First car I ever bought was a '68 Fastback cuda when I was 19 back in 1972. 273 cid and 727. Headers 4 barrel abd Edelbrock intake .Small cam. It would stroll . First car I learned to drive to drive in was a '61 4 door Newport with manual tranny, back when I was 16 .My family always owned MOPARs. We had a couple of mid to late 70s New Yorkers.
I bought my dad a nice '56 Windsor V-250 for Christmas 13 years ago to commemorate the first Chrysler he bought back in '56 that he dearly loved .62,000 original mile unrestored beauty, that I wouldn't hesitate to go outside right now and take off for Alaska in it .
Our family project, about 35 years ago, is our 1926 Dodge Brothers 4 door business sedan. We did evetything to it as a family. Dad redid all the wood bows and frame for the top . My brother and I disassembled it, did what little bodybwork it needed and painted it . My mom stitched up the mohair interior. My brother spent weeks on the wood spoke wheels while working his job.
I'll include photos in this post of them .My best tools are in my race car trailer tool box that I left in Florida while I came back to WV for my wife's doctors visits to deal with her Alzheimer's. I didn't have a proper tool to get that big nut off the motor mount and did get a little frustrated as I'm racing bad weather, and my impending trip back to Florida next week, to try and get the 361 out and the engine bay cleaned and hopefully painted.
My daily driver is a Dodge Turbo Dually Diesel. It's my fourth one, counting taking over my dad's after his death. His 12 valve will run off and hide from my 24 valve .
So, no, it's far from my first MOPAR and the sun will come up tomorrow .I'll get the appropriate tool and take another stab at it. So close to getting it swinging on the hoist.
The '68 Cuda is not mine, but identical to it in every respect .
The '61 in the photo, is my mom and dad in front of the car I learned to drive in. Pic taken around 1965 or so .That more door would fly. Stripped of any and all options. Radio delete, rubber floor mats, etc.
Dad in front of the '26 after driving it in the local Veterans day parade a few years ago .We lost him summer of last year and last vet day parade is the first one he hasn't driven in for years. I couldn't even go .He was our hero and I miss him terribly . Hard to work on my '61 in his garage with the '56 sitting there beside it.
Ok .Sorry .I've rambled on long enough. Every one has been so nice to me and have pointed me in directions to get parts repaired or replaced.
Love this group and hope to participate a lot in it.
