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- 24,995 high price
- Valrico, FL
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- classiccars.com
We've had a few of these pretty mid-60s mopars recently, and this 1966 dodge coronet 440 hardtop might be one of the nicest yet. The handsome black paint shows off the angular body quite well and with a strong-running v8 under the hood, it more than lives up to the hype. According to the fender tag, this car was originally white, but given how non-committal the colors were back in 1966, the black is a big improvement. It's an attention-grabber, that's for sure, but the good news is that they seem to have gone the extra mile to make it tidy when it was repainted about 10 years ago. I'm glad they skipped the vinyl roof, too, because draping the dramatic roofline in vinyl softens the look too much. The chrome and trim is in good condition, a combination of original trim and perhaps some reproduction or re-plated pieces. The carpets were replaced at the same time and most of the trim is original and in good condition. The original and somewhat rare am/fm radio still lives in the dash and there's factory a/c, too, which uses some neatly integrated vents in the dash. The headliner and door panels are in excellent condition and the instrument panel is full of fully operational gauges that keep an eye on all the car's vitals. Finally, the trunk is properly dressed with a reproduction mat and a jack assembly stashed in the quarter panel, plus a spare tire tucked underneath. This car was no slouch when it was new, since it came with a 318 under the hood. Ok, it's not a big block screamer, but there's plenty of torque at any speed and it feels like there's a cam tucked in there to give it a little extra oomph. From the original air cleaner to the hemi orange paint on the block, it has a very oem look under the hood. More recently it was given a full tune-up as well as a complete brake service with new wheel cylinders and bearings. The torqueflite 3-speed automatic transmission snaps off gear changes without hesitating, and the original 8. 75-inch rear end carries street-friendly gears. The dual exhaust sounds fantastic thanks to a pair of rumbling glasspack-style mufflers and the floors are impressively clean. Chrome pacer wheels with fat bfgoodrich radials round out the list of street-ready features. Surprisingly quick yet completely civil, this is the kind of mopar muscle that built the legends. AM/FM✔ Air Conditioning
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