| Since a 57 Firesweep is little more than a 57 Dodge frame, chassis and drivetrain with a DeSoto rear clip skin, roof, bumpers, and interior, the differences will be in the weight disparity of these items to the Dodge (which I suspect is heavier by a slight margin on the DeSoto), and the D500 spec built engine vs. the “power pak” optioned poly of the same displacement (and all attendant tuning, condition, etc.)
Keep us posted.
B.
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It will be fun to see which is quicker, light and poly versus heavy and hemi. Both cars are stock 1957, 325 cu. in., 4-bbl WCFB, torqueflite, dual exhaust. Can’t get a much closer shootout than that. The poly Firesweep is ridiculously fast. It was a total surprise to us when it arrived and we got it running a few years back. Frankly, I can’t remember how the hemi CRL performed. I haven’t driven it in 20 years and my memory banks aren’t what they used to be. GPS won’t lie.
- Dan
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
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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