1976 Chrysler Centura KB from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Previous cars I have owned had their auto's fail.

These cars started life as a small french passenger car, the Simca 180, with european interiors, european handling and a tiny 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine.

Chrysler Australia needed a small economy car that still used Australian engine parts... So they put the Australian built 4.0 litre 'Hemi' in them. It did reduce the handling, but not overly so. Performance however was startling.

The 4.3L version of the 'Hemi' with its 302hp (225Kw) once held the title of fastest accelerating production 6 cylinder in the world... In a 200kg heavier car (and I think still is for non-turbo cars).

I own a kb centura with a 265 hemi.904 torque flite auto.

4000rpm high stall torque converter and a 4.11 lock diff.

What a rocket!

I have a KB centura I'm working on its got a worked 265 auto 3000stall approx.330-340HP hoping to run about 12or13's on the 1/4mile should be a lot of fun as it's a street driver too...

I'm putting a 383 V8 into my Centura, which dynoed out to 580hp, with a 3.89:1 rear axle and a toyota supra 5 speed. Standard centuras don't really go that hard. Sold one for a 1992 RX7 before. Own two Centuras currently.

I have two Centuras currently. A 1976 KB and a 1977 KC. The green KC is absolutely original, in fact I had to take off the plastic wrap that was sewn onto the seats from the factory, when I got it. The KB, I put a 440 into, with a 5 speed gearbox and 3.89:1 diff, removed the vinyl roof, debadged & painted the whole car silver. Always looking for parts. Anyone got any??

(matt383@tasmail.com)

I've owned 4 all up I have had 2 kc glx 4speeds the first kc I had was awsome I got it to 7 grand at 180 kays most will dispute this, but I know its true this was the only car I've had to go threw all gears in the wet spinning my fuel injected 90 model 5speed vn commodore can't even get passed early 3rd gear I started a yahoo group cause I love this car so much

check it out 400 pics of centuras and related pics

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/centuracars3/

love to chat with new members about there centuras

great under dog car.

I own a KB Centura with a warm 245 4 speed and 3.23 diff. I've just fitted 100hp nitrous. This should wake her up.

This car has had a complete ground up rebuild. With a set of Toyo hill climbing tyres on, she handles like a dream! Sure surprised me!

I've got a centura kb gl race car,265,4speed, tripple carbs, caged and all the race gadgets goes like hell, does a 1:40min at winton :) and I have just bought another kb gl street car 256,5speed celica box, the centura would have to be the funest car to drive and I recommend them to anyone, centura the underdog of underdogs!!!