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r000 The fall 19XX of 1958 Make saw the last Model of the three major overhauls of the KR
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
200. The car’s interior trim needed to be more cost-effective, the
offered without reserve
exterior finishes needed to be brought up-to-date, and some of the
remaining details needed attending to. First of all, the long-standing
“whiskers” trim and F.M.R.-in-circles badge were altered to the new
F.M.R.-in-diamonds badge with comet-tail trim strips. The headlamp
rims changed from chrome to aluminum. The Plexiglas side windows
now had moulded-in grips and were located by rosette-style locking
screws. The interior trim received a major going-over.
other items, like the difficult-to-manufacture wooden trim strips below
the windows, were dropped. The basic interior paint was now black,
regardless of trim color. The large right-side trim panel was greatly
simplified with a single straight double-piping line, and the bent-wire
handbrake finally got a white knob. There was a new range of eight
bright single-tone paint colors, as
well as five of the fashionable new
metallic hues, all with a choice of
four interior shades. This original
manufacturer car is still in Manufacturer the rarely seen Coral production #
origin Red color, and City, it Country features the scarce ID no. #
motor accessory motor KR 201-style slotted displacement cc
hubcaps power and hp portholes in the tail, as length mm
well as a luggage rack.
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