Hi everyone. Quick story : I wanted to share my recent purchase on this forum I have been a B Body kinda guy all my life. But about 6 weeks ago I happened on a 1959 Dodge Coronet for sale on Facebook in New Jersey. Decent car but it had no floors. Maybe some of you had seen this ad. I immediately fell in love with this particular year Coronet. I wasn't even interested in buying another car at this time. It sold in a week to someone !! With no floors !
I began looking for a 1959 project car. Well, at the end of last week I just happened to punch in '1959 Dodge Coronet for sale on the internet' again ( almost daily) and there she was.
A car dealer in Wichita Kansas had one for sale. slightly over 79,000 miles and was stored in a garage for numerous years by the second owner on jack stands. New: fuel tank, all brake cylinders , rubber hoses and all around new whitewall tires. He is also putting in a new dual exhaust with a slight tone to them, not loud but you'll hear 'em (his words). She also has dealership A/C, (and yes it works but obviously needs a recharge, seals and changeover to R-134A) a 325 Red Ram poly engine ( 2 Bbl) and a 2 speed Powerflite automatic transmission. Everything works. Only problem was the passenger side brake cylinder froze up before I arrived, so he replaced that and put in a NEW axle, bearings and seal.
The car starts and runs like a dream. transmission, wipers horn lights everything works.
NO, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP !! He is one very honest man with integrity and I believe I just got lucky .
The exterior paint is less than desirable and faded and the interior seats, steering wheel and carpet need replacing. Headliner is Mint
Only rust is in the passenger side trunk area and he has a FACTORY replacement trunk floor going with it. Floor is NOT rusted, just some surface.
Oh. I reinstalled the rear bumper while he went on an errand. He left me in his garage alone to reattach the Bumper !! No, not a DREAM . By the second day there we got along great.
So, after speaking with him and having him promise NOT to sell it before I got there I traveled over 23 hours from Long Island New York to Wichita Kansas. I now own her.
She is staying in Kansas until we move to Tennessee next year in a climate controlled garage. Yes we ran treated fuel through the system for storage.
Okay Enough talking. Here she is. I hope you all like what you see.
I began looking for a 1959 project car. Well, at the end of last week I just happened to punch in '1959 Dodge Coronet for sale on the internet' again ( almost daily) and there she was.
A car dealer in Wichita Kansas had one for sale. slightly over 79,000 miles and was stored in a garage for numerous years by the second owner on jack stands. New: fuel tank, all brake cylinders , rubber hoses and all around new whitewall tires. He is also putting in a new dual exhaust with a slight tone to them, not loud but you'll hear 'em (his words). She also has dealership A/C, (and yes it works but obviously needs a recharge, seals and changeover to R-134A) a 325 Red Ram poly engine ( 2 Bbl) and a 2 speed Powerflite automatic transmission. Everything works. Only problem was the passenger side brake cylinder froze up before I arrived, so he replaced that and put in a NEW axle, bearings and seal.
The car starts and runs like a dream. transmission, wipers horn lights everything works.
NO, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP !! He is one very honest man with integrity and I believe I just got lucky .
The exterior paint is less than desirable and faded and the interior seats, steering wheel and carpet need replacing. Headliner is Mint
Only rust is in the passenger side trunk area and he has a FACTORY replacement trunk floor going with it. Floor is NOT rusted, just some surface.
Oh. I reinstalled the rear bumper while he went on an errand. He left me in his garage alone to reattach the Bumper !! No, not a DREAM . By the second day there we got along great.
So, after speaking with him and having him promise NOT to sell it before I got there I traveled over 23 hours from Long Island New York to Wichita Kansas. I now own her.
She is staying in Kansas until we move to Tennessee next year in a climate controlled garage. Yes we ran treated fuel through the system for storage.
Okay Enough talking. Here she is. I hope you all like what you see.
