valerianmagnum
Member
Yes its..but he wants 1400 for transport ( flatbed ) and i dont have nothing to get it out the there either....almost 3k... and it adds up , thats why.
Questions about this rare abandonned chrysler 300k
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valerianmagnum
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Wow !!!! Seriously, thats amazing ! Its was a us car? And 414-4 bbl 360hp car right? Console car?
300George
Member
Yep. Is a US car. Single 4 413. All K's had consoles.
cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
Letter car or not, this car needs everything.
Parts are really hard to find for any pre- 65 full sized Mopars.
For 3k you can find a more complete car.
Parts are really hard to find for any pre- 65 full sized Mopars.
For 3k you can find a more complete car.
fury fan
Old Man with a Hat
@300George
Yeah, that must be a little painful to see it has gone downhill like this.
Yeah, that must be a little painful to see it has gone downhill like this.
300George
Member
VERY! She wasn't "perfect" when I had her. My first letter car 40 years ago. Great driver, a good starting point.
The engine had a 440 375 hp cam, match ported heads so not too crazy but strong.
Hunny Bunny
New Member
Just gets down to how much time and money you have to dump into the project.
I'd be saying its gunna cost more than you can ever sell it for, so restoration seems like a less optimal route to go.
But if you're looking for a resto-mod street rod, it could be worked with...
I'd be saying its gunna cost more than you can ever sell it for, so restoration seems like a less optimal route to go.
But if you're looking for a resto-mod street rod, it could be worked with...
fury fan
Old Man with a Hat
Out of curiosity - were the ported heads the -516, and was it just a gasket-match, or pocket cleanups, or???
Did you drive it at all as stock, to give a comparison between before/after?
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
I have a 300K that's been sitting in the woods in Crossville Tennessee for a long time. Intact except for the seats and some of the interior. Original engine and trans are in it. Pretty rough but would be a good marriage with this car.
valerianmagnum
Member
I would buy it in a heartbeat...but im very very far ! MONTREAL canada
300George
Member
I've seen kilo speedos back to 57!
R&R
New Member
Today all I see are completely restored cars. I was 16 in 1980. Grew up watching the muscle cars get torn up, rusty, and really enjoyed all the works in progress on the roads. Usually some teenager that never got it completely done before moving on to other vehicles or interests. Last summer I saw a 72 Nova in primer, It was a work in progress. Crager 5 spoke and steel wheels w/ cheater slicks on rear. He was driving home from the drag strip.Young guy with his girlfriend. I complimented the car and his choices. He was definitely on a tight budget. It looked time period early 80’s correct. That’s what I miss. Money buys anything. Everyone that saves one from the scrap yard, no matter the condition, contributes to the hobby. I wish more were driven as is, a work in progress. That takes me back like nothing else.
R&R
New Member
It hurts to pass up a dream. But practicality plays a big part in decisions. In other words $$$$. Lol. Here’s a few I’d like to drag home. I can fit 2 into my 53’ dry van. Cost me $2000 lost revenue on top of the purchase prices. It’s almost cheaper for me to hire a car hauler. About the same $ after I pay a local flatbed to load and unload on each end. Then there’s the problem of storing them, till I can find time to work on them. In other words never. Just can’t have it all!! The old man collected a lot over the years. He called it his sickness, pure greed and gluttony. He wanted every car he saw. He owned a 5 bay restoration shop. I originally found this junkyard 20 years ago. I’ve stopped several times just to chat with him. He’s a character. The 63 Polara convertible was originally stored indoors, he wanted $5000. Last time I spoke with him, he said $2200. The blue 4 dr $600. It had a best of show award laying on the floor. He drove it a couple years and parked it in mint condition. The blue Dart is solid. Needs a fender, and interior. Easy restoration. Looks rough in pics, He also has a 68 Monaco convertible. I’d like to buy them all. Probably all been crushed by now. I doubt he’s still alive. I really wanted that Polara. I can buy one already restored for $20k. There’s passion and there’s reality. My passion has outweighed my reality many times. Lol. Gotta love his junkyard.
The hobby has changed since the 1980s, much less the 1960s. In prior times, you had to go to salvage yards to find replacement parts the OEMs didn't sell any more. Just the normal way to do things! In those days, most salvage yards were on a phone circuit for communication of what they might be looking for. Kind of hokey by modern times, but that's the "high-tech" way it was back then.
People did not have the modern luxury of having multiple cars, usually, so they raced what they drove to work and fixed/upgraded it as they could afford to. Not unusual to be able to watch the progress as you drove down the main drag on weekend nights (mainly Friday and Saturday). The red oxide "hot rod" primer being visible for months! When the car was finally painted, it was a smile-inducing situation for many.
Then the repro industry got its shakey start, to grow into what it has become today. No need to travel hundreds of miles for a salvage yard part when you could "wave the magic plastic" and the new part appeared at your doorstep in a week or so. After making a call on the seller's WATTS line. THAT changed the hobby a lot!
In the 1980s, there was a local salvage yard which had more older stuff than newer. The 2nd-gen owner was a guy we bought things from for work. I'd get $25 dollars our of an ATM, schedule a day off, and take my tools in through the back gate (he gave me the keys!), and I would spend several hours looking for things I needed. I ALSO saw where many of the cars of high school friends ended up, many going through 4 owners before they came to rest there. This was where I confirmed that Chrysler interiors from the Slabs era held up much better than similar-year GM cars! If a car had a popular Chevy 350 in it, the engine would be bare under the hood, as a mere 283 2bbl (with the script valve covers) would be untouched. Just as higher-level GM cars were unmolested as the Chevrolets were picked bare. Thomas had some higher-level GM cars from the middle 1950s in one back corner of the property. He had regular customers from Sweden who would send lists to him. He'd fill those orders, crate the parts, and shop them to them. Those were neat times! MANY great memories!
I DO like to see a 20-something person who has just purchased a "barn find" or similar. The excitement of it all. I hope the car will be understood for what it was back then. How it fit into the grand scheme of the brand's model lineup! What it was intended to be, rather than a new "blank canvas" for a modern powertrain swap and mega-thump sound system. Rather than a hot rod with a "mega-thump" engine and exhaust system . . . the BEST sound systems. NO need for 700 horsepower that will never be used, when 400 horsepower is plenty, which a reasonably stock V-8 can do reliably. And THEN see them proudly and SANELY drive it pretty often. NEAT times can still be had on a budget!!!!
Enjoy!
CBODY67
People did not have the modern luxury of having multiple cars, usually, so they raced what they drove to work and fixed/upgraded it as they could afford to. Not unusual to be able to watch the progress as you drove down the main drag on weekend nights (mainly Friday and Saturday). The red oxide "hot rod" primer being visible for months! When the car was finally painted, it was a smile-inducing situation for many.
Then the repro industry got its shakey start, to grow into what it has become today. No need to travel hundreds of miles for a salvage yard part when you could "wave the magic plastic" and the new part appeared at your doorstep in a week or so. After making a call on the seller's WATTS line. THAT changed the hobby a lot!
In the 1980s, there was a local salvage yard which had more older stuff than newer. The 2nd-gen owner was a guy we bought things from for work. I'd get $25 dollars our of an ATM, schedule a day off, and take my tools in through the back gate (he gave me the keys!), and I would spend several hours looking for things I needed. I ALSO saw where many of the cars of high school friends ended up, many going through 4 owners before they came to rest there. This was where I confirmed that Chrysler interiors from the Slabs era held up much better than similar-year GM cars! If a car had a popular Chevy 350 in it, the engine would be bare under the hood, as a mere 283 2bbl (with the script valve covers) would be untouched. Just as higher-level GM cars were unmolested as the Chevrolets were picked bare. Thomas had some higher-level GM cars from the middle 1950s in one back corner of the property. He had regular customers from Sweden who would send lists to him. He'd fill those orders, crate the parts, and shop them to them. Those were neat times! MANY great memories!
I DO like to see a 20-something person who has just purchased a "barn find" or similar. The excitement of it all. I hope the car will be understood for what it was back then. How it fit into the grand scheme of the brand's model lineup! What it was intended to be, rather than a new "blank canvas" for a modern powertrain swap and mega-thump sound system. Rather than a hot rod with a "mega-thump" engine and exhaust system . . . the BEST sound systems. NO need for 700 horsepower that will never be used, when 400 horsepower is plenty, which a reasonably stock V-8 can do reliably. And THEN see them proudly and SANELY drive it pretty often. NEAT times can still be had on a budget!!!!
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Back 40-50 years ago a 60's/70's car had a corner knocked off it and was cheap, $250. A guy could put on a nose and a tune up and be driving. The rest of the car was ready to drive, with a bit of tinkering. Now a car that's been sitting needs everything and the floors and trunk are gone.
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