Mr. Guns
Member
So, I took my first swing at Mopars with a C-Body, a 68 Newport Custom, and as much as I enjoyed the car, I hated playing "Where's Waldo" when it came down to finding parts for it, since virtually nothing was made- especially sheet metal.
Last night someone bought the car, and I've put a bit of cash away while I hunt for something a bit smaller, with restoration parts readily available.
I haven't found The One yet, but I'm not in a hurry. I've got 2 1967 Chargers to look at locally this weekend, both have some rust. One had decent factory options like AC (now gone) but will need a little more work (new taillight lens, bodywork) and only has a 318 with console shift auto.
The other was low optioned, column shift, with a 383 4bbl- I'm leaning heavily towards this one, despite some scale under the car, the floors and trunk seem solid. For me, the pro of the 383 outweighs the downside of a column shift auto.
Anyhow, I'll be poking through the classifieds here to see if there's anything in my ballpark as well as FABO!
Last night someone bought the car, and I've put a bit of cash away while I hunt for something a bit smaller, with restoration parts readily available.
I haven't found The One yet, but I'm not in a hurry. I've got 2 1967 Chargers to look at locally this weekend, both have some rust. One had decent factory options like AC (now gone) but will need a little more work (new taillight lens, bodywork) and only has a 318 with console shift auto.
The other was low optioned, column shift, with a 383 4bbl- I'm leaning heavily towards this one, despite some scale under the car, the floors and trunk seem solid. For me, the pro of the 383 outweighs the downside of a column shift auto.
Anyhow, I'll be poking through the classifieds here to see if there's anything in my ballpark as well as FABO!
Just a word of advice as far as the 66-67 Chargers go, parts can be harder to find and pricey.
