Found forgotten and stored away in a garage someplace in PA this original 1978 Chrysler Lebaron T-Top Stick Shift was listed on Craigslist and we just happened to find it 🙂
Runs on bad gas!
Now after being cleaned up a bit as it is a very nice survivor car it is up for sale yet again.
This video is of the car starting up after sitting for a year. Amazingly it did not smoke one bit and idled almost right away even though the gas was extremely stale. It then go’s on to show the interesting options under hood like the battery ground extender and Hub Cap removal instructions in the trunk. It even still has the T-Top bags that came with the car.
Ground Strap Extention
Also I need to get a better picture of the engine compartment tag cause it has so many options it has 2 of them! From the Leather Buckets to the rims this thing is loaded!
Tire Removal Stickers
The T-Tops do not leak which is most likely do to it being stored indoors for many years. No dry rot that way as anything with a T-top is pretty much known to be a leaker later on in life.
No Leak T-Tops
The engine is a 318 V8 A block. It is then backed up with a 3 speed stick transmission with overdrive making it a 4 speed in todays speak. I know after I heard of them going to pick this up I was fairly excited to see it when it got back.
Factory Mags with Caps
I am used to the extremes when it comes to stick shift cars. Most of the vehicles I have had before were Big Blocks with Stick shift transmissions. Last Mopar I had was a 440 Challenger with a 727 automatic but, the car was originally a stick so I don’t know if that counts 😕 Other wise I have a 550 Horse Power 6 speed stick in my Subaru so that is only a 2000 CC engine. Way small block so to speak 🙄
Un Hit Chrysler Grille
Aside from all that I would love to pick up this 318 standard shift Chrysler Lebaron just because 🙂 Car is solid and definitely different with the T-Tops a V8 and stick trans and NO Air Conditioning! I would def have fun showing up at the summer cruises with this or at Englishtown for the Mopar shows with it. However I have way to many projects so it is going to escape my grasp 🙁 Last I heard it was up for sale for $3500 and Mark Worman should be restoring this thing!
Author: trc
