[Chrysler300] New 300-G project

["mdboy1945" <mdboy1945@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone, wanted to let you know that my Dad and I are finally 
getting to restoring his 300-G. He has owned it since the spring of 
1962, bought it at a Studebaker dealer in Hagerstown, Md. If I 
remember correctly, the fellow who bought it from Bud Faubel traded 
it in on a new Studebaker Avanti. Unfortunately the car fell on hard 
times, sitting since 1971. My Dad stopped driving it I guess for a 
couple of reasons, he couldn't find the 2 ½ " exhaust pipes/mufflers 
anywhere and no one in Clearwater, Fl where he was living at the 
time had a pipe bender that size. And unfortunately, I don't think 
he thought it was a priority to get it on the road again, he had 
other cars to use. The car spent the next 30+ years in his garage 
until the late 90's. Then he took it to a shop to get the engine 
rebuilt and unfortunately the car sat outside for a considerable 
time. It was also during this period that someone thought the car 
looked better without the front parking light lenses and busted them 
out for my Dad! Well, anyway, I was living in Lake City, Fl by then 
and just couldn't seem to get my Dad moving on this project. Well, 
now they live across my yard from me and I've got the car back into 
a garage. Started cleaning out the accumulation of stuff my Dad had 
put in it to see what was there to work with. Definitely rusted out 
trunk floor and lip for the trunk lid and other body rust, but 
fortunately the body is not really eaten up with it. We picked up 
some spare stuff from a G in a salvage yard years ago, mostly small 
stuff. Anyhow, I'm now in the process of getting the carbs cleaned 
and waiting for a distributor I got on E-bay to try and start the 
engine soon. If we can clear that hurdle, we'll be moving on to the 
cosmetics and I'm sure I'll drive you all nuts with questions about 
where to get the pieces we'll be needing. We're not "bucks up", so 
my Dad and I, mostly me I guess since he is 84 will be doing most 
every thing we can. I'm sure some will have to be farmed out, but 
I'll worry about that when I need to. That's all for now, and 
everyone have a great weekend! 

Randy Huntzberry

21211 45th Place

Lake City, Fl 32025

386-935-2416 ?house

386-288-8550 ?cell

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