41chevy Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Wife is doing great. Her spirits are up (probably cause I'll not hoovering around her ) and she was playing in her flower garden today.The car is 100% complete, needs paint, interior is like new. The TNT 440 needs a timing chain and a reseal. A purple cam and a Max wedge set of heads and cross ram may fine their way on it. The rest appears ok. #187 of 300 made. Good High speed cruiser when done. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Damn nice looking Chrysler!Glad to hear your wife is doing better. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Nice mechanical upgrade for the 300. It will cruise for sure. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 good to see you back, and hope the wife heals up soon Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Saw Linda a few years ago and the "girls" were still standing tall. 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Did that Hurst come out of a auction in VA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 On a good point I sold my 55 dodge for stupid money. Bad side is I spend all the money plus on a '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst edition... 1970Chrysler300H a.jpgThat's not stupid at all. Try harder next time.One of the cars I learned to drive on was a '71 300 with a 440, same body as yours. Not a special edition, but a beautiful car nonetheless. Brown on brown with a vinyl roof. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Did that Hurst come out of a auction in VA? The seller is from Fairfax, Va, but it has a New Jersery title and I bought it at Carlisle, Pa Mopar swap meet, original paper work shows it was bought from Burbank Chrysler Plymouth in Cali. So it's been around.Jim, I paid $750 for the '55 in 1984, a perfect, clean daily driver with a 218 flathead 6and 3 on the tree. I had a 53 DeSoto with a 259 c.i. Hemi and 2 speed automatic. Took a week to weld up motor mounts, cut the drive shaft and fabricate a dual exhaust system. Adapted an old Hurst Dual Gate and pair of electric fans to cool it. Drove it may be 25 miles and it was so nose heavy that at 40 it plowed around corners. Brought it home, and put it in the garage with the other Mopars and left it. Had probably $2100.00 in it and got $19450.00 30 years later. The pair of 30 06 bullet holes in the B pillar clinched the deal.Paid $22000.00 for the Hurst. Paint is going to be the most expensive part because the Factory colors are a Pearl White and Pearl Gold. In DelStar Single Stage Urathane paint is $379 a gallon alone plus the Reducer and Hardener. Rather than mess with the TNT440 I'm just going to put in the fresh '71 440 six pack with a 904 that I've been saving for a special project. Quicker and easier than up grading the factory TNT and the 727. Should be a better combo with the 2:93 rear. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220cummins Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Glad to hear things are getting back on track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Gald to hear your wife is doing better.Went through that ugly disease with caring for my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Gald to hear your wife is doing better.Went through that ugly disease with caring for my dad.Both my parents had Dementia. Mom was semi lucid when she passed away in 2007. My Pop lasted to 2010 and turned very, very violent to all. I honestly do not know how my wife and Mrs."FWD" deal with it by choice. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hicrop10 Posted August 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2014 They are both very SPECIAL people.The world would be better off if we had more people like them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 8/25/2014 at 12:50 AM, 41chevy said: I had a 53 DeSoto with a 259 c.i. Hemi and 2 speed automatic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Had a 55 Desoto two door hardtop with the little Hemi and torqueflite! The shifter stuck out of the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 i hadda 51,,,,,6 banger .fluid drive...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 sorry paul,,,,,added to this, without realizing which one it was.....bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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