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Location: Michigan | Now why can't Chrysler build one of these and put it out there for sale?
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Very tasteful indeed - I like it! |
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Location: The Mile High City | very nice, but I'm not ready to slap down the "most beautiful Chrysler in existence" tag just yet! |
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I know it's the trend, but the rubber band tires ruin it for me....other than that I'd kill to have that car. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Yeah, the Ricer Wires and slammed tires ruin the design.
Hmmmm....a NASCAR engine, huh?
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Location: Michigan | Heh, I didn't even pay attention to that stuff. I was looking at the body lines, the tasteful way the engine was color coordinated to the body and how he stayed true to the interior theme, including a pretty much original dash! Even kinda sounded original.  |
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Location: Houston | That link doesn't work for me.... |
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Location: Michigan | Just tried it and it worked for me. It's just going to YouTube |
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Location: Houston | Truthfully, that "twin turbo NASCAR engine" is 110% wrong for that car. It would make the car all but useless. |
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Location: Yorba Linda, Ca | "Truthfully, that "twin turbo NASCAR engine" is 110% wrong for that car. It would make the car all but useless."
Agreed, if he wanted it "supercharged" he should have installed a supercharger, turbos are 80's junk and I look forward to the day they are extinct!
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Location: central Illinois | 1959Dodge - 2012-12-17 7:49 PM
"Truthfully, that "twin turbo NASCAR engine" is 110% wrong for that car. It would make the car all but useless."
Agreed, if he wanted it "supercharged" he should have installed a supercharger, turbos are 80's junk and I look forward to the day they are extinct!
Gary
Ummm, not exactly. I'm not going to post any pictures because most of these are shebby's, but with monster turbo's they haul ass. And they're street driven. Running 6.90's and driving to the next venue says a lot. But they ain't cheap either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eJWSxNzMD4 |
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Location: Houston | There are two kinds of people in this world - those who think a twin turbo NASCAR engine will perform well on the street, and those who have actually lived with such an engine.
I call them magazine engines - they look great in print and post big numbers that give erections to readers - but in practicality they are all but useless.
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | Looks like another example of someone trying to fix something that wasen't broken. The 56 300 styling just can't be improved on. And this guy missed the boat..... The detail and engineering are wonderful.... just don't work on this car. I'm not impressed. |
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Good work, but bad taste in cars. Never seen a single Troy Design, I liked....
Big Wheels, with little tires might be cool in the Ghetto, but I'm just an old school Redneck who likes his tires fat, but women skinny.
I'm goin' to customize my 300b also. But what could I do? Right a very little lower maybe. So little that it looks better, but u won't notice that it is. Second some cool old wheels. 15''. Maybe old Halibrand's in 16, but I have to check. Maybe just widened steelies for that Kiekhafer Nascar look. I will try some stuff. Otherwise it will stay as is. For me one of the best looking cars ever. |
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Location: Perth Australia | Not sure if I am missing something here, but where are the turbo's?
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Location: Blythewood, SC | The turbos are behind the wheel wells. They draw air in through the ports in the side of the front fenders, then they duct to the intercooler in front of the radiator and up into the intake manifold. |
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Location: Perth Australia | OK
Thought turbos were best kept right up close to the exhaust ports to work properly
Really an exceptional job on this car
I guess if it was ever sold, it would not be sold as a 300B but more as a custom construction?
Not really sure if it would be called a resto mod as I dont think it would be possible to ever get it back to original (if you wanted to).
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Location: North Carolina | I am normally a traditionalist, but I must confess it looks awesome...except those horrible wheels and tires. |
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | This is too much like a new car for me. I do understand the fact that a lot of work went into this, but it is not my cup of tea at all. |
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| That car is amazing. Don't like the choice of wheels, but the craftsmanship is unreal. I'd love to see progress pictures of how it was done. Truly amazing.
Anyone that thinks twin turbo motors aren't civil, I've had two twin turbo cars, both making north of 1500hp, got 18mpg, ran on pump gas and would run 8's all day in the 1/4 mile. All while passing NC inspection. Turbo cars done right can be incredibly civil and powerful. |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Being an old-tech enthusiast, I can appreciate the work, but am lost on the mission. You have a boatload
of money and skill poured into something that isn't half as cool as the original. What's the point ?
Of course, I'm the guy that will never understand hotrods and customs like this ... just ain't my bag.
Hate the wheels. Hate the cutesy color-matched underhood. And double-extra hate the engine shrouding. 
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | I agree, turbo chargers offer mega horsepower capibilities that are very easy to live with. One can excede 1000 HP in a car that your wife can drive to the mall. Hey Mike, Do you still have the 56 Desoto wagon you picked up in Denver NC.....? |
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| Talk about blast from the past, I was in college when bought that lol. Sold it many moons ago. I can't wait to see this car in person. Huge appreciation for the work! |
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | You got the Desoto wagon from me. I ran up on it at the Chryslers at Carlisle show and bought it on an impluse. Was intreaged with the A/C on it. You had some interesting ideas about a restro/mod on the car. I hope it's still alive and kicking somewhere. |
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Have you guys seen this 56 300B? WOW...
