New guy from Kentucky

[Gish]

Greetings all, just introducing myself. My name is michael and I’m new to this classic car thing, but I’m realizing quick how frustrating it can be. I come to the forum to read and learn. I may not talk much, but know I appreciate all the knowledge y’all share. Thanks in advance.

[ws27]

Welcome Gish. Do you have a Coronet yet?

[Gish]

Welcome Gish. Do you have a Coronet yet?

Yes Sir, just bought a 67 coronet 440 4 door. It has a 318LA. I originally come here to see if I could find info on the 2 bolt valve covers it has. I've tinkered with cars my whole life and have never seen anything like that.

[65rbdodge]

Welcome to the board!

The 318A motor has the 2 bolt valve covers. Commonly called a 318 poly. The 318LA has 5 bolts on the valve cover.

[Gish]

HMMMM .... I guess there has been a engine swap at one point. Because there is a F in the VIN#. This makes my new play pretty more fun to deal with. Thank you so much for the info given.

[67r/t4speeder]

Welcome aboard

Any pics ?

[Gish]

11676, 11677


first pic is right after my buddy painted it. the second is how it is now

[67r/t4speeder]

Takes allot of skill to paint like that

[Gish]

My buddy that I bought the car from is a tattoo artist. He painted it up to draw attention to his shop.

[ws27]

That's quite a paint job!

That car could have had a 318 Poly from the factory. I have one. It was referred to as Canadian, but I think that meant built for Canada, but not sure because it was built in St Louis and had a MPH speedo. I'm not even sure if they ever had KPH speedos either. I'm curious how close our VINs are.

On Rockauto, they call it Canadian built.: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/dodg...sket,10710