Bought a Parts Car. . . I think. . .

[Ripinator]

For reasons I won't go into right now, I decided I needed to go find a 440 big block engine manufactured in 1966. I got online and cast a broad search net to see what would come up. I found a guy up in Pennsylvania coal country who wanted to sell his departed father's '66 Chrysler 300 2-door hardtop.

I took the three hour drive to go and look at it, and I made the deal. Here are a few pictures I took a few days ago when I picked up the car:

If any of you remember the pictures of my trip home with the convertible back in May, its deja vu all over again. . .

So. . . There it is. . . The car is too nice for a parts car. Now. . . What am I gonna do ?!?

 

[detmatt]

That's one helluva parts car, you suck! I'm putting you in charge of finding me a '66 300 parts car.

 

[Ripinator]

That's one helluva parts car, you suck! I'm putting you in charge of finding me a '66 300 parts car.

What?!? Do you need a '66 parts car?

 

[Dobalovr]

Wow Rip tell you what let's trade - your "parts car" is in better shape than my project car...

 

[Ripinator]

Wow Rip tell you what let's trade - your "parts car" is in better shape than my project car...

Well. . . As nice as the car looks, it does have some rust issues which I have not yet fully assessed.

 

[detmatt]

What?!? Do you need a '66 parts car?

Not if you got me a driver like that!

 

[polara71]

How nice is that? Looks like a great car Rip......good for you, looks like a real nice problem to have

 

[roadcuda]

What are you gonna do? I say put it on the road and enjoy driving it!

 

[commando1]

Parts?

 

[Dobalovr]

Well. . . As nice as the car looks, it does have some rust issues which I have not yet fully assessed.

So have you confirmed it is a correct date coded 440? Fender tag decoded yet? My Black 66 has an early 70's 440 and Ruby has the 383 she came with. I can tell you there is a BIG difference in how they drive. The 440 feels way more torquey. Both are factory other than the Eddy. BTW you suck...

 

[saforwardlook]

No a/c - parts car.

Seriously, though, where is the rust - even the underhood doesn't really reflect rust? Maybe previous rust that was repaired? Paint looks pretty fresh, as it seems it was originally white from the chip on the quarter panel. But the underhood looks like original red? Even the chrome looks pretty nice from what I can tell.

 

[cantflip]

For reasons I won't go into right now, I decided I needed to go find a 440 big block engine manufactured in 1966. I got online and cast a broad search net to see what would come up. I found a guy up in Pennsylvania coal country who wanted to sell his departed father's '66 Chrysler 300 2-door hardtop.

I took the three hour drive to go and look at it, and I made the deal. Here are a few pictures I took a few days ago when I picked up the car:

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If any of you remember the pictures of my trip home with the convertible back in May, its deja vu all over again. . .

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So. . . There it is. . . The car is too nice for a parts car. Now. . . What am I gonna do ?!?

Some of us really just don't know how to buy a proper parts car... As you may recall, I fell in love with mine too. Now I kinda want a parts car for my parts car...

 

[Ripinator]

So have you confirmed it is a correct date coded 440? Fender tag decoded yet? My Black 66 has an early 70's 440 and Ruby has the 383 she came with. I can tell you there is a BIG difference in how they drive. The 440 feels way more torquey. Both are factory other than the Eddy. BTW you suck...

No a/c - parts car.

Seriously, though, where is the rust - even the underhood doesn't really reflect rust? Maybe previous rust that was repaired? Paint looks pretty fresh, as it seems it was originally white from the chip on the quarter panel. But the underhood looks like original red? Even the chrome looks pretty nice from what I can tell.

Steve: You have a good eye. The sides of the car have been re-painted. The rest of the paint is original Scorch Red. The big chip on the side of the car reveals the primer / bondo under the re-paint. The rust I observed is in the driver side rear frame rail and some bubbling in the quarters at the rear of the car. An attempted repair in the rear frame rail is evident, but I haven't had the car on a lift yet to fully evaluate the problem. Most of the chrome is pretty good, but the pot-metal pieces have the usual pits here and there.

 

[Ripinator]

So have you confirmed it is a correct date coded 440? Fender tag decoded yet? My Black 66 has an early 70's 440 and Ruby has the 383 she came with. I can tell you there is a BIG difference in how they drive. The 440 feels way more torquey. Both are factory other than the Eddy. BTW you suck...

Doba: Thank you! You suck too. Due to advancing age, you may not remember that you decoded the fender tag for me in a previous thread about codes for TNT vs. non-TNT engines three weeks ago. At that time, I had not yet made the deal on the car, so I waited until now to say any more about it. And yes. . . This car is pretty torquey. . .

 

[Ripinator]

Some of us really just don't know how to buy a proper parts car... As you may recall, I fell in love with mine too. Now I kinda want a parts car for my parts car...

Jeff: I'm right there with ya. . .

 

[Samplingman]

Some of us really just don't know how to buy a proper parts car... As you may recall, I fell in love with mine too. Now I kinda want a parts car for my parts car...

Problem with parts cars is that if there are enough good parts it's not a parts car, but a car with good parts that you can't part with.

 

[detmatt]

Problem with parts cars is that if there are enough good parts it's not a parts car, but a car with good parts that you can't part with.

You and Rip now have the 2 nicest "parts cars" on the site.

 

[Ripinator]

Parts?

Well, Stan. . . It started out as a parts car, but now I don't know. I think I'll bring it to the Garlits show, so you can take a look at it.

 

[300rag]

Doba: Thank you! You suck too. Due to advancing age, you may not remember that you decoded the fender tag for me in a previous thread . . .

 

[70bigblockdodge]

What?!? Do you need a '66 parts car?

I need a parts car too