Kmrumedy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone, New Canadian member here. Joined the AACA this summer and enjoying the club magazines right now. I'm just a backyard mechanic that likes to tinker around with fun cars. I'm supposed to be away on vacation now in Nova Scotia at my wife's parents place. But we were told if we were to fly there, we had to self-quarenteen for 14 days. Meaning I would be stuck in the same house with my mother-in-law for 2 weeks and couldn't leave.....I'd rather catch the virus! So I didn't go and here I am. Thought I would also join the forum and have some fun. I am currently tinkering on a Canadian Dodge Regent two door hardtop. Essentially, it is a Plymouth with a Dodge front clip. We call them Plodges. Very few 56 hardtop mopars were made up here, so it's nice to have something a little unique at shows. It sat in a barn for a decade and took me 2 years to get it running and pass provincial inspection. An auto publication heard about me and the car and published a story on it this summer. That is kind of cool. Also finishing up a mean 64 Plymouth. My rule is if I buy stock original or previously restored then it stays that way. If I buy already modified then I'm free to do as I like. Here are some pics and here is a link to the 64 running. Edited August 26, 2020 by Kmrumedy (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Welcome to the forum, great looking rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Interesting what the Canadians recived as a Valiant. Is that a 273 ? Also believe in the US '64s went to a column shift thanks to be fed, does that still have a typewriter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Welcome. Did I see a post from MIL here as well.? Living dangerously? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmrumedy Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, padgett said: Interesting what the Canadians recived as a Valiant. Is that a 273 ? Also believe in the US '64s went to a column shift thanks to be fed, does that still have a typewriter ? It did have a 273 but now sports a built 360. I had a floor shifter made for the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalowed Bill Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Nice meeting you. Rare indeed-your Dodge/Plymouth hybrid must indeed be rare! We don't see very many 1956 Dodges or Plymouths stateside. Do you have any way of predicting how many others might have survived? I share your philosophy with regards to maintaining originality, if possible. Ironically I just made a comment in another thread, regarding mid 50's Mopars not getting much love. The comparison of Ford to Chevrolet, or other GM offerings, always dominates any discussion. It is like Mopar and the independents never existed. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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