1963 Plymouth Savoy 4dr Max Wedge Project
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12/29/12 11:48 PM
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Well I have started on the dissasembly of the car that Rico bought early this year and had out at the Spring Fling in Van Nuys back in April. Me and 2 other mopar guys have done a little horsetrading and will give this car a basic freshing up and another chance to hit the streets. We are stripping pretty much everything minus the suspension so it can be rolled to the body shop for paint and body work. Once it returns we will replace all parts with new where needed and cleaned up original pieces. The car was minus its original engine, 3spd trans and 3rd member in the rear end housing. It does still have its original exaust manifolds and complete exhaust system that will be cleaned and reinstalled. This is not going to be a complete nut and bolt deal but we will make the sure the car is very nice and presentable. It seems that the 68 440/4spd that is in the car has been there a while looking at all the grease and dirt. I am not sure what modifications were made to the car vs factory details and will post many pictures in hope that some more knowlegable than I can point out some specific maxie details. It does have some very early looking traction bar setup like Caltracs and wonder if they are homemade or something that was sold over the counter way back when. So here are some pictures in no particular order.
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Re: 1963 Plymouth Savoy 4dr Max Wedge Project
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12/31/12 07:31 PM
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Quote:
The '63 maxi car i just sold also had the remains of the same traction bar set-up. I found advertisements in early '60's magazines listing the manufacturer. I'll dig them up and list it.
Would love to see it!
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Re: 1963 Plymouth Savoy 4dr Max Wedge Project
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01/04/13 09:56 PM
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Sweet project!
Ed EastCoast Land Yacht Assoc. 1967 Newport Conv: 440/4 speed 1969 GTX: 440/4 speed, TX9/TX9, A34, N96 1970 Super Bee: 383/4 speed, B5/B7 1970 Coronet RT: 440/4 speed, A34, N96 1970 Coronet RT: 440/auto, A36, N96 1970 Road Runner convertible: 383/4 speed TX9/D6XW 1970 GTX: 440+6/727, A32, N96 2001 Dodge 2500 HO CTD, 6 speed, 4x4 quad cab long bed "The early bird may get the worm, but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese".
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Re: 1963 Plymouth Savoy 4dr Max Wedge Project
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11/08/13 12:46 PM
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Forgive my ignorance and foggy memory, but I remember reading once that some racers preferred 4 doors (I believe up until some type of rule change)and the claim was that the added structural components made the cars a little stiffer. Is this car evidence of that?
1968 Plymouth Fury III 2dr FT, 383-4v, 4 speed
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Re: 1963 Plymouth Savoy 4dr Max Wedge Project
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11/08/13 06:23 PM
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Neat project! That's going to be fun no matter what you do with it, particularly being a 4 door. My feeble brain remembers variations of that traction setup being somewhat common. One even went backwards rather than forward of the rear end housing, but I'm pretty sure that one was a racer's own creation at the time. Too many years ago now.
Congratulations on a great project.
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