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1975 Newport question #1463603
07/06/13 05:05 PM
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I just looked at a 75 Newport and to my surprise it had a 440 in it instead of the 400 I usually see in them.Anyone wager a guess how many had 440's in them?

Re: 1975 Newport question [Re: gch] #1463604
07/06/13 05:22 PM
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Not too many were packing 440s, that's for sure. However, rare does not mean valuable. You're talking about a 4500 lb car packing a monster 215 hp and 330 ft/lbs.

That's 50 less horsepower than a Toyota Camry and carrying an extra 1500 lbs.

There's a word for that.


Pig.


As the owner/operator of a 225 hp Imperial I feel qualified to make that statement.
My Imperial barely edges out my smart in the run from 0-60.


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Re: 1975 Newport question [Re: feets] #1463605
07/06/13 05:48 PM
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Yeah that's a given.Kinda like my Polara when I bought it.I have more than enough left over bolt on's lying around to at least make it fun if nothing else.

Re: 1975 Newport question [Re: gch] #1463606
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Is it a sedan or a hardtop? If sedan it might have a history as a state agency vehicle. NC was still big into Mopars as fleet cars in 1975. C body Plymouth Furys were the choice of the Highway Patrol through 1976 and then B body Furys until the end of the line in 1978. If I remember correctly several of the state offices in the Raleigh area used Chryslers, SBI and Governors office?

Re: 1975 Newport question [Re: gch] #1463607
07/08/13 01:29 PM
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My brother sill has my old 73 neport with a 440 in it.


1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute
1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack
1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi
1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383
1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440
1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4
2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4
2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
Re: 1975 Newport question [Re: 6PKRTSE] #1463608
07/08/13 07:54 PM
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It is bought and paid for now I just have to get it home.I will have to check and see on the hardtop vs sedan.It has no vinyl top I can remember that much.







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