Fred Fox '61 Lark Part III Article in Oct. Turning Wheels
We got our Oct. issues of Turning Wheels today and I was reading the Fred Fox article Issue # 3 of the '61 Lark Series.
I was shocked to read that the original article editor Tom and Both Fred and the Stude. National Museum Curator Andy Beckman missed the "Whole Story" on the rarely found '61 Lark Regal 4 Door Sedan "C" Pillar Emblem.
Andy said Quote; "It was used on Non-Cruiser Sedans"
Since I always happened to really Like those rare emblems only used on '61 Lark Regal Sedans, I bought a few NOS ones like this one, I always thought they missed the boat by not putting them on '61 Cruisers like mine.
So of course I knew that Andy was only partially correct, they were only on non-Cruiser Sedans, but to complete the whole true story, they were ONLY used on Regal Sedans.
IMHO, Probably the main reason these are so rare is, in 1961 the better 4 door Model W6 Regal models as well as the P6 Regal Wagons were a very poor seller.
The same thing happened in '62, on the Y6 (now a long wheelbase 4 door sedan) Regal, and the Regal P6 Wagon.
And I always attributed that to the almost impossible to notice, Visual outside look, the ONLY better looking difference noticeable for your money if you were looking closely, was the Standard 4 Head Lights which also was available as an option on the Deluxe Model, the Drip Rail stainless moulding and the aforementioned Emblems !
I was shocked to read that the original article editor Tom and Both Fred and the Stude. National Museum Curator Andy Beckman missed the "Whole Story" on the rarely found '61 Lark Regal 4 Door Sedan "C" Pillar Emblem.
Andy said Quote; "It was used on Non-Cruiser Sedans"
Since I always happened to really Like those rare emblems only used on '61 Lark Regal Sedans, I bought a few NOS ones like this one, I always thought they missed the boat by not putting them on '61 Cruisers like mine.
So of course I knew that Andy was only partially correct, they were only on non-Cruiser Sedans, but to complete the whole true story, they were ONLY used on Regal Sedans.
IMHO, Probably the main reason these are so rare is, in 1961 the better 4 door Model W6 Regal models as well as the P6 Regal Wagons were a very poor seller.
The same thing happened in '62, on the Y6 (now a long wheelbase 4 door sedan) Regal, and the Regal P6 Wagon.
And I always attributed that to the almost impossible to notice, Visual outside look, the ONLY better looking difference noticeable for your money if you were looking closely, was the Standard 4 Head Lights which also was available as an option on the Deluxe Model, the Drip Rail stainless moulding and the aforementioned Emblems !
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