new member's C-300 problems

["PaddyCaddy ." <paddycaddy@xxxx>]

Hi folks, new member here with a 55 C-300.

Myself and a partner bought a clone 14 months ago at Hershey that looked 
nice, but turned out to be a total disaster mechanically. Good news is that 
while searching for an engine, I found a real C-300 from an honest collector 
out in Oregon. I bought it and will do a frame off restoration this coming 
year.

Dependable Auto Shippers (sic) were nice enough to destroy the right rear 
quarter wrap around molding just above the rear bumper during the car's trek 
cross country on an open trailer with the windows down ! Strangely, this 3 
piece molding around the back is one continuous piece instead of 3 on my 
300. Anyone have any idea on interchange or availability anywhere ?

Furthermore, I'm still hunting for a 1955 C-300 "3NE55----" engine to go 
into the clone - but only if the car it came in has been destroyed of 
course. The Desoto hemi and trans this car came with were a sludge bucket 
a spline-stripped nightmare.

Thanks in advance for any help and/or advice, Sean Cannan in VA

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