Lot R340.1 // Friday, May 16th // Indy 2025
1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible
Chassis No. 37299559
Rotisserie restoration in the mid 1990s, with many mechanical components rebuilt at that time
Model D67-2 featuring the rare "Super D-500" V-8 engine option
325/310 HP Hemi Super-D V-8 engine
Dual 4-barrel Carter WCFB carburetors
3-speed pushbutton TorqueFlite automatic transmission
Flame Red and Glacier White exterior
Power operated White convertible top with Red boot
Gold Dodge front and rear badging
Red vinyl 60/40 split bench seat with Black pattern fabric
Two tone Black and White 2-spoke steering wheel
Power steering
Power brakes
Black wheels with polished wheel covers featuring a knight's head
Wide Whitewall BF Goodrich Silvertown tires
“Your Swept Wing ‘57 Dodge” brochure
“Swept Wing ‘57 Dodge” brochure
Restoration photos
Car cover
Spare wide Whitewall tire
1957 Minnesota license plate
Framed grouping of three photos with description
Posted 2025-04-08 4:41 PM (#639616 - in reply to #639450) Subject: Re: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible
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CaprockClassics - 2025-03-29 6:21 PM
It never arrived at the 2025 Kissimmee event, so it never crossed the block there.
It was there. They pulled it from the tent end of day Monday. I looked it over and the next day thought I had lost my mind because it wasn't there and it wasn't online. My guess is there was a title issue that had to be resolved.
Posted 2025-04-08 8:02 PM (#639622 - in reply to #639616) Subject: Re: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible
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It's my understanding that only the D501 used 57 Fury/Chrysler 300C air cleaners (painted black). Dodge used a different variety. I'm also seeing conflicting information as to whether the 57 Dodge D500 was a single 4bbl or dual quad setup.
Posted 2025-04-08 8:58 PM (#639624 - in reply to #639622) Subject: Re: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible
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I am not going to step in the quagmire of 57 Dodge D501 info other than to say that, as far as I know, they used the Chrysler 300 354 dual quad engine. (Runs away and hides)
As for the 57 D500s there were two engines, both were 325 double rockers ("hemi"). The "normal" D500 had a single 4 bbl carb. The upgrade was the "Super D-500" which used
dual 4 bbls.
1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible
