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    Convertible Rear Speaker Grills ?

    I did too!
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    Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations

    My Grandfather was the last working Blacksmith in Rochester, MN. Came over from Denmark around the turn of the century and worked as a blacksmith until he passed away in 1936 when my Dad was 10 years old. His shops above were near the Mayo Clinic and he performed all of the horseshoe needs for...
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    Goodbye Kitty, hello kitty

    Utah! That would have had to include a week of snow skiing!
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    CATL 2023: C-bodies At The Lake on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 16-17, 2023 (Route 66 from Chicago to St Louis)

    Here’s a couple shots from this morning. These were taken from a park on the Illinois side of the river, amazing view of the arch from there. Also an overhead pic of all our cars! A great 2 days with the guys enjoying cars and history!
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    CATL 2023: C-bodies At The Lake on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 16-17, 2023 (Route 66 from Chicago to St Louis)

    Shot of all 5 cars after StanJ joined us… we had all the makes covered! 2 Chryslers, 1 Dodge, 1 Plymouth and 1 Imperial.
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    Sign up for CATL 2023!

    You mean Plainfield, right? Plainview is way south…
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    Sign up for CATL 2023!

    SGvert is in! Gotta have at least one woodgrain car on this trip!
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    Where do you want CATL 2023 to start?

    Joliet would work for me to start, but we definitely need to go thru Plainfield. Lots of history there!
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    How to Install Fan Shroud Bracket Cage Nuts

    My 68 has the factory 22” radiator. I tracked down the proper metal shroud for it and my restoration mechanic installed it. Here is what mine looks like on the passenger side. It looks like they used a plastic insert that they were able to then bolt the bracket too. Hope these help...
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    Custom Floor Mats

    Try this place. I bought them for my 68 Newport and they fit and look great! https://www.ocautocarpets.com/product/15116/1966-1973-dodge-polara-floor-mat-4pc/
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    NOT MINE 1972 Dodge polara Cudtom $6,800

    Must have been a fat finger, meant to hit thumbs up
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    1966 Newport Fan shroud

    Not sure about 66 but it was an option on the 22” radiator in 68. My Newport did not have a shroud but I looked around and was able to score the 2 pc metal shroud. Works great!
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    What did you do to your C-body today....

    Installed C Body 65-68 Chrysler A Arm Splash Shield Set from DMT. Perfect fit in my Newport.
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    68' Newport Sportsgrain Convertible

    The website is Https://realdash.net/dev/decoders/tag6768.html It’s a little difficult at first to get the data correct from your codes as the letters in his form do not line up with where your input needs to go. You need to offset your letters numbers similar to how I put my entries in above...
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    68' Newport Sportsgrain Convertible

    I can’t on the spark plug wires, I did purchase a date coded set though, the wires are black, the boots to the spark plugs are a washed out red color. Thanks on your comments on my car! I’m going to post my fender tag and a deciphered list of most of the options on the tag. I have not seen...
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    68' Newport Sportsgrain Convertible

    Continued… Car was restored in about 8 months. I had a very specific look in my mind for it so I did some modifications over stock to meet my vision… I had the engine rebuilt from the stock 383 2bbl to a 4bbl using a stock cast iron manifold. Upgraded to electronic ignition as well. I changed...
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    68' Newport Sportsgrain Convertible

    I am the 3rd owner of my Newport. I purchased it from my Mom’s Aunt in 2000. It had been a Minnesota car it’s whole life. This was a sales bank car, scheduled build date was June 12, 1968. It did not get sold by the dealer until January 1969. I drove it occasionally until 2003 when I decided to...
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    68' Newport Sportsgrain Convertible

    By all accounts there were 175 convertibles and 965 fast top cars that had the $126 Sportsgrain option. I have one also… Mine went through a restoration in 2004. Yours looks to be in great original condition! Let’s hear more details on the car…
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