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jpmopar

Posted 2012-03-12 8:31 PM (#311845)
Subject: 1956 D-500

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I have a friend who has a '56 Dodge D-500 coupe. His Dad bought it new and when he passed away in 1998 the car was handed down to him. My friend and his brother own and operate a successful local body shop. The car is currently disassembled awaiting a restoration. I snapped a few shots of the cowl tag while I was there, along with some shots of a factory 2X4 aluminum intake that my friend's father purchased for the car from Petty Enterprises back in the early 60's.

Edited by jpmopar 2012-03-12 8:39 PM

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d500neil

Posted 2012-03-28 8:48 PM (#314272 - in reply to #311845)
Subject: Re: 1956 D-500

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First; the Kiekaefer aluminum intake manifold: that's the real deal, but its two main drawbacks are its (racing only-) lack
of any heat riser passage in it, so it will make the car very cold-blooded to operate until fully warmed up, and, the intake
is designed to have both carbs dump their fuel simultaneously, with both carbs having choke assemblies on them---essential
for all-out racing, but not so nice for street driving.

I know two people who have not been able to live with that manifold installed onto a 'street' car; they have replaced it with the
1957 Offenhauser aluminum intake manifold, which has a heat-passage in it and has provisions for progressive linkage
dual carburetion.

Now, for the P/T plate, 812 confirms a 1956 Coronet V/8 2-door sedan.

I've seen a 56 CHP Coro 2-dr sedan (812) with the "099" paint scheme (obviously: black with white doors), but also
Doc DeSoto's (here) 1956 Custom Sierra wagon with White and Magenta color scheme in a non-standard motif.

TRM 531 is black/white.

Have you bought a copy of your car's IBM Build Card, yet?

It's Scheduled build-date was 1/30/56, so that puts it right in with the D500's introduction period, and, the D500 Coronets were initially only available as 2-dr sedans (but not convertibles?) along with the Custom Royal convertibles and 2-dr hardtops.

Later, the D500 package was made available on all 56 Dodge models.

That car's IBM card will confirm its OEM engine number and its selling dealership (or, its selling-Zone).

The P/T plate, all by itself, does not confirm that this car was built as a D500 model.

Edited by d500neil 2012-03-28 9:06 PM

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