Author: MetalManiacAZ

1961 300G magazine ad

Magazine ad from 1961 showing the 300G’s prowess of driving away from impending rust inducing sea salt spray. Opposite side is an ad for Dunlop tires or "tyres" depending on which side of the pond you reside. $7 plus the ride.

Lug nuts frozen – HELP!

I’m having a hell of a time getting my lugnuts off on my 66 300. I moved to Mississippi recently so I think rust may be the issue. I’ve used my 1/2" impact with 1000lb/ft of torque but no luck. I’ve also tried jumping on a breaker bar to "…

Disk brake LH wheel studs

I’m in need of a set of disk brake LH wheel studs. Specifically for the 69-73 single piston setup (not sure if the studs for Budd are a different P/N).

Thanks guys!

A 300 owned by David Allen who?

Apparently Richard Rawlings needs to brush up on his musical badass history.

Anyone going to Cruising thr Coast?

Mrs. Metal Maniac and I are trying to get out every afternoon of the event. Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to give Betty White a once over since we moved down here so we will be cruising in my truck. If anyone wants to hook up some time that we…

Vogue tyres – opinions

I’m looking to ditch the 50’s gangster wide whites that came on my 68 Crown Coupe. Since our beloved Cooper and Kumhos are all on backorder, I looked outside of the box and came up with these sweet looking Vogue tires. I dig the 2" stripe and un…

Let’s see some vintage Mopar signs!

Back when I was a teen in the mid 90’s, I remember seeing an article in Mopar Muscle about some guy who had a massive collection of dealership signs from the 60’s and 70’s. Tons of Rapid Transit, service signs, etc. I always wanted a fraction of what…