Dodge Custom Royal

The Dodge Custom Royal was a big car that Dodge made in the years 1955-1959. At that time this was the top model of Dodge.

In 1955, the Meadowbrook fell away, so that the Coronet was the cheapest Dodge offer. The Royal was the middle model range and as a top model, the Custom Royal was introduced. The cars were powered by a V8 Chrysler Hemi engine with 5211 cc capacity, which - 218-260 bhp - depending on carburetor assembly.

There were a number of construction variants:

• 4-door sedan
• 4-door hardtop sedan - the Lancer
• 2-door hardtop coupe - also called Lancer .
• 2-door hardtop special edition 1955/56 - the La Femme
• 2-door convertible

The all-steel constructed body, rubber insulated to chassis with wrap-around windscreen and  safety glass on all windows.
Inside cloth and vinyl upholstery with  airfoam seat cushions; arm rests, front and rear at the rear spacious luggage compartment with torsion bar and counterbalanced lid fitted heater and defroster with blower fan also radio, 8-valve with additional speaker at rear; electric clock; cigar lighter; dual horns; dual electrically operated windscreen wipers with variable speed control; windscreen washers; dual tail and reverse lights; dual sun visors; sealed beam-type head lamps with foot
controlled dipper switch; flasher directional signals; map and roof lights; electrically operated window lifts; 4-way adjustable front seat; petrol tank with locking cap.

The 1958 and 1959 models of the Custom Royal, the Coronet and the Royal had DeSoto chassis, but were equipped with less chrome jewelry. The 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 Custom Royal was replaced by the model Polara .