milld01

I found this ad in http://www.autorv.co...ame=CXKI7420002 "1989 CHRYSLER CONQUEST. 2.5L, AT, CC, turbo, Pioneer CD, sunroof, 118,000 mi., black leather int., gas saver, no rust. $2,000 or trade. Bluffton, IN." Bluffton is in Northeast Indiana. Car is blue. Picture and phone number in link. I don't know the owner and have never seen the car. I'm not interested because I have 5 vehicle and can not add another at this time.

Always loved Fort Knox, was always able to run good there. #1 reason, it was on airport runways, so it was narrow and long. No silly hairpins to slow you down, just high speed slaloms and chicanes. #2 I could always drive right to the limits on the asphalt. Don't know what was different about asphalt, but the Conquest loved it. Was able to drive to the limits with the 10% tire slip, car just 4-wheel drifted around corners, no oversteer, no understeer. The closest I can describe it is it felt like you were driving on ice, just on the edge of control!

As requested, here are some pictures. Sorry about the quality, these are all I have in digital format right now. This is a current picture. The other was from 1992. http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q648/milld01/IMG_2928_zpscec543fb.jpg

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I'll try to get some pics posted soon. Problem is everything from the 90's is film. I'll have to scan or take digital pic of the pic. I have one auto-x pic that I have done that to already. I'll try to post it as soon as I vsn find some spare time.

Jestar, when is the next meeting? I would be interested. It's not that far. Never saw 10 quest in one place. Looks like your last meeting was last month.

South of Fort Wayne

I recently joined the Starquest club. I found the site a couple of years ago, and now have joined. I used info from the site to get my '88 Conquest back on the road. I purchased it new in Jan. 1988. It's a Bright Red, 5 speed, with black leather seats, Special handling package, carpet protectors and auto temp controls. I had the dealer instal Mopar louvers before I brought it home. It now has 82k miles. I Autocrossed it extensivily in the 1990's. Modification include: a cat-back exhaust, K&N air filter, racing rear struts, 6-disk CD player in the trunk, a set of ARE wheels and tires for the street with racing tires on the SPH rims, and trailer hitch for pulling light weight trailer with racing tires and supplies. All mods from the 1990's and limited by "Stock" class rules of SCCA. It set for 3 years with a blown clutch slave cylinder. Not a hard or expensive fix, but other life commitment took priority. I got part numbers for the stainless steel clutch line from this site and used this site as motivation to get it back on the road. It's spent most of it's life stored indoors, so vary little rust. Paint is faded from sitting 3 years outside and needs cleaned up and louver are faded and need repainted. Interior is good with exception of the leather shiffter boot. Only other repairs beside routine maintenance are replaced A/C compressor, rear struts, and power anteana. I did see I had a rod bearing recall done shortly after I bought it (forgot about that one). I will try to figure out how to reduce the size of my pictures so that I can post them. I traded in my 1985 Conquest (that I purchased new) for this one, so I have been a Conquest owner since 1985! I loved the '85 but had to have the 188 hp of the "new" intercooled engine, wide body, larger tires. Anybody else on here purchase two New Conqust?