I had two surprises at our little local car shows last summer. The
first was seeing the '61 Polara with the Plymouth clip and D500 engine at
the Marinette, WI show. Seeing anything Forward Look around here is
remarkable, let alone that car! I did talk to the owners, but the history
of the car was not made clear to me. It did have quite a presence when seen
in person.
The second surprise was at the small Manistique show where I ran across
an amazingly well-preserved '57 Custom Royal convertible. It was black with
a red interior, and powered by the D500 engine backed with a 3-on-the-tree
trans. The owner said that he recently bought it from it's original owner
in Milwaukee, where it was stashed away in warm, dry storage for years.
Everything on the car was claimed to be original, from the top to the
carpet. It was a beauty. The story was that the orig. owner bought the car
because Dodge advertised on the Lawrence Welk show, and this particular car
was displayed on a rotating platform at the local Dodge dealership. Shortly
after it was bought, the orig. owner was nearly hit in a parking lot at UW
Milwaukee. This close call caused him to put the car away and get another
car for commuting. The car now resides in the Green Bay, WI area. Thought
everyone would get a kick out of this story!
-Eli Collins, 1959 DeSoto_________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 |
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