Fact is, this list has been an Oracle for many of us, especially those
of us who are "newbies" to FL car ownership. Time and again, I've
learned very valuable info from many on this list, especially Neil,
since the car I chose to buy happens to be a 57 Dodge D500.
So thanks to all of you for being Oracles, and for Dave S. for keeping
this site up and running to benefit us all.
Tony in Idaho
57 Dodge D500
39 DeSoto
-----Original Message-----
From: phoenix61 [mailto:phoenix61@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:49 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Sonny Benson's D501???
Neil
Get a life or a grip on yours! The list is the list! Not some be
all-answer-all-ORACLE to all your D quests. Perhaps you should broaden
your
horizon and take your question to the car/guys matrices ;-)
my devalued 2 cents worth
doug
eastern sierra Adj Services wrote:
> Wow, NOBODY'S cross-paths with this gentleman, and/or his 57 Coro D501
> convertible???
>
> So much for the "Small FWDLK World", for this car/guy to pass under
> our 'radar' screens!
>
> Neil V.
>
>
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>
> Subject: [FWDLK] Where's Waldo (& his D501??)
> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:34:59 -0700
> From: eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Actually , NOT "Waldo", but howabout "Sonny Benson"? Way back, in the
> 9/91 issue of MoPar Collector's Guide, they had a black&white
> feature-article on an all-yellow, 1957 Coronet D501 CONVERTIBLE.
> The article said that the car had a "tan" top. The
photography
> was so-so, but the car did appear to have a D501 emblem--impossible to
> confirm in the 'rear-photo', though. It DID have the requisite 15"
> wheels, with 15" 1956 'spinners', on it. The 'silver' engine appeared
> to have red(?) painted Fury-Type aircleaners, and black(???) painted
> valve covers. A Grand-Total of THREE pictures.The Body & top looked to
> be freshly restored, but the engine compt looked rather 'original',
but
> clean. The article was written on a 'friend-of-a-friend'
> ("third-hand") basis.
>
> I tried contacting MCR, but they professed to know nothing about the
> car, except that it might be "In Texas".
>
> Subsequently, I have heard/seen/read NOTHING about the car, which,
> undoubtably, still exists somewhere!! How can "you" keep this car
> "under-cover"??
>
> btw, the article said that the convertible's "curb weight" was 3,815,
> which sound correct, but this car also had a Torqueflite trannie,
which
> WAS factory-available.
>
> So, who/where is "Sonny" Benson, and this-car?
> Finally, thanx to Tony Boatman's purchase of a NOS D500 emblem, on
Ebay,
> a non-winning bidder was contacted, and HE has a 1957 CRL 2-dr HT,
that
> appears to have a REAL D501 engine in it (KD501-1019)--I'm trying to
> confirm whether the car, itself, might be a righteous "1-of-1" CRL
(not
> holding my breath), but the owner states that the car "came" with this
> engine, & its history IS "known".
> We'll see....
>
> Neil V.
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