John, the only "factory" dual 4-bbl set up, in 1956, was the D500-1
package, iirc.
Altho anything was possible to order (including a particular 1957 Custom
Royal 2-dr HT, which may have been built with D501 engine & suspension)
the "Super D500" (as it was known from 1957 -1961) dual-carb option,
to the standard single-carb D500 , was not an advertised-option, in
1956.
As dual-carb intakes, and a multitude of various size-jetted WCFB's are
now readily available, people install various air cleaners on them,
including the 1958+ "football" assemblies, which happened to be
installed on that $213K
Barrett Jackson car, a couple years ago.
Neil Vedder
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- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:53:14 -0500
It may of had just two round air cleaners on it like the '56 Fury with two fours. I've never seen a D-500 with 2x4bbl on it. Has anyone or does anyone have one in the garage? If so, let us know what kind of a/c go on it.
John Paxos
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From: Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 6:18 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '56 D-500 2x4 Air Cleaners
Methinks it would be a "batwing" air cleaner, like all other 56 DQ air cleaners. Find the distance between the center pins on this Dodge set up and compare with the 300 and Adventurer measurements (they were not the same between the Chrysler and DeSoto) and maybe the Dodge is the same as one of the two ?
B.
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From: "pennington@xxxxxxxx" <pennington@xxxxxxxx>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I have a friend with two (2) 1956 Dodge D-500 two-door sedans. One
> belonged to his late father and was purchased new. Both cars saw a lot of
> action on the drag strip back in the day. His father was an old dirt track
> racer and was friends with the Petty's. Back in the late '50's or early
> '60's he purchased a '56 Dodge 2x4 intake from the Petty's that had once
> been on one of their race cars. He has the intake and carbs, but no air
> cleaners. Did any of these '56 D-500's make it out of the factory with two
> fours, or was this only an aftermarket racer upgrade? If it was available
> as a factory set-up, does anyone have any photos of the air cleaners? He
> has been looking for qui te awhile.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Pennington
>
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