My Chrysler Newport 1967

Nice !!!
What brand /type tires are these , can,t remember ever seen these before.........

69monaco said:

Nice !!!
What brand /type tires are these , can,t remember ever seen these before.........

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Not quite sure, but I think it is Good Year. But I can check it up the next time I go to the garage

Beautiful car, love the interior!

Fury440 said:

Beautiful car, love the interior!

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Tank you very much. I'm quite proud myself

Atta Boy.. nice work..

One of my favorite Mopar body styles. Looks great and should run as well as it looks.

Would love more details about the engine build, as I want to do something similar with my Newport. What did you settle on for a compression ratio? Is your goal only more HP? Does it still maintain a smooth low idle?

Looking for someone in Atlanta to rebuild a big block to personal specs. My 400 never performed as well as my 383 from 1965

I second the request for more details about the tires.

I've been following the story of this car for years. Glad to see that it's gone to another good home!

Pure eye candy!

Henrius said:

Would love more details about the engine build, as I want to do something similar with my Newport. What did you settle on for a compression ratio? Is your goal only more HP? Does it still maintain a smooth low idle?

Looking for someone in Atlanta to rebuild a big block to personal specs. My 400 never performed as well as my 383 from 1965

I second the request for more details about the tires.

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Hi there
I have aimed for a compression rate of appr 10:1. I found this article where they have basically the same setup as I have and they manage to get out just above 400hp out of the old 383.
Camshaft Comparison Testing

Also found this clip on youtube running the K6400 cam. Sounds really good. Smooth idling.

bigmoparjeff said:

I've been following the story of this car for years. Glad to see that it's gone to another good home!

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The only history I have is that the car most probably was sold by Roger Mauro, Lakewood, Denver and was imported to Sweden appr 3 years ago. Do you have more history of the car? Would really appreciate if you could tell me more

I can't remember the name of the person who restored the car in the US, as it's been quite some time since I was last in contact with him. He bought the car from Maddox Vintage in Commerce City Colorado. Maddox Vintage was a classic car dealer/junk yard that sold a bit of everything but focused more on Chrysler products. They recently closed down the automotive part of the business, but continue to be a propane dealer. The car was in pretty decent shape when purchased from Maddox, a typical western car with minimal or no rust, needing paint and interior work. It did not have a vinyl top at the time, which I believe was added during the restoration. It's funny that it ended up in Sweden, because the reason I requested info on the car when it was for sale in the US was for my friends in Sweden who import and sell Chryslers. They decided to pass on the car because they mostly sold convertibles, and didn't think that they could make a profit on the coupe. There's probably more information about the car somewhere on the DryDock website, but it might be hard to find it. Jeff

she is a beauty

Henrius said:

Would love more details about the engine build, as I want to do something similar with my Newport. What did you settle on for a compression ratio? Is your goal only more HP? Does it still maintain a smooth low idle?

Looking for someone in Atlanta to rebuild a big block to personal specs. My 400 never performed as well as my 383 from 1965

I second the request for more details about the tires.

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You must have to use Super unleaded with that compression ratio, right?

Henrius said:

Would love more details about the engine build, as I want to do something similar with my Newport. What did you settle on for a compression ratio? Is your goal only more HP? Does it still maintain a smooth low idle?

Looking for someone in Atlanta to rebuild a big block to personal specs. My 400 never performed as well as my 383 from 1965

I second the request for more details about the tires.

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I read the article. Did you end up with the roller cam setup?

Henrius said:

Would love more details about the engine build, as I want to do something similar with my Newport. What did you settle on for a compression ratio? Is your goal only more HP? Does it still maintain a smooth low idle?

Looking for someone in Atlanta to rebuild a big block to personal specs. My 400 never performed as well as my 383 from 1965

I second the request for more details about the tires.

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Hi. We have 98 RON here in Sweden and I guess that is what I will feed the engine with. With the K6400 I don't need a roller cam setup.

Today I finally got the thumbs out of my a.... and installed the new engine. A couple of more visits to the garage and hopefully I will be able to fire it up within 2-3 weeks. Pretty nervous to be honest

Robert Nygren said:

Today I finally got the thumbs out of my a.... and installed the new engine. A couple of more visits to the garage and hopefully I will be able to fire it up within 2-3 weeks. Pretty nervous to be honest

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That engine compartment is a work of art. Is that an after-market intake manifold? Never seen one of those things bolted to the top. I guess it is to attach the lift to remove install the engine?

Robert Nygren said:

Today I finally got the thumbs out of my a.... and installed the new engine. A couple of more visits to the garage and hopefully I will be able to fire it up within 2-3 weeks. Pretty nervous to be honest

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It is an Edelbrock 383 Performer intake manifold. The bracket is just for lifting.

So boys and girls. Now I have fired up the rebuilt engine and it runs great. Have just broken in the cam and soon it is time to take the old lady out for a spin.
You can find a small clip on Youtube here . So just relax, sit back and enjoy the song she is making