"GOLDEN COMMANDOS"-"GOLDFISH"

[hpe600rt]

wow i live by detroit and i just think it is just so cool how you got lucky and how you have fixed it up and it even says goldfish on the door  so cool i would love to see it one day.and i know how hard it is to restore a car iv done a few it is a pain in the but lol.it is so great that you saved it its people like you that make me realy love cars thanks buy the way how much hp does the car have just woundering i just love it

[Brusco]

hpe600rt, I don't know for sure yet since I haven't had the $$$ to put it on the dnyo yet.Hopefully I can swing the $400.00 next month.Pete,my engine builder says with what all we put in it we could be looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of 375 H.P.Not bad for a little 273.it is by no means up to passing muster in the F/S  class anymore but when the G.C.'s raced it believe me they did PLENTY of things that got extra H.P. but SOMEHOW pased tech.inspections (most of the time)and they only match raced against other Factory teams.I plan on the same type of match races and will only have to pass a safety inspection not a technical inspection (already checked that with the NHRA inspectors)so I took some liberties. Here's a really good one for you. I had Pete put 318 valves in the 273 heads which are 10 thousandsths bigger in diameter intake and exhaust.By the way ALL of the valve train is Titanium from Mopar performance.Then Pete cc'd the heads to exactly what the G.C.'s had achieved 57.3cc.The cam is a Mopar Direct Connection double roller rocker with .557 lift with 296 duration with an overlap of 76 and a centerline of 110.The Rockers are blue aluminum and have a 1.50 to 1 ratio.Comp. ratio is 11.2 to 1.So you get the idea huh? I believe this car deserves all the attention it is getting and more,thanx for the kudos.I have worked my ass off and it is starting to pay off.Brusco PS the GOLDFISH on the door was done by whoever owned it after the G.C.'s.That was not original.
 

[hpe600rt]

oh ok i know about cash and one of a kind very cool

[Brusco]

Yeah me too.But how bout the HP we are squeezing out of that 273 and the goodies inside?Don't forget to take the poll.
 

[Brusco]

Here's an original Chrysler photo of the G.C.'s circa 1964 that I had autographed by all the G.C.'s who attended their first reunion tour event at the June 2007 CEMA show at the Chrysler Museum,Detroit,Mi.

[Brusco]

Hey folks,here is a pic I just found that was taken the day Ray Kobe and his wonderful wife Liz came to my familys house in Kearney,Ne. in the spring of 2000.Look closely at the expression on Ray's face.All of my buddies told me that pic should have a cartoon balloon over Ray as if he is thinking "Now, how can I get this car from this guy?"

[Cooter]

Brusco, Here's the color sprayed out. Keep in mind, the lighting does funny things with this color...

This is THREE different versions of this color. Same code, but one is Acrylic Enamel, one is BC/CC, the other is Laquer...The "bright" one is BC/CC BTW..

[Brusco]

Cooter, Boy Howdy!My fav is the second one from the top,the variations in the light tells me it must be close cuz the color I came up with does the same thing.Even in the sun one angle does not match another angle on the same place.That color you have there is a GREAT match.Have to compare recipes some time.Check out the difference of the color in the grille with artificial light on it compared to the other pics I have posted.Do you have a pic of the motor that is that color?

[Cooter]

Here you are...Top pic isn't correct color, but you get the idea with the metallic in the paint..

[Brusco]

Cooter , great pics ,I'm liking the second pics engine color.It looks richer in color.Is that a 413 max wedge? I also added a comparison pic to the grille pic I posted above.Magic colors are so cool,yours and mine both seem to change color pretty drasticallywith light.That is so cool.Brusco PS it is amazing they thought that little single stage master cylinder was enough to slow down,let alone stop that big of a car with that big of a motor,ahh the simple things.

[Super Blue 72]

Please note that "GOLDIE" was born in Detroit,Mi. on April 3rd,1965.She was born to the Chrysler Corp.

Cool!  That's my birthday, but in 1968!

Nice of you to make an effort to reply to everyone's comments, it can be a bit of work! 

[Brusco]

Super Blue,cool B-day,mine is three days later,but 10 yrs. earlier.Now I know why the seat in #3 looks a liitle boxey.I want to try to keep up with comments made by others so hopefully we can keep this thread alive,the car deserves it. Besides that I had to retire due to my disability so other than my 3 bike rides a day (weather permitting) and going to my He-Man Woman-Haters Clubhouse to work on "GOLDIE" along with dealing with these 2 hooligans(LOL)see pic below (Me,Roman Wylde-my oldest son with my haircut,Kobe William Daniel-my sweetie peetie,and Ray Kobe at the 2007 CEMA show in Detroit,Mi.)I have little to do but try to get the word out about my run of the mill old car.Thanx for the posts,Brusco

[Cooter]

Cooter , great pics ,I'm liking the second pics engine color.It looks richer in color.Is that a 413 max wedge?

No, that would be the infamous 350 Cu. in., Golden Commando engine in a 1958 Plymouth...BTW: I'm looking for a set of original Exhaust manifolds offf one of these engines if you know of a set, lemme know please. You will know the right side one when you see the heat riser tube For the Choke, made into the manifold..

[Brusco]

Dude ,I didn't even know they made a 350 ! I'll check with a friend of mine.Are they the four manifolds you posted the pics of?

[Brusco]

Hey guys I just started a new thread under "Engines and Go Fast Goodies". I have a technical issue and could use some help,Thanx Brusco.