Actually , NOT "Waldo", but howabout "Sonny Benson"? Way back, in the 9/91 issue of MoPar Collector's Guide, they had a black&white feature-article on an all-yellow, 1957 Coronet D501 CONVERTIBLE. The article said that the car had a "tan" top. The photography was so-so, but the car did appear to have a D501 emblem--impossible to confirm in the 'rear-photo', though. It DID have the requisite 15" wheels, with 15" 1956 'spinners', on it. The 'silver' engine appeared to have red(?) painted Fury-Type aircleaners, and black(???) painted valve covers. A Grand-Total of THREE pictures.The Body & top looked to be freshly restored, but the engine compt looked rather 'original', but clean. The article was written on a 'friend-of-a-friend' ("third-hand") basis. I tried contacting MCR, but they professed to know nothing about the car, except that it might be "In Texas". Subsequently, I have heard/seen/read NOTHING about the car, which, undoubtably, still exists somewhere!! How can "you" keep this car "under-cover"?? btw, the article said that the convertible's "curb weight" was 3,815, which sound correct, but this car also had a Torqueflite trannie, which WAS factory-available. So, who/where is "Sonny" Benson, and this-car? Finally, thanx to Tony Boatman's purchase of a NOS D500 emblem, on Ebay, a non-winning bidder was contacted, and HE has a 1957 CRL 2-dr HT, that appears to have a REAL D501 engine in it (KD501-1019)--I'm trying to confirm whether the car, itself, might be a righteous "1-of-1" CRL (not holding my breath), but the owner states that the car "came" with this engine, & its history IS "known". We'll see.... Neil V. |