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Hi, I've signed up to let you know about the WEB site I have created that
lists the 1923-1979 NOS Mopar parts by year that we can supply: CollectorsAuto.com
Have a look, no parts book necessary!
I've owned my 1954 Dodge since I was 16 when I took it to high school
26 years ago as a shop class project to get the motor running. Before
that it was my mother's first car and before that, my grandmother's first
car. She bought it in 1960. She is 93 now and is thrilled to
ride in it every chance she gets. It is a Canadian Dodge Regent.
As a Canadian Dodge, it is a Plymouth from the firewall back, with Dodge
front fenders, grille and trim. The bore and stroke are different
than U.S. Dodge and Plymouth engines. I have driven it 121,000 breakdown
free miles since 1974 for a total reading of 193,000 miles. In 1992 we
placed third in a 5,500 mile rally from Vancouver to Fairbanks Alaska.
I finished restoring it for the second time last year and still drive it
thousands of miles each year. It has its original 228 cu. in engine
and an optional three speed with overdrive. I have added a manual
control switch for the overdrive and can engage it in 1st, 2nd or third,
giving me six speeds forward! The car is unmodified except for the
addition of a supplemental 6 volt fuel pump and inverter to supply 12 volts
for the glove box mounted stereo and cell phone charger. Seventy
miles per hour is no problem at all and if you ease off a bit it gets close
to 30 mile per Imperial gallon. I live in Peachland, British
Columbia, Canada, near the Coquihalla Highway to Kamloops and Vancouver.
This highway is known for its very long steep climbs to the summit, which
we do regularly with our Dodge, trouble free. Newer cars often catch
fire on these climbs, leaving large black charred patched on the road as
a reminder. It also makes the 120 mile round trip to Oroville Washington,
U.S.A. regularly to deliver Mopar parts for shipping to our U.S. customers.
Often the parts are for cars 10 to 20 years newer than our Dodge!
I do all the mechanical work and eventually got better at finding parts
for it than the auto parts stores and that is how Collector's Auto Supply
got started.
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