Time to start putting it back together.... '67 Coronet

[YY1]

This is the best online 66/67 tag decoder.

Charger specific though so not all is there.

It's what we have.

1966 1967 Dodge Charger

 

[Jerry Hall]

I find it comical that he's got a whole car to assemble and we get a bunch of discussion on the antenna.

Certainly a lower priority if it was my project.

He asked for input specifically.

 

[R413]

Thanks. For posting the tag. Capital R is the radio, your car had none.
So it was all added and they put the antenna wherever they wanted.
The factory did not do this.

So if you are doing a restoration that means making like it left the factory, no radio or antenna.

@Dave6T4 backs this up. Those crazy canuks did this a lot back then. I don't see quarter panel antennas on USA sold cars.

 

[YY1]

...or making it like it was purchased from the dealer.

 

[440 4 speed]

Antennae placement.
Our 67 383 GG1 that went to California in 2004 had the antennae on the right rear quarter. We bought the car from the second owner who only lived about 20 miles away from the original owner. I contacted the original owner and asked about the car.
He was very helpful with my inquiries. I asked about the antennae location. He said the car was shipped to the dealer with the wheel discs, radio and antennae in the trunk.
I have seen pictures of templates showing where to mount the antennae on the right front fender.
At that time he was close to the same age as some of the younger RCMP police officers. One of the highway pursuit cars was a 396 Chev. South of the city there was a straight stretch of highway about 15-20 miles long. Discussion led to how fast would it go. They had to find out.
Early one evening in I think July they went out to the highway,Keith and the Charger, and the pursuit car. I believe they had some of the cross roads blocked off.
The 383 hit 130 mph. The 396 couldn’t keep up. I also heard from others in the area that confirmed the story. Bit of trivia.

 

[NorthOfForty]

Good work! That's one mystery solved.

Thanks.

 

[Don Frelier]

Antennae placement.
Our 67 383 GG1 that went to California in 2004 had the antennae on the right rear quarter. We bought the car from the second owner who only lived about 20 miles away from the original owner. I contacted the original owner and asked about the car.
He was very helpful with my inquiries. I asked about the antennae location. He said the car was shipped to the dealer with the wheel discs, radio and antennae in the trunk.
I have seen pictures of templates showing where to mount the antennae on the right front fender.
At that time he was close to the same age as some of the younger RCMP police officers. One of the highway pursuit cars was a 396 Chev. South of the city there was a straight stretch of highway about 15-20 miles long. Discussion led to how fast would it go. They had to find out.
Early one evening in I think July they went out to the highway,Keith and the Charger, and the pursuit car. I believe they had some of the cross roads blocked off.
The 383 hit 130 mph. The 396 couldn’t keep up. I also heard from others in the area that confirmed the story. Bit of trivia.

Almost certainly just a rear gear ratio difference.
I think a "standard" 396 would be comparable to a 383 of that era.

 

[Dave6T4]

...or making it like it was purchased from the dealer.

At the time, I also paid the option price to have the Tic Toc Tac installed. So, there were two things that would not show up on the fender tag.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Almost certainly just a rear gear ratio difference.
I think a "standard" 396 would be comparable to a 383 of that era.

A 396 GM engine was troublesome in the early years due to valve train issues. My first new car was a 67 Satellite 383 4-speed 3:23 sure grip. My best friends car was a 66 Chevelle 396 325 hp, 4-speed with whatever Chevy had for a standard rearend ratio, I believe 3:31 or something which was a little lower than my 3:23. He had had his car about 6-7 months prior to me getting mine. I show up at the local hangout one evening and so does he. He asked if I had my car broke in. I said, it's about as good as it gets, so we go up the road for a match race. My car still has the factory provided 775-14 skinny tires, he's already worn out a set of tires and has upgraded wider rubber. We ran the quarter 3 times that evening and I won by 3 or more car lengths all three times. First run he claimed he went up in smoke. Second run he claimed he missed a shift. Third time, I didn't hear a excuse, because I didn't see him until a week later.

 

[Dave6T4]

A 396 GM engine was troublesome in the early years due to valve train issues. My first new car was a 67 Satellite 383 4-speed 3:23 sure grip. My best friends car was a 66 Chevelle 396 325 hp, 4-speed with whatever Chevy had for a standard rearend ratio, I believe 3:31 or something which was a little lower than my 3:23. He had had his car about 6-7 months prior to me getting mine. I show up at the local hangout one evening and so does he. He asked if I had my car broke in. I said, it's about as good as it gets, so we go up the road for a match race. My car still has the factory provided 775-14 skinny tires, he's already worn out a set of tires and has upgraded wider rubber. We ran the quarter 3 times that evening and I won by 3 or more car lengths all three times. First run he claimed he went up in smoke. Second run he claimed he missed a shift. Third time, I didn't hear a excuse, because I didn't see him until a week later.

A lot of people underestimated the 383, because so many were built and installed in a myriad of cars; from A-body to C-body. I have had a couple of good running ones over the years. Shorter stroke than a 360, and same bore as 426 Hemi.

 

[440 4 speed]

Almost certainly just a rear gear ratio difference.
I think a "standard" 396 would be comparable to a 383 of that era.

It was a highway pursuit car. Should have had a numerically low number gear set I think.