The
WPC Club, Inc.
Plymouth,
Dodge, Fargo, DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial, Maxwell, Chalmers,
Jeep and Eagle & related
Automobiles.
All
Mopar / All Years / All Models
If you are a WPC
National Member and would like to
have
a photo and write up of your car displayed here please e-mail me one or
two photos
and a write up describing your car. Keep the
photos to a reasonable size.
Our membership is over
4000 worldwide so this represents a small few. Take
note of the amazing variety
of cars in our club,
from 1920's to 1970's
Muscle and later !
Please send me your name
& membership # along with
the
photos.
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Larry Zappone ,
Woodinville,
WA.
1956 DeSoto Adventurer
1956 DeSoto Adventurer -
320 horsepower
hemi with dual 4 bbl Carter WCFBs,
and a demonstrated top speed of 144 mph (not by me!). This was
DeSoto's
equivalent to the Chrysler 300B, Dodge D-500, and the Plymouth Fury,
and
was available in six exclusive color combinations of white & gold,
black
& gold, or black and white, with a gold & tweed interior to
match. Only 996 Adventurers
were built, in a single two week run. This car
is equipped with the optional HighWay HiFi 16 rpm record player, the
InstantAire
gasoline heater, and the 16 jewel Benrus self winding steering wheel
watch.
I have owned my Adventurer for almost 30 years - restoration was
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Larry Zappone ,
Woodinville,
WA.
1956 DeSoto Pace Car Convertible
1956 DeSoto
Indianapolis Pace Car
convertible - When DeSoto was awarded
the job of pacing the 1956 Indy 500 mile race, a Fireflite convertible
was
decked out in the Adventurer's exclusive color and trim package to do
the
honors. An estimated 200-300 were also built for sale to the
general
public. Two cars were
prepared for the actual
race (one as a backup), and it is
highly probable that these were equipped with the 320 hp Adventurer
engine
in lieu of the standard 255 hp hemi. Pat Flaherty won the race
and
was awarded the actual Pace Car. This car was acquired in
1994,
restoration was completed in 2002, and it's first showing was the WPC
fall show in Victoria, B.C. |
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1961 Chrysler
Saratoga four door hardtop
( Canadian Production )
Don Kerr, Westbank, BC Canada
Interior redone, powetrain completely rebuilt.
Options:
Power steering, power brakes, power windows, power seat,
larger rear window, flyte-sweep deck lid.
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1960 Chrysler Saratoga, Ian &
Shannon Smale,
Victoria,
BC , Canada - a Pacific Island paradise
I sold our 1962 Chrysler 300-Sport after 26 years and bought
this in June 2008. This is a rust free, Southern
California car and spent its entire life in L.A until I
bought it. It is well optioned with
power steering, power brakes, power windows, 6-way power
swivel seats, Solex Glass, with top tint on front and rear
glass, deluxe padded steering wheel with clear lucite rim,
day-night prismatic rear view mirror, flight-sweep deck lid,
rear bumper guards, body side color sweep, dual fender
mirrors with left remote control, Golden-Tone AM radio, and
aftermarket Mark-IV A/C under dash. The car has a
Golden Lion 383 with a Carter four barrel carb.
A recent addition ( May 2010 ) was the addition of a set of
reproduction Chrysler wire wheels.
Album of the car
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1961 Chrysler
New Yorker convertible
John
Payne, San Francisco, CA.
I bought this beauty in November of 1975
from the 2nd owner. I paid $350.00. I offered $325.00, but
he was firm and a deal was struck. We'd always been a
Chrysler family; 1952 Chrysler Windsor and 1963 Newport for my
parent's family car. Myself, I first had a '62 Newport, then
'64 New Yorker and then the '61. It was our honeymoon car in
1976...San Francisco to Tahoe to Death Valley to Vegas to
Disneyland and home. Once the first child came in 1980 I
installed seat belts. Just completed major engine, trans,
steering and brake work. You're looking at the original paint
(Parisian Blue.) The car has been a good friend for many
years.
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1959 Chrysler Windsor
four door Hardtop ( Canadian Production )
Bryan O'Quinn , Durham, NC
This car recently came to me from South Dakota, before that it was a
Texas car… How a Canadian car ended up down in Texas, and then in South
Dakota is yet to be determined. The car is much like the 59 Windsor
built in America, but there are differences… The engine is a 383, but a
“B” block, not a “RB” block. The interior matches that of a 59 Dodge
Custom Royal, but the interior is original to the car. The glass in the
car is tinted, but not the regular “Solex” glass you typically find.
Currently, the car has less than 23,000 miles on her, and will be made
completely mechanically sound to become an almost-daily-driver!
Would LOVE to hear from other Canadian Chrysler owners… feel free to
email me at The60Whitewalls@aol.com
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1950 Chrysler
Windsor Newport
Highlander.
Don Feller,
Portland
Oregon
“Winnie the
New” has been in our family since 1978 and came with only 60K
miles and still is in mostly original condition. Today at 81K
miles she is ready for more touring. She has been treated to
a paint job & new front seat in 1978, and wire wheels
recently. She has faithfully taken us to Victoria, BC three
times already as well as many tours in the
north west. “Winnie”
began life in L.A on
Aug 15, 1950 and resided in
Portland ever
since. I took my driver’s exam at 16 in a ’50 Windsor and
always appreciated the ‘fluid drive’, despite never being able
to ‘burn some rubber’.
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1949 Dodge D-32 C Special Deluxe four door sedan (Canadian
Production) Paul Jenkins
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
I purchased this Automobile as
the second owner from W.G.Barbour Ltd,the local
Chrysler/Dodge dealer here on Prince Edward Island in 1968 .
I added an exterior sun visor and other Mopar accessories,
presently the car
has about 43000 original miles and is an exceptional solid and
dependable driver.
The car is driven every year during our short summer season
and spends seven months
each year in storage up on jacks .
This Canadian model Dodge is about exactly the same as the
American built
Plymouth ,basically only the grill is different ..
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1960 Dodge Dart
Phoenix Convertible
Jack
Wrinkles, Clio, Michigan
My 60 Phoenix is still mostly original.It is a 4
BBL,2 speed car that I have changed over to a dual quad set up
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1957 Dodge Suburban
Jack
Wrinkles, Clio, Michigan
I have also done a little
work to my 57 Suburban but except for the wheels and tires it is back
to original. No PS or PB on the wagon just a 325 3 speed push button.
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Chrysler 300-C - 2009 photo - still wearing
its original paint and upholstery.
John & Arlys Chesnutt, Portland
Oregon.
" Today "
John and Arlys were married in July
1959, and celebrated their 50th anniversary July 2009.
John dated Arlys in this car in 1958. They brought their
babies home from the hospital in this car.
" Before the girl, there was the car.
And now, after more than 50 years of twists and turns, the
girl and the car remain at the heart of a love story".
See the full story and video here
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1957
Chrysler 300-C - 1958 photo
John & Arlys Chesnutt, Portland
Oregon.
" The Early Days "
" Before the girl, there was the car. And
now, after more than 50 years of twists and turns, the girl
and the car remain at the heart of a love story".
See the full story and video here |
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