I have been working on a 68 Coronet R/T for a while, and it is safe to say the project has stalled due to several factors including needing some body work done that I don't feel I have the skills to tackle. I had a 66 500 in the late 70's and have been wanting to find another, primarily to use as a driver type project while the 68 project creeps along. In the summer (2025) I saw this car being advertised on FB...
It was pretty much missing everything you don't see in the pictures, including the engine and transmission. At first the asking price kept me from inquiring about the car, but after a couple of price drops I reached out to the seller. It turns out the seller has a small body shop, and had the car at his shop for several years before doing the lien sale paperwork. We agreed on a price to buy the car and a price for him to paint it (just a regular, get color on it, no show car, paint job). When I was looking for a 66, paint wasn't something I planned to do since I wanted to have a driver on a low budget, but the price we agreed on was too good not to go forward on. We struck a deal in late October. Paint was supposed to take about a month. But, as usually happens, it took a bit longer. I picked up the car last week and am very happy with the paint.
During the paint process I made a limited search for 500 fender emblems but the only ones I could find were priced higher than I was willing to go. I also didn't want to run the hood scoop (scoop already claimed by a friend) so I decided to go mostly emblem free. I intend to run the vent things on the back fenders, and the Pentastar on the passenger front fender, but removed everything else.
Now comes the hard part. Trying to get everything I need to put it together; while reminding myself it is just supposed to be a driver, and without breaking the bank. More to come.
It was pretty much missing everything you don't see in the pictures, including the engine and transmission. At first the asking price kept me from inquiring about the car, but after a couple of price drops I reached out to the seller. It turns out the seller has a small body shop, and had the car at his shop for several years before doing the lien sale paperwork. We agreed on a price to buy the car and a price for him to paint it (just a regular, get color on it, no show car, paint job). When I was looking for a 66, paint wasn't something I planned to do since I wanted to have a driver on a low budget, but the price we agreed on was too good not to go forward on. We struck a deal in late October. Paint was supposed to take about a month. But, as usually happens, it took a bit longer. I picked up the car last week and am very happy with the paint.
During the paint process I made a limited search for 500 fender emblems but the only ones I could find were priced higher than I was willing to go. I also didn't want to run the hood scoop (scoop already claimed by a friend) so I decided to go mostly emblem free. I intend to run the vent things on the back fenders, and the Pentastar on the passenger front fender, but removed everything else.
Now comes the hard part. Trying to get everything I need to put it together; while reminding myself it is just supposed to be a driver, and without breaking the bank. More to come.
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