Factory 4-Speed-C-Body-Photo-Thread

[tallzag]

Loaded 1965 Chrysler 300L 4 speed convertible!

 

[fury fan]

This one is now on ebay. It's NR and bidding at $10k, which IMO is about maxed for what it's worth.
1965 Plymouth Fury 383ci 4sp/Hurst | eBay

So it 'sold' but then within a few days went back up with a relist at a higher price.
Perhaps someone put in a higher bid but then retracted it, making the seller think it is worth a higher amount?
I dunno, but when cars 'sell' and near-immediately relist, I am curious if there were shenanigans going on.

 

[fury fan]

Loaded 1965 Chrysler 300L 4 speed convertible!

I am amazed at how well the trunklid, all the chrome, the bumper lines, etc, all still line up perfectly on this one.
Even though it doesn't really look like it, there are a lot of 'moving pieces' there.
So many 65 Chryslers will have something out of alignment, a tweak in teh bumper that ruins the gap to the taillights, etc.
I've seen so many bad ones that I'm almost convinced that the bumper gap was never consistent when they were new.

 

[tallzag]

I am amazed at how well the trunklid, all the chrome, the bumper lines, etc, all still line up perfectly on this one.
Even though it doesn't really look like it, there are a lot of 'moving pieces' there.
So many 65 Chryslers will have something out of alignment, a tweak in teh bumper that ruins the gap to the taillights, etc.
I've seen so many bad ones that I'm almost convinced that the bumper gap was never consistent when they were new.

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Shows you how original this one is and how well it was bolted together.

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Agreed. I find that early built C bodies (most of 65s especially, and then early builds of each year), are often lined up better than the later ones. Likely due to reduced/relaxed build quality as they were more familiar with the assembly processes and we're able to speed up the line.