--- GoDesoto@xxxxxxx wrote: > There is a 1957 Desoto Adventurer Convertible for > sale, I'm interested in buying it but it has a > 361 with dual fours. Isn't that car supposed to > have a 392 Hemi? Wasn't the 361 only after 1959? None of the above. '57 Adventurer = 345 Hemi, 2x4bbl. This was an Adventurer exclusive, Firedomes/Fireflites had 341 hemis, Firesweeps had the Dodge 325 poly. First standard equipment engine to deliver 1 hp per cubic inch ('56 300B w/355 hp, '57 fuelie Chev w/283 hp were optional engines). '58 Adventurer = 361, 2x4bbl or Bendix EFI. '59 Adventurer = 383, 2x4bbl. ===== Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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