Picked this project up about a month ago and wanted to make a post here. It is a 1966 coronet 500 Hemi 4 speed car originally. Its GG1 green metallic, black interior, bucket seat, console 4 speed car. I purchased the car out of Hatfield, Pa, and it has license plate and inspection sticker on the car from 1979.
Car at some point was owned by Georgian and Michael Karnis, I would assume the last time it was tagged in 79 in PA.
The car sold new at Pioneer Dodge in San Jose, California, got that information from Chrysler Historical and our very own Dan Pausch. I don't know what time frame that it left California and made its way to Pa, but I can say that the original Hemi engine, trans, and rear axle were changed out while still in San Jose. It had a drivetrain change out to a 1964 383 HP with 4 speed and rear axle from the 1964 B body. The reason that I was able to know that is the special driveshaft and adapter that they used to make it work with the ball and trunnion was made at Cox and Sprauge driveline in San Jose. SO with that being said if anyone might know any history on the car please PM me here. I would love to find out all that I could on the car.
Thank you, Matt

COOL car!

Be a nice car done.

If your interested . a friend of mine has a boatload of nos parts for one of these.
pretty much anything you can imagine.

I will be talking to him next week and make sure he is ok if I give out his number,,,if your interested

Great Car, I love that year and combo. Good luck with it, great specimen for a full resto or really nice day 2 high end driver.

Buffed up the drivers quarter panel to see what the original paint looks like. Not to bad, may try to match the front fender and hood to it and see how that does. Also was able to pull the engine and transmission out. Interesting that the original motor and trans was replaced with the 64 383 and 4 speed while it was in San Jose. A company called Cox and Sprague made an adapter and driveshaft to mate up with the 64 4 speed.
Matt

Out with the 64 383 and trans, had my son helping me with it.
Matt

There is something about that body style and that original green hue that I just love. Tom Hoovers Hemi coronet was that color too. I looks great in the sun light.

[i][/i]I agree with you! Always liked the Tom Hoover car, believe it’s a coronet 440 body style. I think for now I’m going to try to redo the drive train and brakes along with suspension and try to enjoy it for a while. We shall see.
Matt

Great car, love it!

Leave it original paint!

Agreed, leave the paint, patina is cool and that car has plenty!

Nice job on the 1/4 paint. If the rest of the car cleans up well what would one do about the hood?
Primer gray?
Black?
Paint it green..that would never match?

He could spray the top surface, back tape near the top of the sides where it rolls over. Paint it front to back. That paint looks too nice to remove.

My goal is to leave the original paint and to make it look as good as I can, some PDR work and buffing. That being said the previous owner repaired a small air cleaner stud dent in the hood years ago and primered it and the RT fender was replaced at some point and is black. So at minimum I’m going to have to paint two panels. So I’d like to get something close as possible to paint on it with. I may pull the original hood and find another hood and install a W0 style scoop to it when I paint it, We shall see. Now I need to concentrate on getting the suspension all apart and rebuilt. I would like to do it close to like it should be without going to crazy. Also have to rebuild the rear springs and a Dana then but all that back in. Already have all the fuel and brake lines.
Matt

hit the classifieds, maybe you could find another green hood and fender?

Got a chance to work on the K frame a little tonight. Removed the homemade 383 mounts that were welded to it and cleaned it up some. Going to post a few interesting things I noticed.
Matt

Keep up the great work!

Some pictures of the lower control arm. I do believe it has had a RT lower control arm replaced in the past, as it appears to have taken a little bump on the side. Funny thing is the LT lower control arm is basically covered in black paint.
Matt

Very cool car !!!!

Production line parts often had a different coating than replacement parts. Many parts delivered to the line were cosmoline while replacement parts were painted black, presumably because the paint would keep the part looking good while on the shelf for longer periods.