Oddball Muscle Cars

[Casey Miles]

My brother had a 1958 Dodge D500, 361 2x4 carbs with 305 hp. I think that there are about 5 to 10 still in existance. When I was a kid, my brother would take me up to Hempstead Trnpk and hunt down Corvettes with the D500, kick their asses with it. It was alot of fun!

Casey Miles
248H

[Jeff Niceswanger]

I'm not real sure how odd it was, but a guy bought a new 66 Chevelle with a 427 /425. Silver w/black int. I have never seen another one. All the ones I have seen have been 396/375s or 396 /360s 396/ 350s 396/325s or small blocks

[Doug Domm]

A friends father bought a 1958 Dodge Custom Royal Sierra 9 passenger wagon brand new in late 1958 special ordered with the D500 motor but was delivered with the" NEW FOR 1959 D500 Special " which was now 383 cid. It also came with those neat Lancer style hubcaps. That car is still around here with the second owner. It is not for sale but current owner is now willing to let it go back to my friend whose father purchased it new from the Esso service station/ Dodge dealer. It was kind of an eye opener for the gas jockeys back in the day when asked to check the oil and found this big motor with two four barrel carbs under the hood of a station wagon. Not just any station wagon mind you it was after all a Custom Royal. Doug

[Andys dad]

Some cool stuff back then.

Wasn't there a blown '57 ford somewhere along the way - just to prove the current CJs were not the first?

I liked the look of 2 4brls and the performance was not half bad.

I wonder if racers worried as much about the HP ratings back then?

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Some cool stuff back then.

Wasn't there a blown '57 ford somewhere along the way - just to prove the current CJs were not the first?

I liked the look of 2 4brls and the performance was not half bad.

I wonder if racers worried as much about the HP ratings back then?

There was a factory supercharged 312 V8 available in 1957 Fords, rated at 300HP, but it used a single 4 barrel. They also offered a 2x4 barrel 312, but it wasn`t supercharged, and I believe was rated at 270 HP. It seems that there were several different people running the blown 57 Fords back in the Jr. Stock days, including 2 dr posts, 4 dr HT`s, and even a wagon or 2. The ex Larry Walker from California 2 dr post blown 57 has been up here in BC Canada since about 1971, and is being restored to "Legal Cheater" status, after sitting for over 30 years.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

There was a factory supercharged 312 V8 available in 1957 Fords, rated at 300HP, but it used a single 4 barrel. They also offered a 2x4 barrel 312, but it wasn`t supercharged, and I believe was rated at 270 HP. It seems that there were several different people running the blown 57 Fords back in the Jr. Stock days, including 2 dr posts, 4 dr HT`s, and even a wagon or 2. The ex Larry Walker from California 2 dr post blown 57 has been up here in BC Canada since about 1971, and is being restored to "Legal Cheater" status, after sitting for over 30 years.

Floyd Garret(sp) has one in his Muscle Car Museum in TN.

JimR

[treessavoy]

Bret might like this one, in 1966 I found a '65 Ply Valiant V200 station wagon for sale in PA that was a 273/235 hp, 4 sp, sure grip car.

In AL in a junk yard was the rarest Mopar probably ever found.....no it wasn't a Muscle Car, it was a Ply. Savoy, radio/heater delete, 3sp standard, rubber mat, 225 ci. car. In other words it was built with NO options. Unfortunately, the whole car was rusted out from the doors down and had two pine trees growing out of the trunk.

JimR

[BlueOval Ralph]

There was also a 2x4 barrel with the E-2 cam rated at 285 hp that was released before the Super Charged option was released it was dropped after the Super Charger


Originally Posted by Rory McNeil
There was a factory supercharged 312 V8 available in 1957 Fords, rated at 300HP, but it used a single 4 barrel. They also offered a 2x4 barrel 312, but it wasn`t supercharged, and I believe was rated at 270 HP. It seems that there were several different people running the blown 57 Fords back in the Jr. Stock days, including 2 dr posts, 4 dr HT`s, and even a wagon or 2. The ex Larry Walker from California 2 dr post blown 57 has been up here in BC Canada since about 1971, and is being restored to "Legal Cheater" status, after sitting for over 30 years.

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Floyd Garret(sp) has one in his Muscle Car Museum in TN.

JimR

[qwiked]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

There was a factory supercharged 312 V8 available in 1957 Fords, rated at 300HP, but it used a single 4 barrel. They also offered a 2x4 barrel 312, but it wasn`t supercharged, and I believe was rated at 270 HP. It seems that there were several different people running the blown 57 Fords back in the Jr. Stock days, including 2 dr posts, 4 dr HT`s, and even a wagon or 2. The ex Larry Walker from California 2 dr post blown 57 has been up here in BC Canada since about 1971, and is being restored to "Legal Cheater" status, after sitting for over 30 years.

Rory --Is the car you are refering to the Cec. Hardy car??

[Paul Ceasrine]

Stumbled on another one.
1966 Buick GS 401 'Nailhead' with the 340 HP.
Most came through with the 325HP engine.
Only a 'handful of nails' had the up-grade engine.
Still fit in the same class C/S in 66', as the 325HP engine.
PC