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I have a 25 Chrysler B70 or G70 6 cyl. 2 door sedan. The titles from the 2nd and third owner and now mine says 1925. The Fedco# indicates build date of Oct 1925. Does this make the car an actual 1926 model ? How do I tell if this a B70 or a G70 ? Title says B70. The 3rd owner has a letter from the Chrysler historical dept in 2002 that states they believe the car is a G70. Last question - What is the correct engine color for this car ? Currently the engine block and head is red and oil pan is black and all accessories are black. What few engine pictures that are seen on line or in the magazines- every one has been a different color. Any help on these issues would be appreciated. Thanks, K Jordan (Cricket)

Very good point Bob. Thanks, Cricket Another item to add to the TO DO list. Can someone advise where to get engine gaskets for the 1925 6 cylinder Chrsler. Ive called a few places listed in hemmings that supply gasket kitsfor prewar cars with no luck - they say Oh! a 25 Chryler 6 cylinder. Not many of those around. Sorry we cant help. Good Luck. Im sure there area couple of reliable companies out therei I just havent called the right one yet.

I have recently acquired a 1925 Chrysler 6 cylinder 2 door 5 passenger coach. The car has been sitting up inside a nice totally enclosed car trailer in Ohio for about 7 years. About half of those first few years the trailer was outside then moved into a covered equipt shed. Cosmetically the car is in excellent condition. It had a frame off restoration from 97 to 2000 with very limited driving after that. I do not know to what extent all the mechanicals were done to. Visually the mechanical components all look to be in excellent condition as well. The vehicle was running and driving the day it was pushed up into trailer after it failed to start later that day. The cars' cover was pulled into place and its been in there ever since. Basically no mechanical preservation or long term storage procedures were performed. Im sure all the systems - engine, fuel, brakes, cooling, transmission, electrical, ect. have been compromised by moisture and condensation from the cold winters and hot summers. Im a complete novice when it comes to antique cars, especially one built in 1925. I have done my own vehicle maintanence for 40 years since I was about 14. Ive changed out water pumps, timing belts, fuel pumps, shocks, heads, axles, pistons, injectors,etc. I have a fair amount of tools. Im a avid and meticulous do it yourselfer. The question here is where do I start to get to the point of being ready to crank the engine. I have already done a couple of things. First Ive been doing a lot of reading, then 1. Removed the gas tank - it was full of fine rust particles and a failed attempt at coating the tank interior to stop the rust. (he most likely culprit that caused the car to stall out and not start back up in the first place and then get banished to the trailer) Gas Tank Renew has now completed their interior tank coating tank preservation. 2. Rebuild the fuel vacuum tank, flush all the fuel lines, remove carburetor and have it rebuilt/restored. 3. Drain and flush engine coolant, Engine oil 4 Have already removed and drained brake reservoir- it had a good bit of condensation and some very small rust particles. Honed it out and replaced plunger gskt. Will drain and flush brake lines and pull and inspect wheel cylinders and mstr cylinder. 5. Inspect and test electrical, and starting systems, Generator, starter, park plugs, and 6V battery. What all else needs to done before attempting to start the car ? Comments and suggestions please. Thanks, Cricket