Vintage Mopar Owners: Let' see your rides!!
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AUdubon5425
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Here's my 1966 Chrysler Newport - have owned it for 15 years now. Looking worse for wear from being parked outside. Rebuilt the motor & transmission (383/727), needs front end & brakes redone. Can you believe this car never had power brakes? No tailgating with this car or you'll end up killing the folks in front of you!
Drove it back from Atlanta to New Orleans two years ago - averaged 20mpg at 55-60 mph (stayed mostly on the old highways.)
Hope to begin working on her again in the winter/spring.
Drove it back from Atlanta to New Orleans two years ago - averaged 20mpg at 55-60 mph (stayed mostly on the old highways.)
Hope to begin working on her again in the winter/spring.
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itsbudda
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Love the gtx man! My ride's an 87 lebaron turbo. I've heard the turbo and 5 speed is really rare for 87 lebarons, especially coupes. I haven't seen any other coupes with a blue on blue color combo so I imagine that's pretty rare. My guess its about one of only 250 or so blue on blue premium coupes with a turbo and a 5 speed.
I'm building it up to have about 250 horsepower. Definitely a work in progress.
you can find out all the details and crap at my cardomain, but i figure i'll post a pic here too.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2929265
Here's the lady in her usual habitat about 5 months ago
I'm building it up to have about 250 horsepower. Definitely a work in progress.
you can find out all the details and crap at my cardomain, but i figure i'll post a pic here too.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2929265
Here's the lady in her usual habitat about 5 months ago
AUdubon5425
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Nice car - I always liked those. Those (along with the GTS hatchbacks & convertibles) were available with a turbo or non-turbo 2.2/2.5 with a 5-speed. In the early 90's, you could also order one with a 3.0 V6 & a 5-speed.
Not many 5-speeds or coupes are around anymore.
itsbudda
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Yeah I've actually seen a V6 5 speed coupe once. Really surprised me. 1990 was a good year. You could get them turbo, V6, or n/a 4, manual, 5 speed, coupe, convertible, and there were like more trims that year than any other year (6 in fact), but it was all downhill from there. They started removing options and trims, until at their redesign in 1993, there was only the Base, GTC, and the Bright LX, then in 94 only the GTC and Bright LX. the GTC being the former halo model now reduced to being the base model. Then they cut out the LX for 1995 and for the last year, all you could get was a V6, 4 speed automatic convertible GTC.
The pre 1990 ones are my favorite, especially 87 and 88s. The interior's classier, had more options than the post 1990 ones. Turbo dodges in general really hit their peak around 87/88 i think.
I also previously owned a V6 auto convertible. POS that transmission was. Had fluid. Got stuck in second all the time, popped badly, didn't like to go in reverse. I'm definitely looking forward to getting my lebaron back on the road. Needs a few odds and ends though but it's getting there. The beautiful thing about turbo dodges is parts compatability. My underhood harness is from a daytona, throttle body from a caravan, fuel rail from a shadow. Very easy to find parts.
Randy Bassham
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This is my 1993 Dodge Shadow Convertible, when we were out on vacation. The picture was taken in the badlands. We put about 4000 miles on the car visiting Mt Rushmore, The Badlands, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Tetons, Jackson Hole along with a lot of side trips.
I bought the car from a salvage yard, it had hit a deer and had been totaled out. Only parts I had to buy was the front grill and hood. It's got the 2.5 ltr 4 cylinder with all the goodies. It didn't have cruise control when I bought it but I found everything I needed to put it on. Blast to drive and gets good mileage too boot.
I bought the car from a salvage yard, it had hit a deer and had been totaled out. Only parts I had to buy was the front grill and hood. It's got the 2.5 ltr 4 cylinder with all the goodies. It didn't have cruise control when I bought it but I found everything I needed to put it on. Blast to drive and gets good mileage too boot.
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I've been a Mopar guy since I was a kid, my dad worked for Dodge. Here are my two current Mopars. These pics are after I first bought them. Right now they are torn down ready for resto as soon as we finish my son's 73 Mustang (I like Mustangs and Pontiacs too)
1964 Plymouth Belvedere - Originally a six cyl, converted by PO to a weekend racer. Put in a 383/727 combo that's pretty worn out. Rebuilding the 383 and have traded the 727 for an A833 4-speed. Never had a big block 4-speed Mopar. We'll probably tweak this one into a 450 HP street/strip car.
1968 Dodge Coronet R/T - Original VIN stamped 440 and 727 combo. Will be restored to completely stock because it's a fairly rare car. Most of the original parts are there.
1964 Plymouth Belvedere - Originally a six cyl, converted by PO to a weekend racer. Put in a 383/727 combo that's pretty worn out. Rebuilding the 383 and have traded the 727 for an A833 4-speed. Never had a big block 4-speed Mopar. We'll probably tweak this one into a 450 HP street/strip car.
1968 Dodge Coronet R/T - Original VIN stamped 440 and 727 combo. Will be restored to completely stock because it's a fairly rare car. Most of the original parts are there.
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Freedom
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Thank you. That is the first car I drove.
countryslim
re-incarnated junk dude
Soo nice to see these old like me Moparz still tooling the pavement.. I've had a few over the years and still have a dual snorkle air breather for the 383-440 that needs a home..
I also have two 67 chevy panel bodies, in one I ran a 350, then 396/360 hp, manual overdrive, then a 454 4 speed muncie, also have an 84 Monte Carlo LS. 350/350 vega stall, headers, comp cam, plus a couple other rods.
My main drivers are a 90 Susuki Sidekick and a 2001 Dodge short wide p/up, dark blue w 318 auto.
I've saved all the pics here for future properity and background on my PC.. NICE Thread.. Thanks!
I also have two 67 chevy panel bodies, in one I ran a 350, then 396/360 hp, manual overdrive, then a 454 4 speed muncie, also have an 84 Monte Carlo LS. 350/350 vega stall, headers, comp cam, plus a couple other rods.
My main drivers are a 90 Susuki Sidekick and a 2001 Dodge short wide p/up, dark blue w 318 auto.
I've saved all the pics here for future properity and background on my PC.. NICE Thread.. Thanks!
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