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| d500neil - 2008-02-12 3:51 AM
NONONONONO...etcetcetc...! That red "D500" is a complete fraud.
That car was a blue 361 car, that a certain person (Paul Garlick) created, over several years, in the late 1980's, to be the
fake-D500, in red, with a fake provenance, to M.M. .
Initially, the car was "rumored" (by Paul) to have belonged to someone 'associated' with M. M. .
I have a photograph, taken on Xmas (forget the precise year it was taken) , with Paul grinning at the camaramen, sitting in that
blue 361 Polara.
Paul, also, famously, tried to pass-off a 1961 Plodge as being an export car, to Mexico--it's that very-nice looking turquoise Dodge
with the PLY front end, and with a Toilet seat trunk.
If not for quick contact to Hemmings Classic Cars, by a Daily List Server member, that car was all-set to have been featured in a
major article in H.C.C. . which reportedly spent $2,000.00 on article-preparation work, on that car.
As I've saved those discussions, I should be able to reference those thread discussions, for those who don't already read the
messages to that "Mailing List" , which membership & Archives are found on the FWDLK's homepage masthead subject-listings.
Mopar Collectors Guide did do an article on the car. I sent them a nice letter, complete with photos, debunking the all the claims made regarding that car - the unknown door panels (1961 Fury), the unusual shade (1961 turquoise), the never-seen-before headlamp trim (optional 1961 - gave them the part number), the phoney spare cover on the trunk (1960 Plymouth) and the gold trim (done by Mr. Garlick as he had done for the red convertible). Also exposed the claim that the car was built in Canada for Mexico - total Canadian 1961 Polara production came to zero.
The MCG article appeared after Mr. Garlick had sold the car on eBay - which included a number of misleading claims to inflate the price. I don't think the new owner would be too impressed with Mr. Garlick if the truth were known.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
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