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Old 06-27-2011, 07:39 AM
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It's not every day that you go to an auction and see a Chrysler hemi engine sitting on the ground. The story is that it was sitting on a pulling tractor for years, then it ended up sitting in the dirt for more years and they moved it up the hill and put it in a line up for the auction.
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Old 06-27-2011, 07:41 AM
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MAN !!!!! Don't let Centerline see that !!!!LOL
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I'd be curious to see what it sold for. In that condition 99.9% chance its stuck its really a crap shoot whether the block will be a decent core. Also would depend on what it is... 331/354/392.

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It sold for $100. It's supposed to be a 1955 331.

I did like the transmission cooler bolted to the water pump so all the water coming from the lower radiator hose ran through it.
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Now this is a '55 331.

http://youtu.be/1kqZ_OPjePI

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Now this is a '55 331.

http://youtu.be/1kqZ_OPjePI

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Very nice!!! I was wondering how your progress was going.
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Now this is a '55 331.

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Very nice! Yours looks a lot better than the one I watched sell. I wonder what the guy that bought it was planning to do with it, I didn't think to ask him.
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Very nice! Yours looks a lot better than the one I watched sell. I wonder what the guy that bought it was planning to do with it, I didn't think to ask him.
Mine looked almost that bad when I bought it. Was sitting under a tarp on a guys back porch for a few years. Original solid lifter Chrysler 300-C 331 with dual quads (300 factory hp). If the one you saw had solid lifters, the adjustable rocker shafts alone would be worth about $400. Converted mine to hydraulic lifters and that's what I got for my adjustable rockers on e-bay when I sold them.

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