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 > |