Documenting the experience's of my 67 Coronet R/T Restoration
About this Mopar:
I purchased my 67 R/T in March of 2020. I was bored and looking through a local classifieds site at all the cars for sale when I spotted her. I have always liked the old Mopar's and although as a young teen without a license I owned a 66 Plymouth Sport Fury III, I never got it running and obviously never drove it. I have always liked the 66/67 Coronet's and when I saw this one, I knew I had to be the next owner. The price was definitely right and a couple days later she was sitting in my driveway. The previous owner was very open and honest about the car and he and I have since become friends. I knew I was in for a long process and it would take a lot of time & money to bring this old girl back to life. I had owned many projects in my past and I failed to get most of them done and I promised myself this one would be different. I will admit one thing I did not realize was how difficult (and expensive) it would be finding some of the one year only parts that were missing from the car. The original 440 HP motor & tranny were long gone along with the original sure grip rear end and many parts/pieces that came with the car when it rolled off the factory floor. The 440 that came with it was scrap and I knew I would be hunting a new motor. I was lucky enough to find a period correct 440 HP for a good price. The rear frame rails needed attention, the trunk pan was rotted and the wheels wells had been cut out by a previous owner. Although it may not be popular with some who love originality, I wanted to build something that not only showed off some of the cool features these amazing cars came with in 1967 I wanted a good mixture of "new" technology. I wanted to build a car that not only looked mean sitting still, but packed a punch when I stomped on the throttle and I also wanted something I could drive to local car shows or just take out and enjoy on a beautiful day. The car was originally Dark Metallic Red with white interior and a white vinyl top. I have a good friend who owns his own restoration shop and knowing that I not only didn't possess a lot of the talent it would take to make my vision come true, I Also realized I just didn't have the room or equipment to make my dream a reality so I asked him to help. Bottom line I wanted this car done right! This is my journey, hope you all enjoy the progress.
