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Dan,
The powerflite 2 speed automatic D
500 in 56 has 354-1 or 373-1 rear end gears stock and the 57 D 500
with Toqureflite 3 speed came with a 331- 1 rear end gears. In a quarter
mile that makes a big difference. I raced both for more than 20 years..
Powerflite 2 speeds were wound tight at the end of the quarter mile and
Toqureflites are not peaked out with stock rears.
Ron Allyn Swartley
Hi Daniel:
I'll have to agree with Gary. Back in June 1956, I purchased a new
D-500 with the Coronet 2-door body. Had the 315 Hemi and a single
carb. Weight with a full tank of gas was 3685 lbs. When the '57
D-500's came out, one of the dealer's salesmen challenged me to a race.
From a dead start, we were even for about 5 feet and from then on it was my
race! He also had a 2-door model with the 325 hemi and a sinlge
carb. I went into the Air Force in May of 1957 and the only car that
ever beat me until then was a tri-power Pontiac and that was by only a length
or two in 0.6 miles.
Dan Reitz
Bell Canyon, CA
In a message dated 9/3/2015 2:31:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
glpavlovich@xxxxxxx writes:
Daniel,
I place my "bet" on the lighter chassis; '57
Firesweep, if it is indeed
lighter.
Gary Pavlovich
56 Plymouth
w/Poly 318 Stroker
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel
Davids
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 11:22 PM
To:
L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] 57 Custom Royal Lancer D500
badging
Fellow Forward Lookers,
I’m currently doing a bit of
overdue tuning and sprucing up the engine
compartment of my 1957
CRL.
My example is two-tone green with the D500 engine option (325 hemi,
block
stamped KD500).
I have a question about the badge on the
trunk lid of this year, model, and
engine option.
Should it not have
a red and black “500” emblem in place of the helmeted
lancer with
spear?
The brochures for this year Dodge are pretty short on
explanation of option
packages.
Cheers from wet and soggy Seattle
— a nice change from 10 weeks of straight
sunshine (not
normal),
Dan Davids
P.S. Once we get her running again, we
plan to do a runoff of sorts with my
57 Firesweep, which as the 325
poly.
The numbers for horsepower and torque would say the CRL is quicker,
but my
son thinks the lighter weight (lower trim) Firesweep will
prevail.
Bets?
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