For Those Who Have Purchased a "Non-Running" Mopar/Other

In 2010 I purchased an old CHP 1969 Polara that had been sitting in a field for 30 years. I was told it was parked for a bad transmission, the sellers son was a mechanic and more than capable of rebuilding a transmission.

The engine was frozen, two weeks of soaking and banging I got it to spin, that was enough to take it apart for rebuild.

My recent purchase (1969 Polara) shouldn't have run.
Very bad gas smell,
Bad starter relay
Fusible link down to one strand of wire
Clogged fuel filter (like pudding)
Distributor with a fried rotor and the cap held on with one clamp
Exhaust practically dragging
Suspension very questionable
...and we drove it 540 miles home


Alan