Quoting Leslie <kansas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: Larry, it looks like 67's have a bad history of braking shafts in general, whether its crankSHAFTS of camSHAFTS! No, I do not think this is common. How was your harmonic balancer? If you like driving your car hard, make sure you get an early type forged steel crank. If you get a later iron crank, you may have trouble mating it to your transmission. I am sure you know all that... D^2 When I got it > apart, I was very supprised to find a broken crankshaft. How common is > this? > I expect to have access to a 67 Crown parts car soon. any interest? I > need a > blue tinted windshield for a 67 crown hardtop. >