I'd be interested in any documentation to verify that such a car was ever
produced. I'm skeptible.
--Roger van Hoy, '55DeSoto, '42DeSoto, '66Plymouth, '73Duster, Washougal, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Patterson <bintakin@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] "392 Hemi Commando"
>Dear Dave, please take pictures! This is a rare and elusive beast, to say
the
>least. I have always had fantasys of finding one in a junkyard somewhere,
ever
>since I found out they existed. Slim hope, I know.
>But, one could always take a later model crate Hemi and put it in an
incomplete
>Plymouth to make a sort of copy. By the way, what body styles were these
>supposed to be? Was it a Fury only option, or was it like most Mopars,
where the
>Hemi could of ended up in almost anything? Any info on production number
>available? I figure that less then 100, maybe much less. Anyway, glad to
hear
>there is one out there. I bet anyone who had one of these back in the 50's
made
>life real rough for the fuelie Vettes and Bel-Airs. I don't think a super
>charged 312 57 Ford would have had enough to handle one either,lol.
Christine on
>Steroids!
>
>David Homstad wrote:
>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> A fellow here in Minneapolis is restoring what he claims is an original
one.
>> I have not seen it yet, but he plans to have it on the road next summer.
>>
>> Dave Homstad
>> 56 Dodge D500
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Wayne Graefen [SMTP:wgraefen@OMNIGLOBAL.NET]
>> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 7:36 PM
>> > To: L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU
>> > Subject: [FWDLK] "392 Hemi Commando"
>> >
>> > Does anyone know anything about a few '57 Plymouths that may
>> > have been produced with factory 392 dual quad engines bearing a
>> > red/white decal on the air cleaner stating "392 Hemi Commando" ?
>> >
>> > Wayne
>
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