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Help me ID my first Hemi.... #1068700 09/03/11 10:41 PM 09/03/11 10:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	So I have been looking for a winter project for a potential street rod and this fell into my lap...I haven't even started to degrease it but if anyone could help me ID this beast it would be appreciated. It looks like a 2brl on top so I'm guessing it's not a 392..Also came woth push buttom trans buttons for dash... 6809606-hemi1.jpg (75 downloads) 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068701 09/03/11 10:42 PM 09/03/11 10:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	2nd pic 6809607-hemi2.jpg (80 downloads) 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068702 09/03/11 10:42 PM 09/03/11 10:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	3rd pic 6809608-hemi3.jpg (76 downloads) 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068703 09/03/11 10:43 PM 09/03/11 10:43 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	4th pic 6809611-hemi4.jpg (62 downloads) 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068704 09/03/11 10:43 PM 09/03/11 10:43 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	last one 6809613-hemi5.jpg (67 downloads) Last edited by 68 Sat; 09/03/11 10:44 PM. 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068705 09/03/11 11:02 PM 09/03/11 11:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Looks like a Desoto 291 Check these out.. http://www.flickr.com/groups/desoto/pool/tags/DeHemi/ Last edited by 1_WILD_RT; 09/03/11 11:05 PM. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1068706 09/03/11 11:58 PM 09/03/11 11:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	wow those pics are awesome. I can't wait to start tearing her down. Thanks... 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 68 Sat] #1068707 09/04/11 12:45 AM 09/04/11 12:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	My guess, 1956 or 57 341 Desoto, You need to get the numbers that are stamped into the froward rail of the upper block. 6809768-1957DesotoEngine.jpg (48 downloads)

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068708 09/04/11 12:53 AM 09/04/11 12:53 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 159 Woodward, PA 7 75DART440 member
75DART440 member 7 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 159 Woodward, PA	Quote: My guess, 1956 or 57 341 Desoto, You need to get the numbers that are stamped into the froward rail of the upper block. Funny, I read this thread and thought the engine looked a LOT like the 341 that I pulled from a 57 Fireflite. Buy a Hybrid!! I need your gas!!! Currently spending $1,000 a month to feed the Hemis!! Looking for that elusive CHEAP 71-72 Plymouth B-body 2 door OR 71-72 Coronet 4 door!!!

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: 75DART440] #1068709 09/04/11 01:09 AM 09/04/11 01:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa... hemi71x master
hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	http://classichemi.com/index1.shtml Look here. Everything you need to know in id'ing all the early hemi's. Last edited by hemi71x; 09/04/11 01:24 AM. RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: Help me ID my first Hemi.... [Re: hemi71x] #1068710 09/04/11 09:24 AM 09/04/11 09:24 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ 68 Sat OP mopar
68 Sat OP mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	Got the serial # S23-695II Looks like its a 1956 330 2brl 8.5:1 230 bhp 6810002-hemi6.jpg (52 downloads) Last edited by 68 Sat; 09/04/11 09:29 AM. 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

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