’65 300 convertible in the snow
I had the ’65 300 convertible out today for a little drive. This was a nice opportunity to take a photo of the car in a nice patch of snow.
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Different wheels for the ’57 Windsor
Decided to put the Astro Supremes wheels with custom made dual pin-stripe tires from DiamondBack tires on the car to see how they look. Looks OK, although I think some wider widewalls would be better [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 496″ Long Ram Engine installation
Some installation photos of the 496ci Long Ram stroker engine. With the long ram intakes hanging off the sides of the engine, additional room to the inner fenders, especially the passenger side fender, is limited. [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Front suspension restoration
Progress-pics of the front suspension removal, disassembly, paint and installation.
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Engine bay
With the engine removed this was the best opportunity to do some engine bay cleaning. I had spotted a bright green metallic paint that I wanted to apply on the inner fenders, just to liven [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Rear suspension restoration
Plans were made to go over the entire suspension of the NewYorker. This is something I do with every ‘new’ car that enters the garage. Starting at the rear, everything at the rear suspension was [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 413ci engine damage
The original 413ci engine that came with the 1960 Chrysler had locked up according to the previous owner. With the car on the lift I tried prying the convertor with a large screwdriver. This went [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Arrival
Somewhere late 2006 I found this 1960 Chrysler NewYorker for sale online in South Carolina. I had never owned a finned car before and always liked the looks of most of the models. So I [more … ]
