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I was just out there early last week...

Ive got an empty trailer ... Headed back to Indiana from Tx around Christmas...

I had contacted the owner over 2 yrs ago on this car but we couldnt come together on price at the time. Its not a letter car but a nice 300 sport. It is a 4 speed car, highly optioned. The info i got that the motor was rebuilt before he stored it 1991 and hasnt been started, ran or moved...

So the Canadian cars got a Fury type dash/ speedometer in lieu of the double hump dash?

66 Newport I bought last year. Just putting the freshly painted 72k original mile motor back in it this week.

What color paint is that? Gorgeous!!

Thats a fact! Heres a link for a short video my nephew put together during the time at the dyno- iCloud

We were quite happy with the torque numbers and the curve for sure. The Newport has a factory 2.76 rearend ratio. I didnt buy this one to go light to light and the car really crusises nice at 70- 80mph. Im sure a 3.23 rear would make it a bit peppy from a light and perhaps not knock off much on...

I wish I had thought far enough ahead to have the motor ran with the 2 barrel on it upon removal. IMO , the 2 barrel wasnt actually putting out 270hp, and thats my opinion-we didnt get the torque numbers Chrysler was reporting for the 2 barrel version either. Im not a motor expert so maybe...

Stock heads and gaskets, didnt take those off , just a general cleanup of the valve rockers etc.

Today I had the opportunity to run my 72k original mile 66 383 - 2 barrel engine on a dyno. A buddy of mine took it apart as far as needed to check bearings , cleanliness as well as check for potential issues. New gaskets were installed where needed, distributor was recurved and the cam...

Shouldnt be too much longer now to re install the engine and get it dialed in..

I’d like to buy it myself but still recovering from the Newport purchase! Loving it though!

‘65 Chrysler New Yorker 9 passenger wagon for sale.

Anyone know how hard it would be to install the auto pilot onto a non Imperial 66 chrysler? Is that part still avaiable?