Murray Pfaff and friends radically customized a 59 Imperial

The original was in extremely good condition, but it's not that good looking. There is an enormous improvement in the headlight and grill area


very odd proportions, but fun to look at
and it's amazing to see from the bottom most diagram of where the cuts were made, and how the jigsaw puzzle of pieces came together to keep the body lines, just move the bumpers closer together
images from http://www.rodauthority.com/news/pfaff-designs-unveils-the-59-imperial-speedster/ and http://murraypfaff.wordpress.com/

18 spline "Hemi" 833 Mopar transmissions have just been blessed by Passon Performance, overdrive without changing your case, no mods to case or car

http://www.passonperformance.com/images/stories/passon_documents/Passon_Overdrive_Flyer_20091109.pdf for the info, but in a nutshell, here's the good news

21% decrease in rpm in each gear
Stronger than the factory 4 speed
can be swapped into your 833 case with nothing more than a gasket set
$1800 for the kit, $3000 for a complete trans already converted

And you don't have to change anything on the car, not the shifter location, the trans tunnel, the driveshaft.. nothing needs any changes outside of the transmission

Darrell Davis, the guru of the Max Wedge 416 and 413

If there is anything you need to learn, know, or research about the Max Wedge motors, you just need to buy the right book that Darrell has written. you can find them at http://www.kramerauto.com/products.asp?cat=9 and they are very limited print runs, the Max Wedge cars by serial numbers book had only 200 copies printed

Lots of data and cross referencing, like the number of Max Wedge Polaras, number of MW Polara 500 Convertibles, or MW Polara 330 station wagons. Just one.

Damn nice Road Runner, with a better pistol grip shifter than mopar ever thought of

First bit of awesome, hood pins. Simple, and tell everyone right away you mean business

440 with better cam and roller rockers, headers and MSD ignition, rebuilt brakes and new booster with additional vacuum pump

New aluminum radiator with hand made aluminum shroud

Sweet steering wheel and tach

great gauge set where the factory radio used to be

And that great pistol grip

New seat belts, pivot mounted to the roof where the original optional shoulder belt was mounted

275 40/20s. That is a big tire, and gives this RR a great looking stance

Terrific stereo and speaker system, Rockford Fosgate and custom trunk sides

this photo was taken at a car show a couple years ago, notice the cop hub caps and beauty rings instead of the new 20 inch rims

Mopars at Edelbrocks annual car show for kids fundraiser

Looks a lot like the "Pure Vision" Road Runner that was in the 2nd Fast and Furious movie