Welcome RJRENTON to FCBO!

[RJRENTON]

Long time Mopar collector. I belong to FABO & FBBO forums and have worked on several C body Mopars, specifically 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst.

Location: South Shores area Decatur Illinois area

 

[mikedrini]

Welcome from New Hampsha..

 

[live4theking]

Welcome.

 

[MarPar]

Glad to have you here, RJ!

I like your insightful and well written posts over on FBBO.

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome......

 

[LocuMob]

Hello from a fellow FABOer!

 

[LeBaron1973]

Hello and welcome from Christchurch NZ

 

[RJRENTON]

Gentlemen,
Thank you all for your warm and generous welcome.
My close friend has the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst. Both he and I travelled to Detroit Michigan several times for the WOODWARD AVENUE DREAM CRUISE. We travelled to the Chrysler museum to display our cars and met the original Recharges and Tom Hoover, rather of the 426 Hemi engine.
Several years later, i helped Tom clone a 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst convertible (from a Newport convertible). There were only 2 Hurst convertibles made and one was destroyed in an accident. Met Linda Vaughn (Miss Hurst)....she thought that Tom's car was an otiginal. I built the std 440 into the HP TNT engine using cam, rods, etc.
Even this is the FCBO forum, I'll post a few pix of my numbers matching GTX. It's one of 350 6 bbl cars with 4 speed trsns. Im looking for a 1965 Barracuda Formula S to add to the collection. I prefer otiginal cars...not resto mod or transplanted engines.....the 235hp/273 was a great engine.
Anyway.....Thanks for the welcome.
Bob Renton

 

[MarPar]

Gentlemen,
Thank you all for your warm and generous welcome.
My close friend has the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst. Both he and I travelled to Detroit Michigan several times for the WOODWARD AVENUE DREAM CRUISE. We travelled to the Chrysler museum to display our cars and met the original Recharges and Tom Hoover, rather of the 426 Hemi engine.
Several years later, i helped Tom clone a 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst convertible (from a Newport convertible). There were only 2 Hurst convertibles made and one was destroyed in an accident. Met Linda Vaughn (Miss Hurst)....she thought that Tom's car was an otiginal. I built the std 440 into the HP TNT engine using cam, rods, etc.
Even this is the FCBO forum, I'll post a few pix of my numbers matching GTX. It's one of 350 6 bbl cars with 4 speed trsns. Im looking for a 1965 Barracuda Formula S to add to the collection. I prefer otiginal cars...not resto mod or transplanted engines.....the 235hp/273 was a great engine.
Anyway.....Thanks for the welcome.
Bob Renton

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I tell ya what Bob, Im not a fan of red cars, but damn that GTX is stunning!

 

[detmatt]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City!

 

[65sporty]

Welcome from the Mitten

 

[oliver]

Welcome.

 

[66sptfry]

Welcome

 

[ayilar]

Gentlemen,
Thank you all for your warm and generous welcome.
My close friend has the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst. Both he and I travelled to Detroit Michigan several times for the WOODWARD AVENUE DREAM CRUISE. We travelled to the Chrysler museum to display our cars and met the original Recharges and Tom Hoover, rather of the 426 Hemi engine.
Several years later, i helped Tom clone a 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst convertible (from a Newport convertible). There were only 2 Hurst convertibles made and one was destroyed in an accident. Met Linda Vaughn (Miss Hurst)....she thought that Tom's car was an otiginal. I built the std 440 into the HP TNT engine using cam, rods, etc.
(...)
Anyway.....Thanks for the welcome.
Bob Renton

I just found this introductory thread, after learning of @RJRENTON 's passing a few days ago. R.I.P. Mr. Renton.

Putting two and two together, it looks like the Hurst hardtop and the 'vert clone are these two cars owned by Tom Kunkle, except Mr. Kunkle's clone started as a 300 'vert (see here):

Dropping In On Some Chrysler Letter Cars & Maserati Polo Ponies - AutoRestorer

Dropping In On Some Chrysler Letter Cars & Maserati Polo Ponies

autorestorer.com

If so, then here are photos for records:

Which looks like this car, down to the lack of headrests:

I wish I had been able to ask Bob about both cars, especially the clone -- I wonder if he used a Newport or a 300 'vert as the starting point. AFAIK, while the 440 375hp was an option on Newports, the 440 350hp engine was not an option on 1970 Newport 'verts (@amazinblue82 knows about the super-rare Newport 440 special edition).

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @SportFury70 and @69monaco for posting the story of Mr. Kunkle's cars -- they are seen here starting at 00:30 :

Post in thread '2 Hurst 300 Chrysler's On Counting Cars.....'

Feb 6, 2022

Yep , here you go

• 69monaco

 

[SportFury70]

Saw the episode again the other night, ironically the Dane night as the real hurst convertible went up for sale. I too saw that Bob unfortunately passed away, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Rest In Peace Bob!

 

[SIPLOWGUY]

Welcome!

 

[DeltaV]

Welcome!

He is no longer with us:

FCBO member RJRENTON "Bob" has passed away.

 

[SIPLOWGUY]

Sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.