Roger,
I talked with them a few days ago, and I think the man said he had 22 guys
on his team. They turn around a car in about 4 months he says.
Brion
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Howard" <roger.d.howard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody
> I just looked thru their Website. They are very ambitious...building
custom
> $350K cars, and working on your restoration project too. I wonder how many
> employeees they have?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C. B. Kidder" <60Saratoga@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody
>
>
> > Bill, I drive a 60 Saratoga every day and it has rusty floors and trunk
> and
> > who knows what else under the paint. My "frame" looks good and my doors
> open
> > and close so I'm happy, but I've had the same questions as you do
> regarding
> > where the limit with these cars is. My advice is for you to contact
Aloha
> > Automotive Services in Wisconsin (www.alohadreamcars.com). From what I
> > gather they can take your unibody down to metal and return you with a
car
> > worthy of sitting on a new car showroom floor. I wish I had the cash to
> send
> > them my Saratoga (I may anyway). Even if you can't afford a total resto
> now,
> > they may have some good alternatives.
> >
> > So definitely go for it on the wagon--it sounds like an awesome cruiser.
I
> > wish I had a 60 wagon.
> >
> > Brion
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:15 PM
> > Subject: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody
> >
> >
> > > Is there anyone out there who's had, has, or is familiar from dealing
> > > with/looking over 1960-61 Chryslers specifically, and to some degree
> also
> > > the other Mopars these years, to have some idea as far as what
> constitutes
> > > being too badly rusted out to save? By that I mean where the car's
> > > structure will be compromised should you try to move it.
> > >
> > > The only reference I've ever had to how these cars were built is the
old
> > > JoHan DeSoto model kit, and because of how you build those there is
> little
> > > detail to the rocker panel area to show me just what there is to a
> "frame"
> > > through the middle of the car (front and rear sections are obvious
> > though).
> > > I presume the rockers must be extra-heavy to provide a structure
through
> > the
> > > middle of the vehicle, and if they're rusted badly it could lead to
the
> > car
> > > folding in half.
> > >
> > > So I thought maybe someone out there's dealt with these issues before,
> > even
> > > if they were watching on as someone crushed out, to have an idea what
I
> > > should look for in a car that's sat for 30 years rusting to determine
if
> > it
> > > can be moved in one piece, or will need to be cut in half to remove it
> > > without causing major damage. I found a '60 New Yorker wagon that
> > > externally looks pretty solid; underhood looks okay; interior is not
bad
> > but
> > > the floorpans have holes along the edges. That doesn't bother me so
> much,
> > > if I know what to look for when I jack it up I am entertaining ideas
of
> > > stashing it someplace for a project provided it can be patched up.
> Here
> > in
> > > New York the two wagons (this, and a beat Newport) I found may be the
> only
> > > two at least anywhere within a couple hours drive. But the third '60,
a
> > > 2-door hardtop, is so rusty that when I pulled up on the trunk lid, I
> got
> > > most of the lower panel coming up with it, and when I closed said lid
> one
> > > hinge tore out of it. The second wagon's had no glass for a long
time,
> > it's
> > > rough.
> > >
> > > I am totally new to these cars from any more than a standpoint of
being
> > able
> > > to tell them apart and have some idea of the motor combinations for
> these
> > > years. Because this car has no motor, I thought it easiest to just
> throw
> > a
> > > later motor and trans at it. With the Pontiacs I am familiar with,
this
> > > model year motor mounts will bolt to most later PMD V8 blocks, for
> > example.
> > > So I am also wondering what block family might be able to be put into
a
> > '60
> > > with a minimal hassle? It's not hard to find pickups in particular
> that
> > > are rusted bad but run decent yet, and some of the '70's full size
cars
> as
> > > well.
> > >
> > >
> > > I also want to look over a '61 Plymouth post coupe which does not look
> bad
> > > from the side, but also sits on the ground and I have not tried to
look
> in
> > > or under it. Most of the other cars in this location (Dodge
> 56-59-60-61,
> > > Plymouth 59-60-61, Desoto 59, Chrysler 58-60) are sedans and probably
> not
> > > worth the bother except to haul out as parts cars. One car, the '64
> > Pontiac
> > > near said Plymouth, the trunk is open, I look in, the floorpan's gone,
> the
> > > frame rails are gone, the gas tank is gone - all you see is the dirt
on
> > the
> > > ground. From what I've heard stories, the '57-8-9 Chrysler products
> were
> > > prone to rust issues, don't know if they learned anything for the
> '60-'62
> > > cars or not. There is a '58 Chrysler Windsor 2-dr hardtop which isn't
> too
> > > bad, but the interior floorpans are gone, and the gas tank has a huge
> hole
> > > in it. (anyone looking for a parts car? it's pretty well complete
> outside
> > of
> > > intake/carb/radiator/generator).
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks -
> > >
> > > Bill K.
> > >
> > > deep in the Rust Belt of NYS -
> > >
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