RE: [Chrysler300] '56 300 engine on eBay

I bought three Desoto motors from local neighborhood crook when I was ~ 16, (~1959) cheap, ---two had Chrysler firepower valve covers put on them ; my dad ended up burying them in our back yard. Dug a hole next to them 8 years later and pushed them in.

One Chrysler industrial 354 out of junkyard sitting next to them, ended up in a 54 Ford coupe though.

I also pulled apart a nice running 392, left in pieces in basement. He “got rid of that” too….this bug bites early , before your brain has grown up.

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Moore mmoore8425@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 10:10 AM
To: Rich Barber
Cc: paul; chrysler300
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] '56 300 engine on eBay

The appearance of the engine makes me wonder if it was assembled as a display for a museum etc. (Painted carb bodies don’t appeal to me!)

It reminds me of the 55 Desoto Hemi I bought back in the early 60’s to put in a Dodge sedan I had. The PO said it ran pretty rough and needed a tuneup. It did run rough!

It had had a piston and connecting rod removed, because the cylinder wall was broken out in one area. I was always curious what that was all about. It sure looked nice though!

Mike Moore

300H

On Jun 24, 2016, at 7:38 PM, 'Rich Barber' c300@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Paul:

I was gonna put the address in, but got extracted by a call to supper. Here it is for the convenience of others.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-Chrysler-300-Hemi-Dual-Quid-engine-/262491753263?hash=item3d1dba4b2f:g:zpYAAOSwMNxXaEct <http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-Chrysler-300-Hemi-Dual-Quid-engine-/262491753263?hash=item3d1dba4b2f:g:zpYAAOSwMNxXaEct&vxp=mtr> &vxp=mtr

or: http://tinyurl.com/jadngyy

I love the Dual Quid part of the address!

It would be great to get a B engine into a needy B chassis. Probably worth the money. Note the other items shown on the page. A late-model 5.7L hemi engine can be had for $3,225. Go figure.

Thanks to Cousin Gil Cunningham’s help, I was able to re-unite the numbers matching engine to the ’55 C-300 that I first saw in Des Moines about this time 61 years ago.

I’ve found the process of converting long website addresses (URL’s) to tiny ones at www.tinyurl.com <http://www.tinyurl.com> to be secure, fast and easy. Try it. You’ll like it.

C300K’ly,

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of paul paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 7:12 PM
To: 'chrysler300' <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] '56 300 engine on eBay

On 06/24/16 21:50, paul paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [Chrysler300] wrote:
> On 06/24/16 19:24, 'Rich Barber' c300@xxxxxxx <mailto:c300@xxxxxxx> [Chrysler300] wrote:

>> Reviewing the e-Bay posting, the engine serial number looks correct as
>> 3NE561118.

>> That engine number would represent the engine from a ’56 Chrysler 300
>> with a VIN of about 3N561094—a really early car (#94+/-). Without the
>> 3, the engine would be from a very early ’56 New Yorker. Knowing the
>> VIN of the car it came out of would be an added validation. We like to
>> keep track of the cars, also. The rarity of the engine makes doing a
>> little research worthwhile. I’d want a photo of the engine serial number.

>> Please keep us posted. 18 bids so far to $4,250. Delta-wing air
>> cleaner included. Five days to go.

>> C300K’ly,

> TONITE my ebay fu is weak, sure would help someone I recently met that
> has a B BUT Not a 300 motor if I could find the listing .

ok, finally got smart, found the 300B listing and saw that the info
was passed along.

Mission accomplished!

--
Paul Holmgren
Progress is impossible without change, and those who
cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
George Bernard Shaw

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