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Old Man with a Hat
Another thread has spurred the question
Are there any hemi C bodies?
Could someone have special ordered one?
Are there any hemi C bodies?
Could someone have special ordered one?
Hemi C bodies?
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Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
Aside from the Hurst convertible i am not sure of any others. I was going to post this very same question! You beat me to it. 
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Built at the factory with a valid VIN?
NONE.
Zero. Zilch. Nada. No way Jose. Absolutely not. Never, ever.
I think.
NONE.
Zero. Zilch. Nada. No way Jose. Absolutely not. Never, ever.
I think.
polara66hardtop
Senior Member
1958 new Yorker, and that was a real beast!(Sorta a C Body)
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
polara66hardtop
Senior Member
Grandpa of C bodies it was. A simple look at the K frame, torsion bar suspension, and sway bar shows the technology that moved into the 60's. The rear Differential of a 58' will slide right under my 68' width wise.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
First year of C-bodies: 1965. Its not even a grey area.
Even documented as such by Chrysler itself. No 'sortas'.
Even documented as such by Chrysler itself. No 'sortas'.
polara66hardtop
Senior Member
hey Stan, I understand what your saying,and I agree that 65' was the first year of the C body designation for those cars. But they didn't just appear in 1965. Chrysler has been making three sizes of cars since the beginning. first Chrysler,(1924) Then
Dodge came on board,(1928) then Plymouth. The Chrysler was the widest car, the Dodge was Narrower, and the Plymouth was the narrowest, and shortest. I'm just saying the concept was around long before Chrysler decided to designate them A,B,C. In 1965 Mopar made all C bodies the same track, and created more uniform standards separating the three sizes.but not the same wheel base. I put a perfect match of a 69' Dart Differential in my 47' Plymouth,(moved perch only) And a 69' Roadrunner rear is the same width,approximately as the 41" Dodge I modified. And in 1986 I Installed a 8 3/4 rear from a 71' Chrysler in my 47' Windsor. I am about to Install an 8 3/4 in my 56' Plymouth, and I have to narrow the B body Assy to make it fit, as I don't have another A body housing lying around. But, I will eliminate that lousy pressed axle design.
I'm just trying to give a larger perspective, as I Was driving 40's cars long before I could afford 60's cars. I find There is always another Interesting story of how Mopar cars evolved, much more differently then ford or GM.
Just saying,,
Dodge came on board,(1928) then Plymouth. The Chrysler was the widest car, the Dodge was Narrower, and the Plymouth was the narrowest, and shortest. I'm just saying the concept was around long before Chrysler decided to designate them A,B,C. In 1965 Mopar made all C bodies the same track, and created more uniform standards separating the three sizes.but not the same wheel base. I put a perfect match of a 69' Dart Differential in my 47' Plymouth,(moved perch only) And a 69' Roadrunner rear is the same width,approximately as the 41" Dodge I modified. And in 1986 I Installed a 8 3/4 rear from a 71' Chrysler in my 47' Windsor. I am about to Install an 8 3/4 in my 56' Plymouth, and I have to narrow the B body Assy to make it fit, as I don't have another A body housing lying around. But, I will eliminate that lousy pressed axle design.
I'm just trying to give a larger perspective, as I Was driving 40's cars long before I could afford 60's cars. I find There is always another Interesting story of how Mopar cars evolved, much more differently then ford or GM.
Just saying,,
twostick
Senior Member
There were stories of a factory sponsored team that had a 68 Monaco wagon with a Hemi for a tow vehicle. I'm thinking it was Dick Landy but not sure.
No way it could be an assembly line build but it could have been done by the same outsource that did the 68 Hemi Darts and Barracudas if it existed at all.
Kevin
No way it could be an assembly line build but it could have been done by the same outsource that did the 68 Hemi Darts and Barracudas if it existed at all.
Kevin
polara66hardtop
Senior Member
Chrysler did many things not on the books. It is no coincidence that Throughout Chrysler's History they had three lines of cars of different sizes, which morphed into A,B,and C body cars. Interestingly, there is one 1958 Plymouth Prototype with the 392 engine. Chrysler chose to not proceed,and It presently sits in phoenix.
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
polara66hardtop
Senior Member
Beautiful setup!
Is that Butch's 70 Sport Fury with a crate hemi?
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
You got it.
Fury Pursuit
Senior Member
Norm Nelson ran a factory sponsored 1965/6 Plymouth Fury 426 Hemi. It wasn't built by Plymouth, most likely Nickols or Owens.
Interesting documentary on the history of the hemi by the guys who were there...
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvZt4nTaYzk&feature=youtu.be[/video]
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvZt4nTaYzk&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Can't forget the secret 1966 300 M. It is so secret there are no photos of it.
traintech55
Senior Member
That Hemi looks so good sitting in that Fury, I would love to see how he mounted it in there on the stub frame. Custom Mounts?
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