Posted By: joshking440
'59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 04:29 PM
I hope this isnt a repost...
'59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod
Posted By: joshking440
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 04:29 PM
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Posted By: joshking440
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 04:29 PM
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Posted By: 72Challenger
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 04:37 PM
Nice to see more MP Promods coming around but either that's some really good special paint on the front or I'm afraid it won't be able to hang on with the others running the top of PM with this kind of frontal area. Hope I'll be wrong though....
Posted By: HEMIDARTS
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 04:45 PM
looks sweet!!! thanks for posting! 
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 05:24 PM
Not trying to rain on anyones parade, Dodge did not make the Saratoga, Chrysler did along with the Windsors, New Yorker and 300 letter sereis cars. Dodge had the Coronets, Royals and Custom Royals and maybe another name for the station wagons in 1959 
The guys that spend the money to have those bodys made are very dedicated I hope it runs as good as it looks
The guys that spend the money to have those bodys made are very dedicated I hope it runs as good as it looks
Posted By: B1Fish540
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 05:27 PM
Cool! I love pro mods like that..it may not be as aero as others..but fans like these cars and i think thats why they keep getting built. At first i thought it was this car:
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 05:43 PM
Ok, now THAT (both of them) are seriously cool, my favorite Pro Mods yet!
Posted By: REHBERGERRACING
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 06:08 PM
60 DeSoto???
Neat car.
59 Chrysler 300...I think.
Neat car.
59 Chrysler 300...I think.
Posted By: Dave Watt
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 06:11 PM
Those are wild. 
I like the second one a little better because the roofline is still in proportion with the rest of the car.
I like the second one a little better because the roofline is still in proportion with the rest of the car.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 06:14 PM
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I like the second one a little better because the roofline is still in proportion with the rest of the carl
The whole car still looks allot like the actual car it was modeled after, probably slower but who cares, coolness factor for keeping it looking more like an actual car make up for it.
Posted By: Dart of Denmark
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 06:34 PM
My old racecar missing it alot 
Posted By: blown572dart
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 06:39 PM
I like it
Posted By: mafo
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 08:44 PM
The 300 was made here in Finland and later sold to Sweden, I was even freelance crew member at one point, great car and a great bunch of guys who built it, I wish I had the money when they sold it...
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 08:50 PM
Can you offer any build details on the 300? How much of the body is glass? It looks pretty "correct" to scale in many ways, how were the parts made?
Posted By: mafo
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/04/10 09:17 PM
It was made in the mid 90`s and I don t remember all the details anymore...
anyway, the body was all glass, one of the guys had (have) a real car, I guess they used that one for molds
It was scaled down some, maybe to 7/8 and they had hell of a job with it...
It had a mild steel chassis so it was only cert to 7.5, I remember we run some high 7īs with a very safe setup
There has been another one here later running in pro mod,maybe from those same molds but now i m just guessing...
anyway, the body was all glass, one of the guys had (have) a real car, I guess they used that one for molds
It was scaled down some, maybe to 7/8 and they had hell of a job with it...
It had a mild steel chassis so it was only cert to 7.5, I remember we run some high 7īs with a very safe setup
There has been another one here later running in pro mod,maybe from those same molds but now i m just guessing...
Posted By: dragula426
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/05/10 12:18 AM
that car is awesome!!! it makes me think twice about selling my 59 dodge!!
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/05/10 11:02 AM
I'm not much for cars from that era, but that thing is sick.
Posted By: Mike Swann
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/05/10 03:45 PM
Very Cool!
Posted By: mafo
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/06/10 05:27 PM
This is the pro mod car in new colors
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJhlxwm55o
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJhlxwm55o
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/06/10 05:31 PM
In this pic it looks like the doors and fenders are sepperate pieces and the others look like a one piece body?
I like the more upright/stock/non aero nose of this one better than the raked forward version. Likely slower but it looks WAY MORE more like a real car. They all start to look alike when you start bastardizing the shape in favor of a bit more aero.
I like the more upright/stock/non aero nose of this one better than the raked forward version. Likely slower but it looks WAY MORE more like a real car. They all start to look alike when you start bastardizing the shape in favor of a bit more aero.
Posted By: mafo
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/06/10 09:28 PM
The red one is a different car, it was sold to Sweden and was updated with a moly chassis and I guess they throw out the dana 60 as well
I don t know were is it now, maybe one of the Swedes on here knows
I don t know were is it now, maybe one of the Swedes on here knows
Posted By: flathood
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/06/10 09:44 PM
Absolutley AWSOME!!Would like to see more mopar promods>
Posted By: rickstershemi
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/06/10 10:04 PM
Looks like a cross between an Edsel & the Batmobile....lol I love it
Promod is and hopefully will remain my favorite all-time class....!!!!!!!
Rickster
Promod is and hopefully will remain my favorite all-time class....!!!!!!!
Rickster
Posted By: Grizzly
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/08/10 04:56 AM
Every once in awhile there is a post on Moparts that contains photos that leave me speechless. This, is one of those rare moments.
Thank-you, Joshking440, Chester Burnett, Mafo, and, Dart of Denmark for sharing this.
Thank-you, Joshking440, Chester Burnett, Mafo, and, Dart of Denmark for sharing this.
Posted By: B1Fish540
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/08/10 08:19 AM
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Every once in awhile there is a post on Moparts that contains photos that leave me speechless. This, is one of those rare moments.
Thank-you, Joshking440, Chester Burnett, Mafo, and, Dart of Denmark for sharing this.
Your welcome Grizzly, I know how you feel, some of these cars are stunning..i could'nt stop looking at the 300 for days..
Posted By: mafo
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/08/10 08:41 AM
To bad this happened before digital cameras...
Posted By: jyrki
Re: '59 Dodge Saratoga ProMod - 01/08/10 10:21 AM
The other, more streamlined 300 is out of a different mold and the body was made in Estonia. It's also even smaller than the red one.