[FWDLK] 56 Dodge engines

[David Homstad <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brent,

You are close on the 56 Dodge V8 engine options. They are:

Red Ram, 270 cid Poly, 2 bbl, Std in Coronet V8
Super Red Ram, 315 cid Poly, 2 bbl, 218 hp, Std in Royal and Custom Royal
Super Powered Super Red Ram, 315 cid Poly, 4 bbl, 230 hp
D500, 315 cid Hemi, 4 bbl, 260 hp
D500-1, 315 cid Hemi, dual 4 bbl, 285 hp

Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
56 Dodge convert

-----Original Message-----
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brent Burger
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:49 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] '57 Coronet Found and decoded
    In 57, any Dodge with a D500 designation was a 325 Hemi, right ?

    The reason I am asking is that for 56, they had RED RAM, SUPER RED RAM,
and SUPER POWERED RED RAM, the latter being the 315 Hemi, as offered in 56
in the D500 pkg.  I believe the RED RAM was a 270 poly, and the SUPER RED
RAM being a 315 poly.  Was it all goofy like that for 57 too ?

    I pulled a rather nice 58 Coronet Spring Special 2HT out of a field
along the Skagit River, where it had been caught and submerged in a flood
there.  After cleaning 11 tons of mud out of the car, it cleaned up to be a
very decent, minimal rust car.  The drivetrain was toast though.  Thinking
back, I believe that car was a 4bbl B-block of some type - 350 ?  I broke it
down for parts, but used a fresh 58 361 in it that I had hanging around at
the time.  That is one of the few cars I really regret letting go.  Very
pretty car!

     Brent

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