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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 09/30/2020 at 18:29 • Filed to: None

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‘77 Town and Country does tick a number of boxes for me......

Big block woody wagon with brown leather seating for nine....

No other engine options on these. 440 with a thermoquad fuel toilet up top. 440 will go in a shed with the others, put together, he’s got at least a 1760.

several different ‘patinas’ all in one place.

This one will get its 440 extracted, then be 4500 pound of scrap. (several smallblock fords and transmissions in backseat, its a pretty big backseat.)

I cant get the whole thing in a picture, If I get too far away it’s gravity pulls me back.

onlytwowheels > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 18:57

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At heart I’m a Mopar guy, but I haven’t owned one in more than 15 years.

My father had a 1971 like this:

A friends mom had a 1977  like this:

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > onlytwowheels 09/30/2020 at 19:04

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Any bigger, they would need more wheels to hold them up.  I’d take that 71. 

Nom De Plume > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 19:04

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Photos like this are why I enjoy your posts.

I should ask for a raise of hands by anyone who identifies as a serious photographer. To eliminate them from judging and assembling of an Amazon self publish Oppositelock book. This photo would certainly make the cut.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 19:19

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Those pictures are quite beautiful.

Makes me wonder how people lived in the 70s. Cars were huge. Roads were shitty. Parking spots small. The on-ramps near me are short (most have stop signs) and are damn near terrifying in a modern car, I can’t imagine how something with a 20 second 0-60 time did that merge. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Nom De Plume 09/30/2020 at 19:25

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There’s beauty in the decaying mundane.  

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Nom De Plume 09/30/2020 at 19:27

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Here’s one more just for you

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 19:32

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Nom De Plume 09/30/2020 at 19:32

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Way ahead of you

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > onlytwowheels 09/30/2020 at 19:37

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I need these.

SiennaMan > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 09/30/2020 at 20:09

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 Slowly.   Also,  in most places there were literally fewer cars on the road..

Dr.Jeckyl > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 20:33

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Those badges... I wonder how my wife would feel if I stuck some of those on her Town & Country.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dr.Jeckyl 09/30/2020 at 20:45

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She’d probably react similarly to Mrs Doorhandle catching me filling up my radiator with our kitchen juice jug. With disapproval.   Also I bet those badges weigh about 4 pounds each. 

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/30/2020 at 22:59

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LOL, nice.

Speed > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 10/01/2020 at 11:37

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You must be in PA. I lived in NEPA for 7 or 8 years and it’s the only state I recall having stop signs on the on ramps. Many of those years I drove an LS1 Camaro so it wasn’t an issue, but when I was in my ex’s Rav4 or my Grand Cherokee it was like dancing with death every time I merged into fast, heavy traffic.