I'm thinking the "gold" is the normal gold which Chrysler used on some of their other higher-level 4bbl engines back then? With the "red" probably being the same as Dodge might have used on their similar engines?Can anybody tell me where I can get the correct gold and red paint for 60/61 sonoramic engines
The inner fenders are cut on both sides from factory to allow access to the spark plugs. The rams fit without cutting the fenders. Its one of the things to look for if your chasing a factory sono car. There is a book by Darrell Davis that lists all the sono cars (bar a couple) by serial number that he sat looking through all the IBM cards through the 60 and 61 model years to verify the factory sono cars. The book is regarded as the bible for these cars and is ultra rare.Same car sold at Barrett Jackson Scottsdale this year. Check out the intake clearance on the pass side inner fender...they cut the fender to make the Ram intake fit.
Actually, the cutouts were there to allow the engine/front clip assembly to be installed from below like all the non-ram cars down the same assembly line. The rams would not clear the inner fenders when being joined to the unibody down the production line. Removing the front wheels and those inner fender cutouts does indeed make the spark plug change much easier. Chrysler 300 letter cars had the rams as standard equipment in 60, 61, and 63, optional in 62 and 64. There were two versions of cross rams a 'short' long ram with internal runners being 15" in length, and 'standard' long rams that were 30" both internally and externally. You can tell them apart as the 'short' long rams only have separate runners for half the length of the ram tubes. They yield higher HP at higher rpm, but lose torque in the process.The inner fenders are cut on both sides from factory to allow access to the spark plugs. The rams fit without cutting the fenders. Its one of the things to look for if your chasing a factory sono car. There is a book by Darrell Davis that lists all the sono cars (bar a couple) by serial number that he sat looking through all the IBM cards through the 60 and 61 model years to verify the factory sono cars. The book is regarded as the bible for these cars and is ultra rare.
Mr. C:Simply gorgeous car... something odd about those wheel covers though...what are those medallions stuck on there...incorrect as far as I know. Should be no emblems like this:
Using a pic of the Cold War Motors Fury because that restoration impressed me so much.