If you look at the pics of the Dodge, you notice that it has 58-style dual
quad air cleaners. Kind of a dead giveaway.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Homstad" <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '55 DeSoto FireFlite Convertible Hemi
> Yes, the 56 Dodge Golden Lancer D500 this year is the same car that sold
for $216,000 last year. This car was originally a Golden Lancer and D500
from California. The 2x4 carbs were added during restoration.
>
> I heard that the buyer last year has lots of bucks and a large car
collection. But he is selling off about 50 cars this year at B-J. One source
said he changed his interests to airplanes. Or maybe just needs the cash.
This year the car went for 126,000. A slight loss, but still the highest
selling 56 Dodge I ever heard about.
>
> Dave Homstad
> 56 Dodge D500
> 56 Dodge convertible
>
> ---- eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey, Jim; I think you're PM'ing me, here, right??
> >
> > EH; I'll send this to the List, too.
> >
> > Anyhoo, I DID take pic(s) of the Dodge body (as well as the
> > headliner-bows).
> >
> > The bodies on both cars are complete & mind-bogglingly/jaw-droppingly
> > straight and rust (what's THAT??) free.....
> >
> > Last year, I remarked that there is a 56 PLY
> > "El Camino"/Dodge Sweptwing-truck " car body, @ Desert Valley, & ALL the
> > 'tough/unique' body-parts/panels are "there" !!!
> >
> > Of course, it needs EVERYTHING accoutrement-wize, but, if a person had
> > an operable 4-dr sedan, that car could be sacrificed to create a
> > marvelous vehicle!
> >
> > It was interesting to see the AMOUNT of roof insullation/batting that
> > was put 'into/onto' a stationwagon.
> >
> > A 56 Desoto had a dash-mounted clock assembly.
> >
> > Hidden Valley is re-locating ALL its cars, so only a tiny fraction of
> > them were 'viewable', and we "couldn't" go to their former yard, to
> > re-visit those cars.
> >
> > Does anyone know what the 56 Golden Lancer (it's MAYBE a D500; almost
> > certainly-not a Super-D) may have sold-for?
> >
> > It appears that its last-year's buyer (for around 230K?) was attempting
> > to "turn" it, at B-J, this year.
> >
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