Author: prd2bdf

So Loretta, my 73 Newport, is stored for the winter and of course that got me to thinking, it may be a good time to start getting stuff.

we all know these cars aren’t going to be 1/4 mile kings but I was wondering if any of you have done basic bolt o…

Happy thanksgiving everyone,

I had a couple questions:

1. my uncle who has had a quite a handful of Mopar cars (GTX, Valiant, Barracuda, Omni GLH etc) has swore up and down that if I attempt to do a burnout in the Newport, I’ll rip the motor mounts o…

Had fun at my school. Kids got a kick out of it

I bet you will too

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I wanted to get a personalized plate for my first old car.

what do you think?

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This is my first carburetor car and I have been struggling with cold starts (45-55*). I can get it started then it dies about twenty seconds later then I can’t get it started because it’s flooded and or it cranks then whirs.

I’ll be taking it on a 10…

I got a 73 Newport. I’m curious what you guys do for cup holders because I sure like having a place to put my drink. The current situation is putting a cold drink between the legs isn’t working out namely because I can’t feel anything anymore and I end…

So I’m really enjoying my 1973 Newport with the 400 big block.

Two questions, I’ve searched but didn’t find any.

What spark plug is suggested and does the electronic distributor need its cap replaced or is it good for a long time? (My first distribu…