[Chrysler300] 1955 Chrysler beats all comers, again (and again)!

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

The Great White Hope from Big Red country scored a Chairman?s Pick trophy
today at the Brentwood Cornfest Car Show.  That's two major wins in four
days.  The car (and its pilot) is grinning like Lightning McQueen and Hudson
Hornet.

Lots of admirers of our non-spec white 1955 C-300 and the show was only 2.4
miles from home. 

But, it is now drinking power steering fluid as fast as I can feed it
in--out of a weep hole on top of the box.  Are there overhaul kits available
for the box?  I purchased a used spare box and shaft that I'd like to have
overhauled correctly and thoroughly before installing it.

Any input on effective repair shops in the Bay/Sacramento area--or
elsewhere, would be appreciated.  My mechanic is a skilled mechanic and
machinist, but we would need a kit of seals and wear parts to do the work in
his shop--and maybe special tools???

Other than new hoses, is there anything else that should be done when the
box is pulled?  It looks like it must come out into the passenger
compartment after removing a piece of the floor pan.  I do plan to replace
the horn wire as it tends to honk the horn at inopportune times.  The car
only has 78,000+ miles on it and is a little sloppy steering on center.  I'm
still running the old, but low mileage L-78:15 Remingtons.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300
________________________________________
From: Rich Barber [mailto:c300@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:19 PM
To: 'chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Cc: Minna Greco (mgreco@xxxxxxx); Ron Wozny
Subject: 1955 Chrysler beats all comers, again!

Just about the time I?m feeling like our 1955 C-300 would never have a
chance for another award at a generic car show, it won first place in the
1950-59 class at the Antioch, CA car show yesterday.  This is a repeat from
the first place-coupe award received on 7-4-04, 72 hours after I received
the car.  The cars at this show are judged by independent car-guy judges who
apparently prefer a decently restored unique icon of a car to a perfect and
solid chrome belly-button car.  The car always draws a crowd of young and
old with good questions.  Lots of kids taking pictures of the car?s exterior
and interior with their cell phones!

We will try again this weekend at the Cornfest Car Show in our own City of
Brentwood.

Thanks again to former owners Tony and Minna Greco of Omaha for restoring
and maintaining this beautiful car.  I?m trying to keep it original and make
a few improvements along the way.

C-300?ly
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300




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