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I have a 66 coronet 500. It has a 318 5.2. Can't figure out why smoke come from the valve covers since I just replaced all the valve stem seals. Any input would be great.

Nice selection of cars. I recently saw a 1967 Coronet RT that was red and white. Had a 440 magnum V8. I have video of it I'll be posting soon. Anyway, Thanks for sharing.

Great Lakes Dragaway & Broadway Bob!

Very cool. Been following Gentle Ben since those boys found it. I have a soft spot for 66 Coronets; I have my dad's 66 Coronet 500 that he owned from new.

I like old automobile

I owned a 66 Coronet. Engine originally was 318 Y block. I replaced it with 383. It even had 727 with console shift. Burnouts forever.

Wow...nice shop/collection.

I can answer your question regarding Nalco. They are/were an industrial chemical supplier, and their earlier products focused on water treatments for steam boilers (think steam locomotives). They also were a significant supplier for additives to treat the water used in large building cooling systems that used evaporators. Many other products as well. They have been based in the Chicago area and certainly were in the 60s and 70s. The sticker is probably a parking sticker.

Looking pretty good!

Did you buy this car from the people who were advertising it I think it was about a year ago and it was purple at the time with a white top I think had yet the gentle Ben

NICE!

Awesome SMH.

Glad i suggested the MTs and i think they will look bad ass with the steelies and white letter tires. Beautiful work and eye for detail. I am going to make a call on the trim for ya or if you know brad harms or byron fettig those guys may have what you need.

It looks really good!

Thank you. Wow you've owned yours a long time.

I've owned a 66 coronet 440 like this for 51 years, mine is mauve poly metallic, originally a poly 318. Now has a 69 440 mild build, turned 12.53 @ 110 at the dragstrip in 90 plus heat. Full 3 in exhaust with slicks, I'm looking forward to seeing this coronet finished, it's beautiful btw.

Engine should be turquoise in color, orange wasn't used till 1968 on Magnum or high performance big blocks.

Engine should be turquoise in color, not orange.

What mods did. You do to the motor

Your doing such a great job on ben. As for tires MTs or goodyear is the way i would go.

Show blackwalls and dog dish caps. It's looking good.

I had painted my 67 Dart GT, midnight blue Metalic! It was beautiful. Looked black sometimes. Blue other times..

A comment on the Mr. Norm headers. When I moved to Michigan in the late 80s, I bought a home from an older hot-rodder. He shared a Mr. Norm story related to a Dodge Super Bee he bought new in the late 60s. It had the big 440 motor and he would race it occasionally and in day Mr. Norm was one of the few places in the mid-West that had a chassis dyno. He decided to drive over to Chicago and get a set of their headers on the car and look to see what level of HP gain could be achieved over the stock "hi-flow" cast iron exhaust manifolds. They checked the HP to the rear wheels before switching over to the header exhaust system, and found they gained 100 HP to the rear wheels after the swap. Not sure what else was done to the exhaust system besides the headers, but apparently these headers were reasonably effective. Probably similar to the ones you have.

Hi, Where do I buy those kind of dollies? Thx

Looking pretty good!

Nice solid car to restore and very rare. I'm guessing 450- 500 horsepower.

Nice job John’s …………looking great

LOOKING GREAT!!!

Thanks, Credit goes to the Owen's for finding it and documenting it. I'm going to be it's caretaker and give it a nice Mopar home.

Found the article on my Google feed, man I think it's really cool that you found that car. #GETITBACKONTHEROAD

Glad to see that old Mopar getting the love & attention it deserves. Looking forward to seeing it completely finished.

Just as many hacks in the city 😉

Are you building the motor to max wegde performance??

Do you have any actual info. or specs or how this in any way ties in with "Mr. Norm" ? I know his products but can't recall a "Gentle Ben" 426 ? Thanks

I am so glad you got that car away from those country hacks and in your capable hands to restore it to her glory❤

Coming along nice! Can’t wait to see the car!

Mr. Norm, king of Mopar tuning. He held my boy when he was a baby,man did he sqaul, Norm just laughed. He was a good guy, loved talking with people .RIP Norm.

Updates are coming. Had work and family travel. Thanks for checking

What’s the deal with Ben???? You went silent!!

Wish I had a shop like that!! Awesome progress

Appreciate you guys keeping us posted. Excellent work!

If the Cowl Tach was installed at Grand Spaulding then by all means replace it, If not then fill the holes and delete it. Looking good.

Looking good. Now would be a good time to add sub frame connectors…

Looks super solid! Love the original blue. Being a race car since 1970 saved my 67 R/T too.

I have a body shop behind my house in rural Idaho and I restore old cars it looks like you're getting her done correctly

What color is it going to he?

Excellent. No more hacked up rear quarters.

Looks like works going along good on Ben

Isn’t the third “speaker cut out “ for rear defrost I believe..