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Where I Find Parts

Finding parts is often harder than doing the repair. These are the websites, salvage yards, vendors, and rabbit holes helping keep this wagon on the road.

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Keeping A 40-Year-Old Wagon Alive

The good news is Chrysler built a lot of K-cars.

The bad news is Chrysler built them forty years ago.

Over time I've collected a list of parts sources, salvage yard strategies, websites, and communities that make ownership a little easier.

If you're trying to keep an old Chrysler alive, bookmark this page. I'm constantly adding new sources as I find them.
General Parts Sources

The Sites I Check First

When something breaks, these are usually the first places I look.

RockAuto

The closest thing to a time machine for old Chrysler parts. Great for maintenance items, cooling system parts, sensors, ignition components, and random things you forgot existed.

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eBay

Excellent for discontinued parts, NOS inventory, dealer literature, trim pieces, emblems, and factory accessories.

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Facebook Marketplace

Probably where I've found the most interesting parts. Sometimes entire donor cars are cheaper than the parts you need.

Browse Marketplace →

Car-Part.com

A nationwide salvage yard search engine. If you're looking for body panels, trim, glass, or interior pieces, start here.

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Turbo Mopar Sources

The Chrysler Rabbit Holes

Eventually every repair leads into Turbo Mopar territory.

TurboVan.net

One of the most useful Turbo Mopar resources I've found. Technical articles, diagnostics, upgrades, troubleshooting, and decades of accumulated knowledge.

Visit TurboVan →

Turbo Mopar Facebook Groups

A surprisingly active community of people still driving, repairing, racing, and modifying these cars.

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Brochures & Ads

Factory literature is often the easiest way to figure out how a part was originally equipped.

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Turbo Mopar Resources

My collection of technical references, manuals, archives, diagrams, and Chrysler rabbit holes.

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Salvage Yard Strategy

Don't Search For The Wagon

One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that searching specifically for a Town & Country wagon often misses parts that fit perfectly.

Search K-Cars first. Many mechanical parts interchange.
Look for Dodge 600s and Plymouth Reliants.
LeBarons often share useful components.
New Yorkers can be excellent sources for trim and interior pieces.
When searching online, use Chrysler part numbers whenever possible.
Sometimes buying a complete donor vehicle is cheaper than buying several individual parts.
Current Wish List

Parts I'm Still Hunting For

Some parts are easy. Some parts feel like they disappeared from the face of the earth sometime around 1998.

Woodgrain Trim

Original exterior trim pieces and woodgrain-related components are becoming increasingly difficult to find intact.

Interior Plastics

Sun-baked plastic parts don't age gracefully. Good originals are worth saving.

Dash Components

Instrument cluster pieces, trim panels, and interior hardware are always on the lookout list.

Factory Literature

Service manuals, dealer training materials, brochures, option guides, and Chrysler documentation.

Hardest Parts To Find

The Stuff That Keeps Me Up At Night

Cargo-area trim panels
Uncracked interior plastics
Factory woodgrain components
NOS Chrysler trim pieces
Turbo-specific components that haven't been reproduced
The exact part you need when you need it
Related Research

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Turbo Mopar Resources

Technical references, troubleshooting guides, archives, and Chrysler rabbit holes.

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Chrysler Brochures & Ads

Original brochures, advertisements, MSRP research, and Showroom Sunday content.

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What Did This Wagon Cost New?

The original MSRP, inflation-adjusted pricing, and why this wagon wasn't cheap.

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The Wagon Story

How this Chrysler ended up in my driveway and why it matters.

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Know A Better Source?

I'm always looking for better vendors, archives, salvage yard leads, and Chrysler resources. If you know something I don't, I want to hear about it.