Hello all,

I've recently acquired a 1955 St. Regis and have begun working on it. Everytime I search for parts, I usually come up with the same two or three sites.

I am currently looking for engine, radiator, and possibly transmission parts. Any suggestions?

The basics:

The car was a one owner car and parked in a garage in approx. '94, when the owner's husband passed away. I'm not sure if the car was started/driven/moved etc. between 94-07. In '07, after the owner passed, the car was moved to storage and remained there until I purchased it and took it home. I purchased it from a deceents estate.

This past weekend I flushed and cleaned the fuel tank & lines from the fuel pump to the tank. I have drained the oil, replaced the filter, and re-filled. I replaced the plugs and a few days prior, dropped some MMO down the cylindar. I have new battery cables (to install this week), and a used optima battery (6v) with about 75% life left - it was cheap & i just want to make sure the car starts. Flushed the radiator and tried to replace the hoses; I'm only partially done with this.

Still need to hand crank, install new ignition cylinder & repair/rewire the ignition switch, complete the repair on the radiator, and possibly check the distributor/coil/etc.

Any help on parts suppliers, etc. would be helpful.

 

Is that an early style (331ci I think) Hemi in there? What are you looking for engine wise?

Give Rockauto.com a try. http://www.rockauto.com/

 

the carb is a WCFB. for Will Carter Four Barrel. the duel point distributor is not easy to get right. but i have a trick way to get it set right on. but its to long to list here. 1955 was the last year for the 331 hemi in the new yorker, 1956 is 354 ci, 1957-1958 was the 392 hemi for new yorker. that was the last year for the early hemi. but the red paint on the spark wire cover confuses me.

 

What is your intention with the car ? Resto mod A nice 360 with a 518 trans