john28ryr
Well-Known Member
Since I am not on Facebag or any of the other social sites, and since I thought this is the proper home for a story like the one I have I wanted to share here...
The car
A 69 Hardtop - 383, 4-sp. console car, black interior. As Plymouth intended, it is meant to go in a straight line very fast but little else - it has manual steering and manual brakes (and I think I am going to keep it that way .
The car was originally F8 green but along the way someone painted it a dark green metallic. After some investigation (and help from these boards) I have also learned that this Lynch Road produced car had the 3.91 axle package, 26 inch radiator, and very likely a green vinyl top with white side stripe (an unusual combination in my mind considering it has a black interior)
I have owned the car since...1989, and it was my very first car. I drove it in high school, terrorizing the parking lot and setting records for most number of school buses passed in a row
This is what it looked like in 1991..
My dad had a 69 coupe - bought new in 69 - which is one of the reasons I have an attachment to these birds...
I managed to hold onto it all these years (some indoors, but most outdoors unfortunately) but the elements have taken their toll in the usual places for a B-body trunk floors, quarters, lower front fender, etc.)
After putting around removing parts in the late summer I was able to get a LOT of help from some good friends in order to pull the engine / trans out and begin tearing it down to go to a local bodyman for the sheetmetal work and paint.
The car was dropped off this weekend along with the first round of parts. I took advantage of the sales that Classic and YO had from Black Friday through yesterday saved some big $$$ this way.
My vision for the car?
F8 green or T5 Bronze Fire Poly with the blackout hood stripes, 15" police wheels with plymouth dog dish. And of course yellow hi beams in true Mopar fashion.
Mechanically - a slightly warmed over, - but reliable - 383, and sticking with manual drums and steering for now. Subframe connectors have been delivered already and will go in after floor pans are set - PST front end superkit also delivered to restore the ride a bit.
I hope to provide updates to this thread along the way. The pic below is sitting at the bodyshop waiting to go in to the garage.
Thanks!
The car
A 69 Hardtop - 383, 4-sp. console car, black interior. As Plymouth intended, it is meant to go in a straight line very fast but little else - it has manual steering and manual brakes (and I think I am going to keep it that way .
The car was originally F8 green but along the way someone painted it a dark green metallic. After some investigation (and help from these boards) I have also learned that this Lynch Road produced car had the 3.91 axle package, 26 inch radiator, and very likely a green vinyl top with white side stripe (an unusual combination in my mind considering it has a black interior)
I have owned the car since...1989, and it was my very first car. I drove it in high school, terrorizing the parking lot and setting records for most number of school buses passed in a row
This is what it looked like in 1991..
My dad had a 69 coupe - bought new in 69 - which is one of the reasons I have an attachment to these birds...
I managed to hold onto it all these years (some indoors, but most outdoors unfortunately) but the elements have taken their toll in the usual places for a B-body trunk floors, quarters, lower front fender, etc.)
After putting around removing parts in the late summer I was able to get a LOT of help from some good friends in order to pull the engine / trans out and begin tearing it down to go to a local bodyman for the sheetmetal work and paint.
The car was dropped off this weekend along with the first round of parts. I took advantage of the sales that Classic and YO had from Black Friday through yesterday saved some big $$$ this way.
My vision for the car?
F8 green or T5 Bronze Fire Poly with the blackout hood stripes, 15" police wheels with plymouth dog dish. And of course yellow hi beams in true Mopar fashion.
Mechanically - a slightly warmed over, - but reliable - 383, and sticking with manual drums and steering for now. Subframe connectors have been delivered already and will go in after floor pans are set - PST front end superkit also delivered to restore the ride a bit.
I hope to provide updates to this thread along the way. The pic below is sitting at the bodyshop waiting to go in to the garage.
Thanks!
