Dodge." 4x5 acetate negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, 1958. "Salesmen and 1959 Dodge." 4x5 acetate negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.

 

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Mid-Century Design

One cannot help being amused at the elaborate styling on this vehicle - look at the ribbed housings around the turn signals, for example.

However, just the other day I walked by a modern car with a complex headlight arrangement underneath the streamlined cover that looked like a slide projector on steroids. One of its bulbs had the same ribbed detail.

Just Don't

Take it to Oakland CA.

Great memories

My father owned a 1959 Dodge very similar to this, only it was a station wagon. Just looking at the front of that iconic car brings back such wonderful memories. We drove from California to Oklahoma one Christmas to visit my sister and brother-in-law stationed at Fort Sill. It snowed on Christmas day, the only white Christmas I've ever experienced. I have a picture of me bundled up for the cold standing in front of our 59 Dodge. I can still remember the dashboard with its push button transmission. A policeman stopped my father for a burned out taillight. I'll never forget how impressed he was when he saw POWER BRAKES written on the brake pedal.

Top Model

Appears to be a Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtop based on the badge of the front fender just behind the headlights.

Salesman of the Year?

Looks like this guy is getting some kind of award. Maybe a sales award of some kind. They could have picked a more picturesque place for the photo op, like the front of the building.

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