Philip Luciano
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When I was ten years old, my grandfather purchased my '67 Coronet Deluxe (new). It's a 4 door base model with a 318 c.i. 2 bbl (Stromberg) and A-727 TorgueFlite 3 speed auto (which I've heard were stout transmissions used for drag racing).
The good news: it spent most of it's first ten years in a garage, rarely driven, minimal rust on the frame, floor boards etc., generally in good shape. And it only has 71,000 original miles (fact)! And for a small block 2 bbl 230 hp which can't peel rubber, it will still snap my head a bit when floored and it shifts from 1st to 2nd at 40 mph, and 2nd to 3rd at 70 mph.
The bad news: due to dents, it needs bumpers; due to minor dents and faded emblem, it needs a grill (which may be hard to find for that base model); a tight budget doesn't help; and lastly, I wish it was a Coronet 500 with a big block I was trying to restore, rather than a car that was used for military bases, cab service and as a family vehicle.
Other than installing front disc brakes, a coolant reservoir and an engine compartment heater core control, I'd like to keep it close to stock.
Notes: I am VERY grateful to Stevie Ray, with Classic Industries, for directing me to forBbodiesonly.com....Perhaps due to the lack of being aerodynamic, the '66 to '70 Mopars were some of the best looking vehicles ever (note the retro-look on new muscle cars)....I look forward to sharing things with fellow Mopar nuts!
Phil Luciano
The good news: it spent most of it's first ten years in a garage, rarely driven, minimal rust on the frame, floor boards etc., generally in good shape. And it only has 71,000 original miles (fact)! And for a small block 2 bbl 230 hp which can't peel rubber, it will still snap my head a bit when floored and it shifts from 1st to 2nd at 40 mph, and 2nd to 3rd at 70 mph.
The bad news: due to dents, it needs bumpers; due to minor dents and faded emblem, it needs a grill (which may be hard to find for that base model); a tight budget doesn't help; and lastly, I wish it was a Coronet 500 with a big block I was trying to restore, rather than a car that was used for military bases, cab service and as a family vehicle.
Other than installing front disc brakes, a coolant reservoir and an engine compartment heater core control, I'd like to keep it close to stock.
Notes: I am VERY grateful to Stevie Ray, with Classic Industries, for directing me to forBbodiesonly.com....Perhaps due to the lack of being aerodynamic, the '66 to '70 Mopars were some of the best looking vehicles ever (note the retro-look on new muscle cars)....I look forward to sharing things with fellow Mopar nuts!
Phil Luciano
