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Which is the lightest C body?
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I know none of them are lightweights, but I'm curious to know which one is lightest. Anyone?
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
[Re: Andrewh]
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Can't tell ya' which is lightest, but, look at the base models if you want light. I had a '71 Chrysler Newport Royal that weighed around 3800lbs. Car was factory small block, PS, PB, AC and nothing else. A fully loaded '77 NY'er I had showed 5300 on its registration papers.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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65-66Fury.
They are not light but probably on par with a loaded Hemi 71 Charger.
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the 65 and 66 are the smallest of the C-bodies they are only a couple of inches longer than a 68-70 road-runner
Ditto.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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But not worth its weight in gold like the hemi charger!
Thus making them a way more fun car to have.
OH MY GAWD I HAVE TO DRIVE 3.2 MILES TO MY OMCE A WEEK CAR SHOW AND THERE'S A 5% CHANCE OF RAIN!!
I drove the Fury 7 days a week...
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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would not have guessed, and still think it is a typo.
3280 fro the 71 6p polara station wagon.
Runner up is the 65 fury at 3425 for 2d sd fury 1.
this wasn't a guess. the american cars catalog shows the shipping weights.
the 71 station wagon IS the lightest.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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this wasn't a guess. the american cars catalog shows the shipping weights.
the 71 station wagon IS the lightest.
That has to be a mistake, maybe 3820. There's no way a 71 wagon is going to be lighter than the 65-68 cars.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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this wasn't a guess. the american cars catalog shows the shipping weights.
the 71 station wagon IS the lightest.
That has to be a mistake, maybe 3820. There's no way a 71 wagon is going to be lighter than the 65-68 cars.
I don't know about the rubber floor mats actually being a weight savings - that stuff weights a ton. I think that is one of those old myths.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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this wasn't a guess. the american cars catalog shows the shipping weights.
the 71 station wagon IS the lightest.
That has to be a mistake, maybe 3820. There's no way a 71 wagon is going to be lighter than the 65-68 cars.
I don't know about the rubber floor mats actually being a weight savings - that stuff weights a ton. I think that is one of those old myths.
-dulcich
Steve.
When i worked at the hotrod supply, we did a ton ov Mopar resto parts, and i weighed EVERYTHING. I used to get in [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean] for it.
I found the rubber flooring was definitely lighter than the carpet WITH THE UNDERLAY (so as installed). But take out that fuzz/asbestos/whatever it is attached to the underside ov the carpet and its lighter than the rubber. So yeah, the rubber flooring was a weight savings. Forget how much it came out to... at least 5-15lbs difference on an E-body. Thats a neat stock look/sleeper trick... scrape the fluffy off the bottom ov the carpet and re-install it. Fits a bit loose, but done right few will notice. Did that in my 71 Fury and no one ever noticed.
And there is just no way a 71 C-wagon is the lightest. Those shipping weights are voodoo at best (nor would it be the first official shipping weights typo...). I'd also bet on the early Fury I posts being lightest. I wanted a 69 Fury I post for that exact reason, i like the fuselage cars, but i'm sure the mid-60's version saved 100lbs or more.
And not sure if it was possible, but if you could find a Fury I that didn't come with the factory undercoat you'd be WAY ahead. Thats a killer on a C-body...
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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would not have guessed, and still think it is a typo.
3280 fro the 71 6p polara station wagon.
Your right, it is a typo, and it's not 3820.
Should be 4280.
The '70 model is 4203, the '72 model is 4380, so '71 model weighing 4280 fits right between.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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...and He drove them from the garden in His Fury!
Glad you got something from the Sunday sermon.
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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And I suppose there is no fiberglass source for C bodies, right?? Some of those hoods have got to be close to 100 lbs!
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Re: Which is the lightest C body?
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And I suppose there is no fiberglass source for C bodies, right?? Some of those hoods have got to be close to 100 lbs!
Haha... get fabbin'!
I looked into that for my 71 Fury back when... Nothin'. You cant even find replacement metal for them yet...
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