History
I purchased this car unrestored in 1971 whilst still at school, it had 6weeks rego & was complete...I paid $15.00, it cost $20.00 to get it towed home to Rockdale in Sydney from Balmain.
After deciding that it was too good to part out I had the engine, brakes,gearbox& diff rebuilt and did up the body myself. Unfortunately the original 6 cylinder engine wasn't rebuilt properly so I decided to hotrod the car after it attended the 1st ASRF Street Rod Nats at Neranderra in 1973.
I installed the 318 Poly V8 engine, Torqueflite gearbox & diff from a 1962 Chrysler Royal and updated the rest of the car over the next 4 or 5 yrs. The Dodge has been shown in a number of NSW Hot Rod Shows, attended Rod Runs in Neranderra, Canberra, Mildura, Melbourne, Brisbane, Orange, Coffs Harbour and most places in between.
The car was regularly used to drive to work as well as being used for a number of weddings and brought the owners 3 children home from hospital as newborn babies.
This year marks its 48th year in the same ownership.
Modifications
Apart from Rebuilding & Installing the Engine & Gearbox I also installed the P76 Front Disc Brakes& Booster, the EB Ford Falcon Wagon Disc Brake Rear axle, Narrowed Austin 1800 Rack & Pinion, fabricated the Alloy Steering Column & Modified Valiant Column, P76 Front Seats, Valiant Centre Console, Retractable Front Seat Belts & 3 rear Seat Mountings with Child Safety Mountings, BMC Cable Operated Wipers, Smiths Heater Demister.
The engine has been bored 80 thou, Balanced & uses a Weiand Alloy Single 4 Barrel intake with 600 cfm Holley, Twin Point Mallory Distributor, Remote Oil Cooler and Filters, Trans oil Cooler & Filter, 16" electric fan, aftermarket finned air cleaner and Edelbrock Finned Rocker Covers.
Wheels are 14x6" and 15 x 10" ROH Magnum Mags with 205/14 and 275/15 Radials.
Paint is in Acrylic Lacquer by the owner in 1978, although the roof was resprayed by Jon Little in 2 pack in 2010.
