rmchrgr
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone, my name is Greg. I'm sure many of you have seen me on the other Mopar boards, I've been around a while with the same tag name rmchrgr. I joined here a while ago but haven't posted, no time like the present to start.
So after looking for the better part of two years, I just picked up a '68 Coronet 440 out of Quebec, Canada. Last Saturday (5.12.18) I drove up through Vermont and just over the border into Canada to pick the car up. Brought it home in the rain but the trip was otherwise uneventful. Lot of driving!
A little about me - I am 48, from Stamford, CT which is about an hour north of NYC. Married to Amy with two boys Jake (10) and Jesse (5). Recently, after almost 30 years, I moved back into the house I grew up in. Prior to relocating back to CT, we lived on Long Island for almost 10 years. Before kids, my wife and I lived in Brooklyn for about 5 years and I was in Queens for about 8 years.
If you know me, then you know I'm a Mopar guy to the core. Current stable includes the new-to-me '68 Coronet, a '71 Duster street machine with a small block stroker, a '76 D100 SWB 400/4 speed and my 2017 Ram. Yep, moparornocar.
So anyway, the Coronet came out of Quebec, Canada but was originally a U.S. domestic market vehicle. The P.O. Max restored the car to it's current state. It's 1 of 934 Coronet 440s with a 383. Paint is QQ1 blue. Bench seat, column shift, 3.23 gear and that's about it.
Plans are to drive it as-is for the time being. I will swap in a 4 speed and bucket seats but I'll drive it until I gather up everything needed and it's ready to go in. Other plans include frame connectors/torque boxes and perhaps a low deck stroker with EFI a little further down the road. Every time I get another car, my wife makes me promise I won't take it apart. I'm really gonna try and leave this one alone for a while.
Well, I guess that's it for now. Couple pics below of the Coronet.
So after looking for the better part of two years, I just picked up a '68 Coronet 440 out of Quebec, Canada. Last Saturday (5.12.18) I drove up through Vermont and just over the border into Canada to pick the car up. Brought it home in the rain but the trip was otherwise uneventful. Lot of driving!
A little about me - I am 48, from Stamford, CT which is about an hour north of NYC. Married to Amy with two boys Jake (10) and Jesse (5). Recently, after almost 30 years, I moved back into the house I grew up in. Prior to relocating back to CT, we lived on Long Island for almost 10 years. Before kids, my wife and I lived in Brooklyn for about 5 years and I was in Queens for about 8 years.
If you know me, then you know I'm a Mopar guy to the core. Current stable includes the new-to-me '68 Coronet, a '71 Duster street machine with a small block stroker, a '76 D100 SWB 400/4 speed and my 2017 Ram. Yep, moparornocar.
So anyway, the Coronet came out of Quebec, Canada but was originally a U.S. domestic market vehicle. The P.O. Max restored the car to it's current state. It's 1 of 934 Coronet 440s with a 383. Paint is QQ1 blue. Bench seat, column shift, 3.23 gear and that's about it.
Plans are to drive it as-is for the time being. I will swap in a 4 speed and bucket seats but I'll drive it until I gather up everything needed and it's ready to go in. Other plans include frame connectors/torque boxes and perhaps a low deck stroker with EFI a little further down the road. Every time I get another car, my wife makes me promise I won't take it apart. I'm really gonna try and leave this one alone for a while.
Well, I guess that's it for now. Couple pics below of the Coronet.
from Ky. Nice ride....sure you won't take it apart!
