Anybody know much about them? It's a non letter car, normal 300. Four door hardtop, 383 and automatic. Buckets and a console floor shift. I'm kinda drawn to it, am I crazy? Nice looker, runs n drives.

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The 383 has a load of power. My BIL had a 64 Plymouth ex police car with that motor and the torqueflite. If you were on one of those slippery asphalt roads and kicked it down running 60 mph it's spin the rear tires.....course they were those old ridiculous bias ply tires but at the time the best available.

Does it have the cool chrome stuff waterfalling down the back seat and joining the consol?

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Here is a pic........

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"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left." Margaret Thatcher

Kindof has that Chrysler turbine look to it.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

yup. pretty original, paint is an ok respray, but she's amazingly rust free. gonna need carpet, but that's not expensive. Just looks like a fun car...ie, ZZ Top "let's drive that old Chrysler to Mexico boy"...type ride, lol

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Probably the best-looking of all the '60's Chryslers. I'm surprised at the 4-door/bucket seat/floorshift combination. I can't recall another American sedan of that era which combined 4 doors and an automatic floor shift.

There are a few (50 or so) that came with four door, four speed...

pic is of the console. big gauge is an "economy (read vacuum) gauge

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"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left." Margaret Thatcher

There are a few (50 or so) that came with four door, four speed...

I saw one at Carlisle this year, but it was in like #5 or 6 condition- it needed everything.

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'83 300D, 126K miles.

Saw it on craigslist too.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I'm checking it out today.

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"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left." Margaret Thatcher

Bear in mind that the Chrysler engine families of this era:

6 cyl: 170, 198 225

8 cyl " A-size" engines: 273, 318, 340, 360

8 cyl "B-size" engines: 361, 383, 400, 413, 426, 440, 508 (used only in Int's gas trucks)

The 727 B tranny housing is different from the 727 A series. Get a spare if you can

PS: 1965 is the last year Chrysler made a separate-body-on-frame car.





I have owned 318, 360, 361, 383, 400, 440. All have lots of power and for the most part are easy to maintain. Your biggest problem with the 383 may be carb parts and exhaust manifolds.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

The 1966 Imperial was body-on-frame.

That may be, but 65 was the last year for the Chryslers.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Before Txjake takes his wrenches and crowbar out to effect a body-off restoration: Chrysler moves to Unibody (unit-body construction): 1960

second or third was "most" Chrysler corp cars changed over.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.