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  1. Fishfan

    Radiator Advice

    Car is a 1966 Polara with a 318 Poly. Hey guys, long time. Need some help and hoping the expertise here can guide me. Years ago I replaced my radiator with a shiny aluminum one but when it arrived I realized that it had the lower outlet on the right (wrong) side instead of the left. My mechanic...
  2. Fishfan

    I crashed! I need a bumper. Help!

    Hi folks. I crashed my 66 Polara 318, "El Cacharro". Was taking my son to school in stop and go traffic and a guy in the next lane was trying to get my attention. Nothing out of the ordinary, people always want to chat about the car. I couldn't hear what the guy was saying and did a doubletake...
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    66 Polara Commercial

    Don't know if anyone has posted vintage TV spots here before but I work in advertising so I'm fascinated with ad copy. Here's one I found on youtube for the 66 Polara, my car. I guess you can say I joined the Dodge Rebellion 38 years late. The script, which I transcribed is below.
  4. Fishfan

    318 "A" or "LA" ?

    For 10 years I've owned a 1966 Polara with a 318 engine. I was always under the impression that it was an "A" engine and not the later "LA" 318. I was looking at a VIN decoder on a website that claims the 5th digit as an "E" signifies a "318 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine". I believe 1966 was...
  5. Fishfan

    The story of my 1966 Polara, "El Cacharro", in several posts

    Part 1: Finding the car 10 years ago, in April of 2004 a buddy and I decided we both liked the idea of buying an old car and restoring it. We had no idea what we were getting into. Our only criteria was that the car had to be a runner and it had to be cheap. After looking around in the...
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