17inch wheels
Recently I decided to mount the 17″ Centerline wheels which came with the 1959 Dodge Coronet under the 1965 Chrysler 300 convertible. But before I could acutally fit the wheels under the car, I had [more … ]
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1960 Chrysler NewYorker discbrake conversion
The drum brakes on the ’60 NewYorker are still in good working order, but with 500 cubic inch under the hood, some added safety in the form of better brakes is not a bad idea. [more … ]
Chrysler Electroluminescent dashboard lighting
Just some examples of Chryslers’ Electroluminescent dashboard lighting, used in a select number of early ’60 car-models, like Imperial, Chrysler and the ’66 & ’67 Dodge Chargers only.
1959 Dodge Coronet
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New arrival: ’59 Dodge Coronet
A new project entered the garage recently in the form of a 1959 Dodge Coronet. I bought the car a year ago in the US but because a lot of it’s chrome was still at [more … ]
Custom bullet grille for the ’57 Chrysler
Some time ago I bought 5 bullet-cones from Wirth Automotive and mounted them in the grille opening. I thought it looked ‘ok’ from an angle, but downright silly when viewed head-on. The bullets were just [more … ]
Vintage style Hurst Racing Tires on Astro Supremes
Here are some pic of the Vintage style Hurst Racing whitewall Tires mounted on a set of Astro Supreme wheels. I think this captures the old style dragtire and cool look very well. The wheels [more … ]
Mopar Nationals, Herten Germany
With some friends I went to the Mopar Nationals meeting in Herten Germany with my 1960 Chrysler NewYorker on the 31st of July. The meeting was great with lots of cool Mopars around. Later that [more … ]
1967 Charger has been sold
The ’67 Dodge Charger has been sold! At some point in time it occured to me that I’ve had this car in my possession for over 10 years already, and practicly never did anything to [more … ]
Vintage Chrysler Fenderskirts
I received a pair of fenderskirts from a good fellow from Florida recently. I wanted to know how they would look on the ’57 Chrysler. I think they’re allright once they’ve been painted and mounted [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Dragracing
In August 2008 I drove the 1960 Chrysler New Yorker 2 hours to the dragstrip in the town of Drachten, located in the North of the Netherlands. Was a bit curious at what the 496ci [more … ]
Hurst Racing Tires Dragradials
For the ’60 Chrysler I had some special dragradials made by Hurst Racing Tires in California. They use a brand new tire on which they vulcanise a vintage style tireshape in a soft rubbercompound, perfectly [more … ]
Chrome bumpers for the 57 Chrysler
I had ordered a pair of bumpers for the ’57 Chrysler a while ago from “Big M’s Salvage yard” in California, to replace the painted ones on the car at the moment. Chroming my own [more … ]