[Chrysler300] K Stick 2-4 bbls vs 1, C-300'ly

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Any general comments on 1964 K 4-speed stick cars?  Tranny strong enough?
Reliable?  Parts available?  Drivability?  Axle ratio same as TorqueFlite
cars?

 

Any engine/cam/ignition/head differences between single 4-bbl K's and ram
manifold K's?  Any way to run on pump gas?

 

Shopping and curious.  General information welcomed.

 

Some of you know my story of having become obsessed with a 1955 C-300 in
1955.  I talked today to the 69 year old son of the man who owned that car.
As a teen he would sneak the car out and race it at a local dirt track in
Des Moines.  He said his dad had installed "Hollywood" mufflers and as a
result, began throwing fan belts.  Hmmm.  I didn't press that point, but has
anyone experienced tossing belts on a hemi?   He said Tim Flock and Carl
Kiekhaefer had expressed interest in buying the car, but his dad traded it
in on a '59 New Yorker.  The car now sits forlornly in a farmyard in Iowa
awaiting a rescue and a new engine.  It belongs to a club member who has
been reading too many auction results.

 

C-300'ly,

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA



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