'66 Dodge Coronet - Every Day Is Ladies Day

To start off 2008, here's a Young Gun-Ashley Kressley of Mertztown, Pennsylvania, and her Mopar story.

"I am 18 years old, and I had been looking for a Mopar to call my own for years. last September, I finally found a '66 Dodge Coronet. when I first saw it, I was a little worried because there were dents and rust spots everywhere, and no seats. But I said to myself, 'You just can't get something and think that you won't have to do anything to it,' so I bought it for $1,000.

2/5

"I got it home, and that same day my family and I started ripping it apart. I found there were rust spots everywhere on the floorboard and in the trunk; the upper control arms had to be replaced; someone had replaced the quarter panels with vinyl house siding, but there was a solid running 318 engine.

"I hear comments from people like, 'What does she want with that piece of junk?' or, 'She will never get that car done; she has no idea what she is doing.'

3/5

"Well, I've got news for them. my dad and I have already taken the engine out and cleaned it up, and painted the engine compartment. We welded new patches on the fenders and welded the new floorpans in. I have taken almost all the chrome off and pretty much gutted the entire car.

"It is still a work in progress, but it will be my winter project. When it is done, it will be intense blue with either white racing stripes or a hoodscoop."

4/5

The Paddock, located at 7565 S. SR 109, Knightstown, Indiana, has been offering hard-to-find restoration parts for American musclecars for over 30 years. They strive to supply the best parts and accessories available to help with your restoration project.

Their Dodge/Plymouth catalog covers '62 to '76 A-, B-, and E-Bodies, and offers carpet, sheetmetal, weatherstrip, engines, and many more parts and accessories.

Call 800/428-4319 or visit their web site, paddockparts.com, to place your parts and accessories order or to get a free catalog.

5/5

The Paddock is aware the Mopar hobby will soon be in the hands of the Young Guns, and they encourage these young people to keep the hobby alive and well!

Do You Feel Lucky?Do you want to see your Mopar here? Do you want to be immortalized as a Mopar Muscle Young Gun? Is your car the nastiest thing on four wheels at your high school or college? Then send in your entry to mopar.muscle@sorc.com, or to Mopar Muscle Young Guns, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619. Here's all you need to do: Send us some photos of you and your car, a description of your car, what you have done to it, and future plans for it. Be sure to include contact information and current e-mail address. Good luck!