1957 DODGE CORONET

LAGTONE420 Posted 2022-10-07 1:56 AM (#624742) Subject: 1957 DODGE CORONET Member Posts: 26 I just bought a 1957 dodge coronet 2 door , it comes with a 325 hemi, my question is, is it possible this is a D500 ? (1957 coronet 1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1957 coronet 1.jpg (186KB - 48 downloads) 56D500boy Posted 2022-10-07 2:19 AM (#624746 - in reply to #624742) Subject: RE: 1957 DODGE CORONET Expert 5K+ Posts: 9539 Location: Lower Mainland BC . A real 57 D500 engine will have an engine number like KD500 - nnnn (starting at 1001), e.g. KD500-12345. The engine number is stamped on the block onthe left side of the engine, top, just in front of the valley cover, near the water pump manifold and oil filler tube. Like this one: The engine bay should look something like this: REFERENCE: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=70160&... There should also be signs that the trunk lid has (or had) a D500 badge like this: REFERENCE: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=75537&... Edited by 56D500boy 2022-10-07 2:26 AM