Author: Scoopy G

Who sells leaf springs?

 Scoopy G  April 29, 2024
Hello fellas, the bushings on my leaf springs (67 Newport Custom Fasttop) need to be replaced. I called the shop that did my NYer front end, and the VERY knowledgeable C-body guy there advises just to get new springs. He says there would be too many hours getting the old bushings out, and since the existing springs are 60 years old, it’s better to just replace them.

SO, who sells them? Thanks.

’62 Chrysler tail lights ALERT $200

 Scoopy G  April 19, 2024
There is set of ’62 Chrysler tail lights on Facebook Marketplace out of Brooksville, FL (north of Tampa) for $200. The set looks pretty good, the red lenses appear to be in good shape.
I’m just alerting my C-body brothers of this, in case somebody needs these tail lights. I’m not too good at copying URLs off of FB, so if you can’t use the link below, just go to FB Marketplace and search it there.

62 Chrysler tail lights

Check ETSY first for fabric and vinyl!!

 Scoopy G  March 3, 2024
Howdy fellas (and fell-ettes), it’s Rich here in Tampa with a great tip. In my quest to find vinyl and fabric for my ’65 New Yorker (and my quest to avoid buying from SMS), I searched the interwebs and was directed to the ETSY website, where I discovered a seller there that has a lot of NOS vinyl and fabric from the 50s and 60s. On ETSY they go under the names Dead Stock Vinyl and The Estate Stash.

Their businesses are called Deadstockautovinyl.com , and…

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67 Newport hard to RE-start

 Scoopy G  November 23, 2023

Hello fellas and fell-ettes,

I’m having an issue with my 67 Newport 383 2bbl. It will cold start just perfectly, warm up, come off the choke and run like a dream. No running issues at highway speeds or in town.

BUT, if I’m driving around and sto…

Rim ID…Mopar, Buick, or……??

 Scoopy G  November 15, 2023

I have these rims in my shop, and I’m not sure if they are Mopar or GM or whatever. I figured there would be some keen observers in the group who would know.

Rim A I think is a 14" Mopar rim. Lugs are 2-11/16" center-to-center.

Rim B migh…

Hub caps $10/ea!!

 Scoopy G  November 15, 2023

Here are some C-body hubcaps I have in my shop. $10/each plus shipping.

Pertronix 1381A3 ignition kit $35

 Scoopy G  September 16, 2023

Here’s a Pertronix 1381A3 electronic ignition kit for the 383 and 413, and maybe 440 also. I had it installed briefly in my 65 NYer, but went back to using points. $45 and that includes shipping.

Thanks for looking, Rich in Tampa