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1955 DODGE MOPAR 318 EFI Coronet 1989 Ram Charger Motor NOS FRAME-UP Restoration

Make: Dodge
Model: Coronet
SubModel: Lancer
Type: Sedan
Trim: NOS Chrome & Interior
Year: 1955
Mileage: 44500
VIN: 42519868
Color: Blue 3 Tone Original
Engine: 318 EFI Truck MOPAR V8 Small Block
Cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Blue
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Safety: V8 MO- Power
Vehicle Title: Clean
Item location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Extras
V8 1989 Truck Motor, 318 Ram Charger Fuel Injected 12 Volt V8 Engine, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control
Original Gauges, Modern Gauges, Power Steering Unit Free, Period Correct AC, Nothing Untouched, Dozens Of Trophies AND A Driver, Cruise Control Needs To Be Connected, 1989 318 CI Dodge Charger Truck Motor, Cassette Player, CD Player, Leather Seats

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Description of 1955 Dodge Coronet NOS Chrome & Interior

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Dreaming Of My 1955 Dodge Coronet - YouTube

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Corsair Revving - YouTube

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THIS AUTOMOBILE IS AN UNCOMMON OPPORTUNITY.VIN:42519868

CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE REPORT
Come See The Car And Speak With The Owner In Santa Barbara, you'll have a nice time as well as have a new respect for the vehicle and the man who's been it's caretaker all these years.
RESEARCH HAS NOT SHOWN MANY COMPARABLE '55CORONETSTHAT MEET THESE QUALITY STANDARDS, BUT REST ASSURED IF YOU COME TO SEE THIS YOU WILL GO AWAY IMPRESSED.VERY.AND AS LIKELY AS NOT, A "NEW" 1955 DODGE.

  • 1989 Dodge 318Fuel Injected RAM CHARGERTruck MOPAR Engine
  • 3 Tone Paint -Mostly Original
  • MODERN & Kept ORIGINAL instruments as well,
  • Period Correct Air Conditioning (Works Well)
  • Cruise Control (not hooked up yet)
  • Sub Model: Lancer
  • Vacuum Tube & Modern Radio, NOS Interior, Mostly Original Paint, It'll Never Be Mistaken For A Prius

ALSO A FREE GIFT OF AN ORIGINAL POWER STEERING UNIT.FUNCTIONAL BUT UNINSTALLED

This Trophy Winner's Got anEFI 318 throttle-body/roller-cam1989 DodgeFuel InjectedMOPARTruck EngineAND NOT A SINGLE PART OF THE FRAME WAS ALTERED.
IT WAS A PERFECT FIT INTO THE CHASSIS


Chrysler LA engineFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electronic fuel injection finally came to the 318in the1988 Dodge trucks(*an '89 Version Was Installed Here.).

This was, in contrast to the Imperial?s system, quite conventional, with a single dual-injector unit in the throttle body (one injector for each bank).Power output rose Along With Great Torque(In this year, oil capacity was reduced to five quarts, including filter.)
Itdramatically improved the MOPAR V8?s drive-abilityandreduced maintenance,boostinggas mileageandpoweralike.
Chrysler also added swirl intake ports to take advantage of the fuel injection.Since thepush-rodangle was slightly changed by the taller lifters, the push rod guide holes were changed from roughly 0.5 inches to 0.66 inches.The push rods became shorter, and their diameter shrunk from 0.360? to 0.3125?
OverviewManufacturerChryslerAlso calledMagnumengineProduction1964-2003LayoutConfigurationV6V8V10Block materialCast ironHead materialCast ironValvetrainOHV 2 valves per cylinderCombustionFuel systemCarburetorThrottle-body fuel injectionMultiport fuel injectionFuel typeGasolineOil systemWet sumpCooling systemWater-cooledChronologyPredecessorChrysler A engineChrysler B engineSuccessorChrysler PowerTech engineChrysler Hemi engine
The LA engines are a family of pushrod OHV 90° V-configured gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation. It was factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from 1964 through 2003.The combustion chambers are wedge-shaped, rather than the polyspherical combustion chambers in the predecessor A engine or the hemispherical combustion chambers in theChrysler Hemi engine. All versions are made of cast iron, except for the Viper V10 which is aluminum.LA engines have the same 4.46 in (113 mm) bore spacing as the A engines. LA engines were made at Chrysler's Mound Road Engine plant in Detroit, Michigan, as well as plants in Canada and Mexico. The "LA" stands for "Light A", as the older "A" engine it was closely based on was nearly 50 pounds heavier. Willem Weertman, who later became Chief Engineer ? Engine Design and Development, was in charge of the conversion.[1] The basic design of the LA engine would go unchanged through the development of the "Magnum" upgrade (1992-1993).


And So Began The Life Of This Particular Labor Of Love and Unique"**MODERN" CLASSIC
While the car was purchase new during the Eisenhower Administration in Arizona it as been as much a local Santa Barbara resident as anyone I've met for the past 20 years.
In search of a new home. Maybe a few baby sisters he can teach about the good old days of internal combustion, Fonzie and hula hoops.


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***1989 and Fuel Injection Is Certainly Modern, at least Compared to 3 1/2 Decades Earlier
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