Daily Driver C-Body

[streetmachine]

Just wondering what C-Body would make an okay daily driver or every other day daily driver? Throwing out a brainstorm that I would like to have fuel injection and a/c if that's possible. BTW, car won't be drove in the snow or winter so no concerns there. Just wondering if this is even possible? Thank you in advance.

 

[Bryan]

You're not going to find one with fuel injection, unless you convert or install a modern engine. If I were going to buy one to be just daily driver, I would look for a 71-73 Fury, Polara or Newport Royal with a 360 in it. More power than a 318 for day to day driving, but not as thirsty as a 383, 400, 413 or 440. All three are beautiful cars and the only differences would be personal styling preferences. Of the three, I would look for a 71 Fury first, then a Polara second, but that's just my preferences.

 

[commando1]

Buy the best, unmolested, rust free C-body you can possibly afford by beg, borrow, or steal, and put on a FAST FI system and that will be the most headache free way to go.
Bust the budget on the C-body of your choice and allow another 2 grand for the FI.

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[streetmachine]

Thanks guys. I still having a lot of mixed feelings about using an older car as a daily. I currently have a 90 Dakota Convertible that I drive quite a bit but, it's missing a few things. It is smaller than I thought plus no locked storage. It is two seater with the rare bucket seats. It needs a little more power and air conditioning. I have 3.90 gears in it and it has about 97k miles on it now. It runs alright and I get about 19 mpg highway currently but, I miss the V8 sound and would like to have something bigger without having to go into debt if that's possible. The biggest thing for me is the addition of fuel injection. I've played around with carburetors and would rather have fuel injection even TBI form.