Roger, I talked with them a few days ago, and I think the man said he had 22 guys on his team. They turn around a car in about 4 months he says. Brion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Howard" <roger.d.howard@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody > I just looked thru their Website. They are very ambitious...building custom > $350K cars, and working on your restoration project too. I wonder how many > employeees they have? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C. B. Kidder" <60Saratoga@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:19 PM > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody > > > > Bill, I drive a 60 Saratoga every day and it has rusty floors and trunk > and > > who knows what else under the paint. My "frame" looks good and my doors > open > > and close so I'm happy, but I've had the same questions as you do > regarding > > where the limit with these cars is. My advice is for you to contact Aloha > > Automotive Services in Wisconsin (www.alohadreamcars.com). From what I > > gather they can take your unibody down to metal and return you with a car > > worthy of sitting on a new car showroom floor. I wish I had the cash to > send > > them my Saratoga (I may anyway). Even if you can't afford a total resto > now, > > they may have some good alternatives. > > > > So definitely go for it on the wagon--it sounds like an awesome cruiser. I > > wish I had a 60 wagon. > > > > Brion > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:15 PM > > Subject: [FWDLK] 1960 Chrysler unibody > > > > > > > Is there anyone out there who's had, has, or is familiar from dealing > > > with/looking over 1960-61 Chryslers specifically, and to some degree > also > > > the other Mopars these years, to have some idea as far as what > constitutes > > > being too badly rusted out to save? By that I mean where the car's > > > structure will be compromised should you try to move it. > > > > > > The only reference I've ever had to how these cars were built is the old > > > JoHan DeSoto model kit, and because of how you build those there is > little > > > detail to the rocker panel area to show me just what there is to a > "frame" > > > through the middle of the car (front and rear sections are obvious > > though). > > > I presume the rockers must be extra-heavy to provide a structure through > > the > > > middle of the vehicle, and if they're rusted badly it could lead to the > > car > > > folding in half. > > > > > > So I thought maybe someone out there's dealt with these issues before, > > even > > > if they were watching on as someone crushed out, to have an idea what I > > > should look for in a car that's sat for 30 years rusting to determine if > > it > > > can be moved in one piece, or will need to be cut in half to remove it > > > without causing major damage. I found a '60 New Yorker wagon that > > > externally looks pretty solid; underhood looks okay; interior is not bad > > but > > > the floorpans have holes along the edges. That doesn't bother me so > much, > > > if I know what to look for when I jack it up I am entertaining ideas of > > > stashing it someplace for a project provided it can be patched up. > Here > > in > > > New York the two wagons (this, and a beat Newport) I found may be the > only > > > two at least anywhere within a couple hours drive. But the third '60, a > > > 2-door hardtop, is so rusty that when I pulled up on the trunk lid, I > got > > > most of the lower panel coming up with it, and when I closed said lid > one > > > hinge tore out of it. The second wagon's had no glass for a long time, > > it's > > > rough. > > > > > > I am totally new to these cars from any more than a standpoint of being > > able > > > to tell them apart and have some idea of the motor combinations for > these > > > years. Because this car has no motor, I thought it easiest to just > throw > > a > > > later motor and trans at it. With the Pontiacs I am familiar with, this > > > model year motor mounts will bolt to most later PMD V8 blocks, for > > example. > > > So I am also wondering what block family might be able to be put into a > > '60 > > > with a minimal hassle? It's not hard to find pickups in particular > that > > > are rusted bad but run decent yet, and some of the '70's full size cars > as > > > well. > > > > > > > > > I also want to look over a '61 Plymouth post coupe which does not look > bad > > > from the side, but also sits on the ground and I have not tried to look > in > > > or under it. Most of the other cars in this location (Dodge > 56-59-60-61, > > > Plymouth 59-60-61, Desoto 59, Chrysler 58-60) are sedans and probably > not > > > worth the bother except to haul out as parts cars. One car, the '64 > > Pontiac > > > near said Plymouth, the trunk is open, I look in, the floorpan's gone, > the > > > frame rails are gone, the gas tank is gone - all you see is the dirt on > > the > > > ground. From what I've heard stories, the '57-8-9 Chrysler products > were > > > prone to rust issues, don't know if they learned anything for the > '60-'62 > > > cars or not. There is a '58 Chrysler Windsor 2-dr hardtop which isn't > too > > > bad, but the interior floorpans are gone, and the gas tank has a huge > hole > > > in it. (anyone looking for a parts car? it's pretty well complete > outside > > of > > > intake/carb/radiator/generator). > > > > > > > > > Thanks - > > > > > > Bill K. > > > > > > deep in the Rust Belt of NYS - > > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > > > Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily > > searched at > > > http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! > > > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > > Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily > searched at > > http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at > http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google!
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