I always thought the 392 was Chrysler only. At any rate I have a 57 392 and
there is a serial number stamped on the front top lip of the valley pan and
the first 2 letters are the make of the car and the rest match the end of
the serial number. I would be intersted to hear the outcome.
Burt
59 Plymouth Fury
59 Plymouth Sport Suburban
-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Van Hoy <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] "392 Hemi Commando"
>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 <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>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:[email protected]]
>>> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 7:36 PM
>>> > To: [email protected]
>>> > 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
>>
>
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