ValerianMagnum
the little car that could
Quarters need some work in the back but i mean for a complete 2 door mopar and all original i cant go wrong i think
Not a A...but a C-bodie , always beem a A-bodie guy; worth it ?
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@ValerianMagnum,
I bought a 69 C-body Polara 13 years ago. I love the smooth and comfortable ride of a C body over the A or B performance cars. I don’t have any difficulty in finding/replacing mechanical parts.
My Polara is a convertible and since they really didn’t make lots of them, finding convertible specific body parts is tough.
I don’t imagine that finding body panels would be too difficult for a hard top if you join For C Bodies Only. Go to that website and search for 1968 Fury body parts. Then make a decision.
I bought a 69 C-body Polara 13 years ago. I love the smooth and comfortable ride of a C body over the A or B performance cars. I don’t have any difficulty in finding/replacing mechanical parts.
My Polara is a convertible and since they really didn’t make lots of them, finding convertible specific body parts is tough.
I don’t imagine that finding body panels would be too difficult for a hard top if you join For C Bodies Only. Go to that website and search for 1968 Fury body parts. Then make a decision.
Yep !
First Mopar I ever rode in was a 67 Fury III sportsroof. 881 (B5) blue with blue bucket seat interior and I distinctly remember the body color B5 blue wheels.
It was my mother's sister's husband's and after a few years he traded it in on a 73 monte carlo.
NOT NEARLY as cool of a car.
67/68 Fury is my favorite C body. I like the Elwood Engle style lines like the 66/67 Coronet/Belvedere and 64 thunderbird, falcon, comet etc.
It was my mother's sister's husband's and after a few years he traded it in on a 73 monte carlo.
NOT NEARLY as cool of a car.
67/68 Fury is my favorite C body. I like the Elwood Engle style lines like the 66/67 Coronet/Belvedere and 64 thunderbird, falcon, comet etc.
ValerianMagnum
the little car that could
Called the owner , we agreed on a phone decision , 500 deposit after christmas and 1k balance this spring after the snow melts , its all there...lots of love 10 years ago but its sitting on the same spot for the last decade , on asphalt and not grass...should be ok ( structure)
BillGrissom
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I have a 1965 Newport I bought in 1991. Parts are very hard to source now, except those that overlap with A & B bodies (door handles, engine, transmission, accessories). The suspension is the same design as my 1965 A, but all parts are different (larger). After two crashes, I sourced body parts from north of Phoenix (Desert Valley, I recall) - quarter panel & rear bumper, rear door, but last was ~2010 so don't know if they still have any C's. You never see them anymore on row52 at any junkyard in the U.S., and even A's are rare now. Fortunately, one of the few yards with old Mopars is near me in Williams, CA, plus a guy in El Dorado Hills, CA who sells on craigslist (though haven't seen C parts).
The large trunk is over-rated, indeed it may not hold more luggage than my A's since not very deep and the spare tire takes up much of the space. For space, a C-body wagon is much better, plus wagons have become very popular. At least the wheels are BBP. Wish I had bought Scarebird's C-body disk brackets since closing shop and none in stock. The OE disk brakes are rare and expensive. At least the front drums are massive (recall 11"x3") and I have new drums in the box.
The large trunk is over-rated, indeed it may not hold more luggage than my A's since not very deep and the spare tire takes up much of the space. For space, a C-body wagon is much better, plus wagons have become very popular. At least the wheels are BBP. Wish I had bought Scarebird's C-body disk brackets since closing shop and none in stock. The OE disk brakes are rare and expensive. At least the front drums are massive (recall 11"x3") and I have new drums in the box.
LocuMob
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You can put a lot more in a C body trunk than an A body, but they are shallow, and the tire does take some of the space though.
Wagons are hot, I had to get out of my comfort zone ('66 Polara/Monaco) and get a '71 Monaco wagon, prices and poor condition with '66 wagons made it necessary if I ever wanted a decent driver. Paid $3500, and have another $4000 in it already, and there's still more to be done. It's the fifth C body in my "keeper" fleet. Well, they're all keepers to me.
But these big cars are so nice to drive, they just float down the road.
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BillGrissom
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Mine was a little too boat-like and the torsion bars were at the limit of adjustment so riding a bit low in front. I lucked into a 1965 C convertible at PickNPull maybe 12 years ago and grabbed it's thicker T-bars. I think it had front drums since I remember taking the hubs in case my bearings spin in the hub as happened on both sides of my 1969 Dart years ago (9" drums w/ too-tiny wheel bearings, SET1 outer I recall). Don't recall if I drove it much after that since I've had it on NoOp for maybe a decade. In CA, you can pay just $25 once to sideline a car, then start paying the current year's tag when you decide to start driving it again. GA was much meaner, requiring you to register a car every year, even if in another state (not licensed there), or pay all the intervening year's registration. Once my fleet thins, I may return to driving it. It was my commuter then when gas was cheaper.
I’ve had a few C bodies. 2 68 fury’s and 3 68 dodge Monaco 500’s.
ValerianMagnum
the little car that could
I dont know nothing about them, the only thing i know is that they have a front stub frame like chevys and that they are freaking huge !!! Ahahahah , ill see if i buy it , but up to now its going towards that , we already agreed on a deposit and a price , its around 1100 usd if you do the conversion , either if its shot or not i cant really loose my money, mopar parts and full engine/trans and diff are getting harder to find here in canada honestly
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BillGrissom
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Pretty sure my 1965 C-body is a unibody, with the same suspension and steering design, just like my A's but everything a larger scale. There are front and rear "frame rails" that are welded to the unibody. Next time I'm under I'll look closer, but don't recall any frame rails extending aft past the Transmission Cross-over rail (and torsion bar rear anchors). Unlike my A-body, I don't recall the K-frame being bolted to the frame rails, but rather welded to it, so can't do the trick of unbolting it from the body to lift the body and roll the whole front assembly out together (engine, transmission, steering, suspension).
LocuMob
Fluid Technician
Your car has a stub frame bolted to the body.
ValerianMagnum
the little car that could
Deposit done ! Of course some rust underneath , it wasnt on a lift either but for 1500 canadian ( 1.1k usd ) i am very happy , its all there , needs lotta love but i love it , compared to my plane jane 76 duster, ive found that it looks freakin bad *** ahahah even with that faded look and patina , its complete and nothing is missing , didnt fire up in the last 4 years , duster is coming out of storage in april , but ill try to get the Fury before that, i am a A bodie and E bodie Fan but with all the freakin prices over the roof i am very pleased with this big boat , if Tona Montana was a car it would be this thing !!! Ahahahaha
ValerianMagnum
the little car that could
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6PKRTSE
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Nice project car. I like the big ole Sea bodies also. In fact, I like them for different reasons. A,B,C,E,F,J and M Bodies. I paid $1500 for my C Body as is with a 440. 44,000 original miles.
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