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josh chittenden

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i have my dads 1965 dodge coronet 440 with a 383. need total restoration. trying to fin info on where the best replacement parts i can get would be from. Also trying to find out if the vin will give me any info on like the rear end gears, and ect. Any help would be greatlu appreciated
 
Welcome
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Lots of info here
 
Welcome
Show some pictures
Lots of info here
I dont have the car yet, its About 4 hours away, my dad is battling cancer and signed the original title over to me yesterday and told me to go it the car. its beeen sitting for about 40 years in my uncles field
 
thanks much, they are appreciated. i know i need whole floor pan, the took the rear end out about 30 years ago to put in a dirt track car. all trim and glass is good. need fenders, hood and pretty much everything
 
Cancer sucks!

Welcome aboard.

When you get her home fire away with all the questions you want. Nobody knows everything but together we can figure **** out and have fun doin it!!
 
Prayer for dad. Welcome aboard from West Virginia, there is a wealth of information on here and a lot of good people
 
Prayers go out to your dad, you and your family. Sitting out for that long has probably taken it's toll but anything can be brought back. It just takes time and money. There are many places to get parts including from members here and yes, when you get it home and start into it, then you will find out exactly what it needs and can start in on it.
 
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Welcome to the site! Sorry to hear about your Dad. Sounds like the Coronet is going to be a cool project!
 
I have my dads 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 with a 383. It needs a total restoration. I am trying to find info on where the best replacement parts I can get would be from. Also trying to find out if the vin will give me any info on like the rear end gears, and ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Welcome to the madness....
That sucks to hear the manner than you are getting the car. In a better world, you'd have your Dad right there with you tinkering away, cussing, maybe throwing wrenches or something after one too many beers. I lost my Dad when I was 29. It felt odd to lose a parent when I still felt so much like a kid. Dad made it to 54 but liver cancer took him. He went fast. I hope you Dad fights the good fight and is around for many more years. THe cancer treatments today are way ahead of what they could do 10 years ago. Check into immunotherapy. I have heard several success stories on this.
These cars had very little info in the VIN tag. I think yours is riveted to the post that the drivers door is attached to. Cars built a few years later had letters and numbers but I think yours will be all numbers.
There is a tag under the hood near the battery, that is known as a "Fender Tag". It has some bits of info but the factory didn't get really detailed with listing info until a few years later. Even then, the axle ratio was only found on a paper sheet known as the "Broadcast Sheet". These were often left in the cars as they moved down the assembly line, people report finding them atop the glove box liner, under the carpet, above the headliner, woven into the springs of the rear seat...The story that I heard is that the workers were not instructed to leave them in cars but they did this to keep from having papers gathering up during assembly. Placing them in the cars in hidden places was an easy way to hide them. I have found potato chip bags, business cards and chewing gum wrappers under carpets of cars that I have restored. My Brother In Law pulled the interior panel from a 72 Duster that had a tennis ball and 3 frisbees in there. The frisbees had a molded in date of 1972 so they actually could have been put in there as a joke by a assembly line guy. THAT is something that I would do!
 
Prayers go out to your dad, you and your family. Sitting out for that long has probably taken it's toll but anything can be brought back. It just takes time and money. There are many places to get parts including from members here and yes, when you get it home and start into it, then you will find out exactly what it needs and can start in on it.


yea it defiantly can be brought back, and will be. thanks for the prayers he bought this car right before he went to Vietnam and was his pride and joy, when he signed title over to me the other day he said go get that car. thats what im gonna do and do whatever to bring it back to life for him again that for all the prayers it means alot especially from people i have never met. this is already a amazing group look forward to posting pics and getting answers
 
Welcome to the madness....
That sucks to hear the manner than you are getting the car. In a better world, you'd have your Dad right there with you tinkering away, cussing, maybe throwing wrenches or something after one too many beers. I lost my Dad when I was 29. It felt odd to lose a parent when I still felt so much like a kid. Dad made it to 54 but liver cancer took him. He went fast. I hope you Dad fights the good fight and is around for many more years. THe cancer treatments today are way ahead of what they could do 10 years ago. Check into immunotherapy. I have heard several success stories on this.
These cars had very little info in the VIN tag. I think yours is riveted to the post that the drivers door is attached to. Cars built a few years later had letters and numbers but I think yours will be all numbers.
There is a tag under the hood near the battery, that is known as a "Fender Tag". It has some bits of info but the factory didn't get really detailed with listing info until a few years later. Even then, the axle ratio was only found on a paper sheet known as the "Broadcast Sheet". These were often left in the cars as they moved down the assembly line, people report finding them atop the glove box liner, under the carpet, above the headliner, woven into the springs of the rear seat...The story that I heard is that the workers were not instructed to leave them in cars but they did this to keep from having papers gathering up during assembly. Placing them in the cars in hidden places was an easy way to hide them. I have found potato chip bags, business cards and chewing gum wrappers under carpets of cars that I have restored. My Brother In Law pulled the interior panel from a 72 Duster that had a tennis ball and 3 frisbees in there. The frisbees had a molded in date of 1972 so they actually could have been put in there as a joke by a assembly line guy. THAT is something that I would do!
thanks, he has fought a good fight, small cell lung cancer. in a month he has 6 new tumors in his brain, he opted for no more treatments. this would be awesome to redo the car with him but i will get it finished doing it with my 16 year old son in memory of my pop
 
My heart and prayers go out to you, best of luck on the 440 coronet. never be afraid to ask us old fools anything ,we are always here to help if we can,Welcome from Canada:thumbsup:
 
My heart and prayers go out to you, best of luck on the 440 coronet. never be afraid to ask us old fools anything ,we are always here to help if we can,Welcome from Canada:thumbsup:

oh i plan on having lots of questions, lol. thanks for the prayers. cant wait to get started on the ol girl
 
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