Why do you drive a C-Body?

[mr. fix it]

Being a relatively new owner I would like to ask why you own your C-Body.
Here are a eight of my reasons for buying mine last year.

1) They are the perfect affordable collector series...:icon_thumright:
2) Under appreciated by the car collector groups (other than us)
3) Relatively easy to repair/restore, tons of room in the engine bay. - heck there's tons of room everywhere!
4) Easy electrics to understand & upgrade to electronic ignition without making it look out of place
5) Interchangeable mechanical parts for many years & relatively inexpensive as well!
6) Beautiful body lines:love4:
7) Wonderful to drive
8) You can fit like 30+ passengers in without having to have a bus license!

Okay so add your reasons & a photo of your ride(s) as well

 

[Fratzog]

The only thing to add is room for 6 dead bodies in the trunk.

 

[1978 NYB]

The feeling of roaring down the open road in Chrysler luxury...

 

[commando1]

Because of my father buying green 4 door sedans. No photo necessary.

 

[53ryder]

I remember sitting in the back seat of a 54 Belvedere, a 64 Polara and a 66 Dart. I wasn't close to my dad as he was gone somewhat being in the Air Force. So this is a way to remember him. Plus I just enjoy these old gals!


Glenn

 

[polara71]

Because of my father buying green 4 door sedans. No photo necessary.

My dad bought a brown 4 door sedan , 318, no air .........my passion for over thirty years. This is the car that started my love for C bodies

 

[53ryder]

My dad bought a brown 4 door sedan , 318, no air .........my passion for over thirty years. This is the car that started my love for C bodies

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Very neat you have a picture of the car.

Glenn

 

[polara71]

I have a lot of photos of " The Dodge". I was fortunate enough to take it over when I turned 16. That is where the wheels came from, birthday and lawn cutting money. Dad bought it in 75 for a grand. That photo is in 1983 ..... This one....1986,

Menial jobs, lack of direction and the convertible bug led to the cars demise

 

[commando1]

My dad bought a brown 4 door sedan , 318, no air . This is the car that started my love for C bodies

Scary, isn't it...

Because of my father buying green 4 door sedans.

 

[cm23uoc]

My dad ordered his sedans new in green.

 

[polara71]

Scary, isn't it...

I dont know which one of us is more scared

 

[Windsor56]

I love the attention it gets at car shows and the comments like I haven't seen one of these for years or I can remember owning one just like that http://s160.photobucket.com/?postlogin=true

 

[rexus31]

I'll have to disagree with the OP's comment on ease of restoration. My car was anything but easy to restore because of the limited availability of parts. That being said, that's one of the reasons why I like the car. Whenever I go to a local cruise or show, I'm the only '65 Chrysler there. I also love the body lines and the fact that it was designed by Elwood Engel who also designed the early 60's Lincolns. When I was initially looking for a large, 60's convertible, I was looking for a Lincoln until I discovered they were very prone to body sag and very difficult to restore, especially the top mechanism. My cousin had my car but lost interest in it so I bought it. As I mentioned, I liked the lines and it was highly optioned. It wasn't until years later that I discovered it's design was influenced by the Lincolns I was considering and was in fact, designed by the same guy as said Lincolns. Plus, you just can't beat a big, luxury convertible from a time when cars had style and personality.

 

[cm23uoc]

I love the attention it gets at car shows and the comments like I haven't seen one of these for years or I can remember owning one just like that

Yeah, "I had a Lincoln like that"

 

[commando1]

I LOVE that picture. Should be up on the wall. 36 x 24!

 

[Marian]

I LOVE that picture. Should be up on the wall. 36 x 24!

I agree it should be printed into poster size. Hubby said our printer could do it but he would need the original file.

 

[bluefury361]

The RIDE man ........ the RIDE.

 

[Catfish]

The two biggest reasons I got into my C......first was cost. I wanted a 64-67 B body, but a clean shell was way more expensive. Second, I like to be different. After months of looking for a clean B that I could afford back then, I started looking at the 65-67 C's. My main attraction to these years is the swept C pillar. The more I looked the more I liked, and I started thinking about how cool it would be to not see any others while out cruising. That was five or six years ago that I bought mine. Still waiting to get it back from the body shop.....

 

[bluefury361]

Ellie wanted a big Mopar convertible ... Jazabelle is the result.

She knows all the stats ..... engine, options, production, gear ratio, etc. It's fun watching her giving tours at car shows.

 

[Big_John]

Dad always drove Chryslers when I was a kid. One of my first memories is him buying a 57 Windsor in 1958. I was 3 at the time. It had a record player under the dash and the Catholic Priest that owned the car wanted that for the 58 New Yorker he was buying, so Dad took it out for him. His next car was a 63 Newport. His first new car since the thirties. That car was bare bones... My uncle could get a real deal on Mopar parts at the time, so he added radio, clock, remote mirror (didn't even have an outside mirror) and power brakes.

From there, he bought my favorite car.... and the car I learned to drive in.... 1968 300 2dr. The 69's were out and that was a left over. No A/C or much else, but it had the optional front bench seat. Yep.. a bench seat 2dr 300. Never saw another one.

He still gad the car about 1974 and I needed another car. He was interested in buying a new car and I asked about the 300. He decided not to buy a new car.... So I bought a year old Barracuda.... and then he changed his mind and bought a new Plymouth Satellite and traded in the 300..... Crap.

From there, I bought a few different C-bodies, including a Sport Fury GT and a couple NYB Chryslers, all to use as tow cars for my race car. The last was a 77 NYB that was a family car.

Gas got a little too expensive and I downsized my daily drivers.

I sold my A12 Roadrunner last year and bought my 70 300 vert. Of all the cars I've owned (close to 100) this is my first convertible!