From: Eric R <hoodoovoodooray@xxxxxxxxx>
To: The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 1:49 PM
Subject: So I got the '62 300
It's a 4 door. It was a little bit rougher then the desciption. It'll
need front floors and rear quarter patches to to do it right. And the
usual worn out things like headliner, carpet, rust inside,
outside.
The wiring is all original and never messed with, thank God.
The engine is old looking but runs great and no leaks anywhere.
Looks like a 383 2bbl or a secret experimental racing engine that
someone slipped out of the factory in the guise of a simple 383 2bll
single exhaust. Probally just the first scenario.
The story changed a few times but the final story was it was in a barn
from 1987 until last year, then this guy bought it to redo and he got
too busy so it sat in a field. Mice ate the headliner but at least
there are no pine needles shoved down the dipstick tube this time.
No brakes though. None. New master cyclinder and booster. He bleed
the brakes but still got no pressure then gave up.
The only problem in the 250 mile round trip was a highway full of
Christmas traffic and a blown tire on the right rear while towing.
Luckilly I had a bottle
jack and the original scissor jack to get the
car up off the ground ( the tire came completely off the rim and the
rim flattened). I thought for sure my black truck and big giant car
were goign to get smashed that night. But also luckilly the guy had
thrown a fully inflated spare in the trunk too. After beating on the
flat rim for 20 minutes I was back in the road. Nothing like laying
under a car on the the freeway at night with Christmas traffic flying
past.
I bought it to take parts off and then sell what was left of the car,
but now I can't do that. I think it can be a decent runner again one
day, once I get the '62 Newport back on the road. Things that took me
weeks with the Newport I could do in days now with the experiance I've
gained, thanks 62-65 board.
Here's a link to some pics. The 300 hubcaps are inside.
https://picasaweb.google.com/104998594489637903139/1962Chrysler300#--
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