The World's Rarest Factory Produced 426-Hemi Car

[The patriot]

This one was a 4bbl car. Still pretty rare, being a convertible and all.

Eric

 

[DKayser]

I passed on a 69 Hemi Charger for.......

$1600 in 1976 cuz I was too poor. Even worse, I had to watch three different owners make money on it later on. The last owner bought it to hi grade brackets, etc for another nicer bodied car. The last guy got about 2K worth of correct parts, and still doubled his investment. probably a 100K car now. DK

 

[rrausch]

I emailed the seller about the engine. He said, "here is no hemi in the car. I have access to a hemi with correct date codes I will buy and include with the car. I have not put the engine in the car myself because I would first fully restore the car beforehand. If the right buyer does not come along I will keep the car and have it restored to OEM Gold Certification standards. "

 

[CumminsBu]

The ebay car doesn't make this list.

 

[Fireman Dave]

24 1971 Plymouth GTX 2D Hardtop 426 Hemi 30 ? ?

The ebay car doesn't make this list.

Cool info, BP.



24 1971 Plymouth GTX 2D Hardtop 426 Hemi 30 ? ?



I have a story about this one. In the mid '80s, I was in college in SD. I used to go to my gf's (now my wife) home town with her from time to time. There's an old Chrysler dealership on Main st. there. It's been shut down probably for more than 25 years, now. Anyway, there were always a lot of old Mopars sitting at the dealership - mostly '50s and early '60s stuff - in fact, even today there are some old cars there. There's still activity there - inside the shop. I think it's relatives of and/or the old owners of the dealership who still tinker on stuff in there. There's a carport set back from the street next to the dealership that has had different cars sitting in it over the years when I've driven past there. The last time I looked, there were two '66 Satellites sitting in there side by side. But back to the mid '80s - I noticed a '71 Plymouth B body in there for years. I drove past it many times without stopping. The view from the street was of just the front of the car. I always thought it was a Satellite or a Roadrunner. After several years, I finally took the time to stop and walk up to it. It was white, and as I got closer I saw the decals on the side - GTX. Wow - I knew that was a rare year for GTXs (having owned a '70 myself in high school, I knew the production numbers). As I got closer I saw the black stripes, and the heart stopping decals on the fender - HEMI. Holy crap - I new that was even more rare. I looked at the license plate, and the last registration sticker was 4 or 5 years past, so it had been sitting for quite awhile at that point. Since I was in college at the time - with no $ resources, I passed the info on to a Mopar Muscle Club buddy of mine in Milwaukee. He called the owner and found out he knew what it was and it wasn't for sale. That car isn't there anymore, but I'd bet anything it's still in that area, but just inside of a building somewhere.



As long as we're on the sob stories - my first car in high school was a '70 GTX - 440 6pak, 4-speed. I still think of it daily - and it's been over 21 years since I sold it. I think I'll forever be haunted by that terrible decision to sell it. Not only was it a great car, but it was my very first car. I don't care about what it's worth, I just wish I still had it for sentimental reasons and because it was such a blast to work on and drive.

 

[Hammer]

Here is a breakdown of the 1966 Coronets for you all...



http://www.autohobbydigest.com/1966Coronet/



As one can see there were 2 made with Hemi's and automatics only in this year. I would be silly to say that this car is a fraud as Ma Mopar has no idea what she shipped out as too many other "unique" cars have slipped through their cracks. I would be cery wary of it as he didn't show the second half of the fender tag which would tell all on the car though and didn't show the other half of the broadcast sheet.



As for it being the rarest,I'd say not. The original Jack Werst Owned,Acid Dipped Superbird Rat Killer slipped thru Ebay a month ago or so and brought HUGE coin. This car was hidden in a small garage about a hour from me for the last 30 years and was complete and in as raced condition. This to me was the ultimate Hemi and sale... ..... Andy

 

[Wayne M.]

I was under the assumption that a 66 Hemi Dodge Vehicle Identification Number starts with WO23******, not WL41****** I am suspisious... .....

The first 4 digits of a Chrysler VIN spells out the body line, price class, and body configuration. By knowing these 4 digits, you can know exactly what the car in question is. The WO23 was the Super/Stock hemi coronet that was only offered in '67. In this case, WL41 calls out a 4 door Dodge Coronet. The "H" in the VIN calls out the hemi. Another example is a Plymouth Roadrunner Vs. a plain Sattelite, The 'runner will be RM23 whereas a Sattelite will be RH23. the '68 Super/Stock hemi 'cudas were "BO", and it goes on and on. This is one aspect that makes Mopars unique to car guys.

 

[Sgt Craig]

If it is the Real deal itll be the 3rd one found. One is at the Don Garlits museum and was originally ordered by the FBI,The other a private owner has and he tried to buy the Garlits one. Big Daddy said no. Im just amazed when 15 years ago or so some said there where no hemi 4dr cars. Now they start showing up.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Sgt,



The seller of the Fleabay car added this:





... . Garlits said he will not sell his car…"not even for $5 million dollars, not for any amount of money. As long as I am alive, the car stays with me. "

 

[RickL]

Not a Hemi-but.

While working at a Chevy dealer in early 1970 we had a '69 Chevelle 4dr

wagon come in with a 350 2bbl and a 4 spd. Bench seat and all. Yes, it was factory.

We checked.

 

[TowPro]

anybody watch the Auction on Speedvision this weekend? I watched most of it Friday night and all day Saturday.



Wow, I think Insta-biker types are now buying old mussle cars as investments. 2Mil Mopars. A 70 Chevell LS1 went for 1. 15mil Friday night. Prices are out of hand.

 

[Fireman Dave]

Yeah, a '67 Hemi GTX (originally a 440 car) went for something like $115k on Tuesday, I think it was. But a '68 Hemi GTX - looked all original - went for "only" $60k. The '67 was pristine and the '68 wasn't, but the '68 was numbers matching, I believe. That auction is basically comodities trading - the cars are essentially stocks. That bums me out on the one hand - they should be driven. But on the other hand, the more they're worth, the more of them get rescued and not junked, I guess. I don't really know what to make of the ones that claim to be "documented" low miles - like 10k or less. Some of them I just have a hard time believing to be legit odometer readings. Even a '70 Cuda ragtop with a 383 went for over a million. Wow.

 

[TowPro]

It seems the cars that had not been restored, and had low mileage were worth more then the ones that were restored to better then new condition.



I was amazed at the street rods. The announcers would mention the owner had $200K into the buildup, but they were selling for less then $100K.



On saturday night they had a GM futurliner. The owner wanted $600K. It sold for $4Mil!

(worse part is they pulled out the diesel and put a gasser in it)

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[Forrest]

I like the link right under the price "Get low monthly payments". :-laf

 

[RacinDuallie]

Yeah I've been watching the BJ Auction off and on all week, no mention of the prices that the cloned cars were gettin! I couldn't believe my eyes! And that Blue 68 Hemi GTX had me crying!:{