parts and value/saving?

I need the all the interior panels in the rear of the car and the pillar covers. Everything that the sun shined on is dried and crunchy.

I need door panels too, but from rain leaking through dried weatherstripping. Not critical now, but if I found a set...

I really wish I was closer to you guys, I'd be digging through that with ya! That's a hell of a score. :2thumbs:

I sold a bunch of 65-66 Fury parts on ebay, websites would probably work too. Nothing C body is being repopped and there is decent money to be made on rust free parts. Larger stuff ships relatively inexpensively on Greyhound. That A body trunk floor I had cost $75 to go to Pittsburgh, Fedex wanted $150+. That '66 I would sell complete though.
 
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Damned '66 VIN numbers don't tell you whether it's a 2V or 4V engine. The Commando V8 emblems mean nothing regarding that, either. :( The only way you'll ever know is the build sheet since the fender tag is gone.

Dana 60s were not available under anything but Hemi cars in '66. It was likely swapped into the car at some point.
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I have to disagree Doc. There has been a number of C-bodies that have surfaced over the years with a factory Dana in them. All of them, to my knowledge, were special order 440/4spd cars. So a 383/4spd with a dana?? Could have been a special order?

Think this is one of those mopar options...they never offered it, BUT if you knew the right people you could get it. ;) Like a 426 Hemi 4dr car....Never say never with Ma Mopar....:)
 
That's one hell of a hitch on that wagon, and it looks good.

Damn I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars, I don't need anymore cars...
 
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the dana WE put in it...but its DEFFINATLY a EARLY b rear....and the overspray under the car(which has been repainted matched the cover on it)..now im not going to say difinitivly that it had a dana or a 8 3/4 but its also a factory swaybar car front and rear..and has HUGE drums on the front of it.....so 66 fury3 commando 338 4brl 4spd factory sways front n rear...i wouldnt put it past being ordered with a dana

as for the vin..every sight ive ran it on says 383 4v.......so unless youve got something that says otherwise..which id LOVE to see....above is a great shot of its vin tag

71 you WANT this wagon..you NEED this wagon..come get this wagon..power EVERYTHING dual AC


so far for wagons i know i have multiple rear wheel well panel sections and a few others...black and green..anything else hasnt been ID'd
71 post pics of the panels you need it would help me ID shit
 
PM'd you 69.

I'll get some pics for you on the panels. If Spawny would get his butt down here we would definitely make that trip. You're right, I do need it... just gotta move a couple quickly.
 
The only 440/4-speed C-bodies I've ever seen had Dana 53s under them. It looks like a 60, but has a 9.25" ring gear, and not much in the line of service parts are available for it. It was used '67-'70, the last year being on professional cars only (hearse, limo, etc.) as manual-trans C-bodies were no longer available. It was replaced during '70 by the Chrysler 9.25" corporate axle. I've not seen a '67 C-body 440/4-speed, and as far as I can tell no '66 4-speed cars whatsoever were built with the 4-speed. Also, the Dana was not an option at any point. The only time you could order a Dana 60, it was part of an option package: the Super Track Pack, which was '68-up B/E-body only, automatic only. At no point could you just walk into a dealership and order a Dana 60 as an individual option. Of all the rearend charts and information I've collected in the Big Blue Binder, I've never come across a C-body Dana 60 listing. 69.5's explanation makes perfect sense: they put it in there.

The '66 VIN numbering system does not include carburetion or horsepower on any of the engines. 1967 was the first year for that. The G code, from 1967-'69, indicated a 383-2V; in 1966 it covered all 383s, both the 305-horse 2-barrels and the 330HP 4-barrels. They weren't all 4-barrels. From 1967-'69, the 383HP was indicated by 5th digit H, which in '66 was the 426 Hemi. My information comes straight from the Chrysler Corporation itself and is backed up by Galen's white book. The "Commando V8" does not indicate it as a 4-barrel either. I've seen them on 361 and 383 2V cars more than once. The only way to determine if it was a 4-barrel engine is via the build sheet or the data plate.
 
Dana 53....that was the one I was trying to think of. I knew it was not a Dana 60 they came with, but couldn't remember what one it was. Yes you are correct Doc!!

Pretty sure a couple of the guys on one of the C-body boards have/had a 66 440/4spd C-body with the Dana 53. I will do some digging and see if I can come up with a thread or two.
 
Hey Doc...I contacted the one guy I knew for sure who had a factory 440/4spd 66 C-body...here's his response....

Hey Brian,

Nice to hear from you!

Yes, my car is an original 440 4-speed car. They are extremely rare, but the option was available if you knew how to order it.

My car has the 8.75 Sure-Grip rear.

I have only seen one other 440 4-speed 66 Monaco, and that was a 500 in the USA in Murray Park's yard.

It was also a special order car. However, don't let the term special order fool you, as the factory brochure clearly states that the 440 and 4-speed were an option.

440s were also hard to get, because they were new for 66, and tended to be reserved for Chryslers rather than Dodges or Plymouths. Most D and Ps got 383, but there were a few that got 440s.

My fender tag verifies the car's options.

All the best,

Ross.
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The only 440/4-speed C-bodies I've ever seen had Dana 53s under them.............

I've not seen a '67 C-body 440/4-speed,
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I used to own a '67 Fury III with a 440/4-speed. It had an 18 spline 4-speed with an 8-3/4 rear.
 
As I said, I'd never seen a 4-speed '67 440 car with a stick. I've actually seen a number of '68s over the years, including a loaded Fury III convertible in amazing original shape. I think the 18-spline was mandatory with the 440, much like the Dana 60 was under 4-speed 440/Hemi B & E-bodies.

I didn't think the Dana 53 went back as far as '66... then again, I've not seen a 4-speed Chrysler of that year of which I can think at the moment. Lots of 383 Dodges and Plymouths, but not a Chrysler that comes to mind right now. I've seen 3-on-the-tree Newports with 361s and 383s, though.
 
I know I've come across a couple floor shifted Chryslers on the internet, real deals not conversions....want to say Newports with a 383, but seem to recall a higher level Chrysler with a floor shifter. Will do some more digging and see if I can find the info, or thread, I seem to recall....;)
 
thers ZERO question about the comando badge, 383, or 4spd....the rear well..who knows..and looking at the backing plate its NOT a 60...but i dont know what a 53 rear cover looks like..someone got a pic?

back seat yeailded no paper...soo...im hoping theres one in the front buckets or somewhere else hiding in the car..preying actualy
 
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It should look like a big-ass Dana 35 with a 9.25" ring gear. The cover is larger than the "small" Dana axles like the 27, 30, and 35.

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Easy now, Fishman... he's been looking at like 8 million parts lately. They all blur together after a while. :D

If you look on the webbing from the main "pumpkin" of the center down to where the axle tubes enter, you may find a "53" cast into it. Also, some Danas smaller than the 60 had a lot of information actually stamped into the cover (though most used tags like normal).

Parts availability is OK for service parts like bearings and seals. I assume you're selling the car and if that's the case you may want to mention to the new owner that if he wants to change the ratio of the rear, he should frequent Jeep sites. The 53 was used in lots of Jeep 1/2-ton trucks into the '60s, when it was eventually replaced by other axles like the D44 and the AMC 20 (and in some rare cases, non-floating D60s).

I think the D53 makes the car that much cooler, to be honest. I like the heck out of that thing, probably because there was a guy here with two nearly-identical '65 Sport Furies when I was a kid. One was absolutely cherry, the other was a really-nice driver. One was a stick (big Hurst; your car should be an Inland reverse-trigger unit originally) and the other was an automatic. They were a 383-4V and a 361-2V, respectively. Both cars were originally equipped with the "Commando V8" emblems. I think you got those emblems with anything larger than the Poly 318.

I would think that with nothing more than a good cleaning and maybe a set of matching wheels with tires that hold air, you could get a pretty good price for that car. Being a big-block 4-speed, if it's pretty in pictures some C-body guys will be falling over each other to get it.
 
I'll have to snap a pic of it when we go back up for another run. I'm pretty sure that is a 53 though. The cover and bolt pattern looks about right.
 
the TC has landed....me and fishy both has pics...she was stuck on the pass front but broke loose and now home she rolls like a dream.....i should mention she tryed to push us off the road TWICE..the first time into a 3+ foot deep ditch comming out of the driveway
 
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