TheC5Surgeon

Unfortunately I don't know a ton about the history of the car. By the looks of it I would guess that it was in dry storage for many years and never taken out in the snow/salt. Especially since it was a NY car.

I think quieting down that hemi would be one of the last things I would do. Those glass packs sing to the hot rodder in me. Thank you for those suggestions though. If you or anyone else can think of any other parts worth looking into reproducing please let me know

Underneath vid

I appreciate those suggestions. Ill see what it takes to make a pattern for something like that. I bet the dash knobs would be easier but would have to look into what material they're made of. Definitely more of a long term goal but like i said something that I'm very interested in and will have much more time to do things like that in about a year.

Some more pics. Pretty amazing the condition of this thing honestly. Especially since it seems that it was from NY. Tried to upload a video of it running but file size was to large.

A better way frame my last post: I am interested in making parts in general and wanted to see what experienced owners of these cars, like yall, think is missing from the market or needed? There are many easier vehicles to restore like my 1976 C20 suburban. I can open up a classics industry or lmc catalog and find tons of parts.

Thanks for the replys. Would yall recommend any specific part to start looking at for scanning/reproduction? Like I said I am just now flirting with that idea but really want to see what it would take and if it would be feasible to reproduce something. I know that probably sounds crazy

Thanks for those suggestions. Are there any particular kinds of parts that are needed and ppl cannot find? I have been flirting with the possibility of getting into reverse engineering/ 3D scanning parts for reproduction.

New to the forum. I have wanted to get into mopars for awhile and finally got the opportunity last week. I got a great deal on this running and driving 1953 Dodge Coronet with the 241 hemi and gyro-matic fluid drive. The body is extremely straight and it has little to no rust. I have been doing research and will continue as time allows on various aspects of the car. For now it is in my father in laws barn but when I can I will get up there an perform some maintenance before really taking it for a long drive. I plan on draining fuel (hopefully the tank has a drain plug) , flushing the brake fluid, possibly rebuilding the carburetor replacing the points and plugs. It definitely needs 4 new tires also. I will be posting much more frequently when I can actually get my hands on it and start driving/wrenching but was eager to share the good news. My other vehicles include 95 f250 99 corvette and 76 C20 suburban so this is by far the oldest and honestly possibly the coolest. Any pointers for other things to look out for in these old cars and good resources of transmission and other parts other than the obvious big ones like mopar mall and Andy Bernbaum? Thanks Matthew