Re: [FWDLK] Dodge : Lancer LANCER in Dodge

Part of my comment was a disclaimer; i.e., “it might be a 1957.”

Sorry about that. I was entranced by the beauty of the car, and neglect to pay enough attention to the model year.

mike

From: John Paxos

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:17 PM

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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Dodge : Lancer LANCER in Dodge | eBay Motors

I don't believe they made a '56 Adventurer convertible. Are you sure it isn't a '57.

John Paxos

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From: Mike @ Sharon Higgins <clearcreek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thu, May 30, 2013 12:55 pm
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I am not sure about the Golden Lancer, but I know a man in Tulsa who owns a 1956 Desoto Golden Adventurer; Convertible. It is painted, likely factory, Black, with Gold in the spear side trim. The grille is also Golden Mesh.

On second thought, it might be a 1957. The fins are the tallest, with Three taillights straight up (I think to the SKY).

mike higgins

From: debenson2

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:27 AM

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It went for $19,400 and I think that is a good deal….

debenson2

From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brent Burger
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Dodge : Lancer LANCER in Dodge | eBay Motors

I am asking this question because I really don't know and have heard all sorts of contradictory intel ...

What exactly is a "Golden Lancer" in terms of equipment ? As Dave mentioned, I would assume they

got the gold and white paint as a matter of due course per the name, but I have never seen ANYTHING

from the factory stating what these cars were, or if they were even a factory "package".

It seems odd that for how well known the name is, they never got badges or any special designator.

It seems to me to be little more than some bullshxt term dreamed up to hype up what was otherwise

just another car that happened to have that paint scheme.

Back when fins were more commonly seen as drivers, people often popped off with the term "Golden

Adventurer" too. This is a car I know plenty about, and there was no GOLDEN Adventurer, and some

weren't even painted gold ! It was just some lingering term from back in the day that people had associated

with some high performance model, and I suspect this was REAL or IMAGINED !

What do you guys know about this ?

Burger

"Duty above all else except Honor"

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On May 29, 2013, at 10:43 PM, Dave Homstad wrote:

A REAL Golden Lancer would have the correct paint code on the body tag. Otherwise, it may be just painted to look like the one that went through Barrett Jackson a few years ago at $215K. After that one, they started coming out of the woodwork at high prices. Also, I am not positive, but a GL being a "performance" image like a Plymouth Fury, should at least have a 4 bbl carb. This one is a 2 bbl.

Dave

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Brent Burger wrote:

What is a REAL Golden Lancer ? Did they have a special ID code on the tag ?

Burger

"Duty above all else except Honor"

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On May 28, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Dave Homstad wrote:

It would be worth more if was a real Golden Lancer. I requested a photo of the body plate from the seller, but never received it.

Dave Homstad

56 Dodge D500

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Dave Warnick wrote:

It would be worth more with a Hemi.