1 of 1 claims

[JimmyDThatsMe]

And paint code MM1 if I remember correctly. Think there were only 2 on the planet, one left. Some guy with DEEP POCKETS in Cali. owns it

Funny enough... I joined FBBO to try and help find THIS car. The previous owner of it hails from Nova Scotia and has been trying to locate the car for YEARS. Do you have any more info on it?

As proof... here's some photos of the unicorn.

 

[4speed68rt]

Looks like mine, without a roof! Nice car. Is it Turquoise or Blue? What color was the top? I wish I know where you could find it. If its out there, somebody on FBBO will know where it is or was. Good luck!!

 

[Fran Blacker]

Check BJ and Mecum auction results. Don't know whether you can simply search 1968 Dodge Coronet Convertible and get results over many years or go year by year. Doubt they would give you name of buyer but they (small chance) might ask owner to contact you. To bad you don't have a bunch of back in the day photos.

 

[JimmyDThatsMe]

Looks like mine, without a roof! Nice car. Is it Turquoise or Blue? What color was the top? I wish I know where you could find it. If its out there, somebody on FBBO will know where it is or was. Good luck!!

Top was black. After the old owner (from the photos) sold the car - the person who bought it returned it to its stock Maroon color, RR1.

 

[JimmyDThatsMe]

Check BJ and Mecum auction results. Don't know whether you can simply search 1968 Dodge Coronet Convertible and get results over many years or go year by year. Doubt they would give you name of buyer but they (small chance) might ask owner to contact you. To bad you don't have a bunch of back in the day photos.

I've sifted through Mecum and BJ pages for years with no luck. There's been a few times I've seen a HEMI 68 'Vert pop up in random places and I'll think "Is that it?!?!" but, alas, it's usually a clone.

 

[1967coronet]

Here is my mistake....
1975 I owned this 71 V code 4 speed track pack , 3.54 dana GTX.
It had near 37,000 miles on it, the blue interior had buckets and the pistol grip shifter.
It was traded in on a Charger at a lot on Merle Hay Rd. In Des Moines.
I still have a registration/ pink for the car.
Over the years I found out what I really had.
That car was a $1,800 ride at that time.
Lol.

 

[Slant 6 Music]

I read some old Mopar advertisement from the 60's (Dodge?) that showed it was possible to order millions of different possible combinations. That kind of said it all for me. It's probably rarer to have a few exactly optioned cars than 1 of anything. But I do agree with previous poster in that there are some criteria that make sense regarding name plate, engine, 4 speed, etc. combo.

 

[fratzog lover]

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[70chall440]

The production figures I quoted come from the Galen Govier "White Books". He is the utmost guru on Mopar production numbers.

"Upmost"... I would not take that to the bank. He has openly stated that his data is "as far as he knows" and he does know a fair bit but he is not the last word to be sure.

"1 of 1" is a marketing scheme (many who use Galen's services) to push up the value. Rare does not mean valuable in all cases but this hobby has become obsessed with rarity/value. How many WIW threads are on this forum alone where the OP didn't like the answers they got. The 1 of 1 deal is why I don't subscribe to MCG anymore, because every other issue has something that they claim as such. I like interesting cars as much as the next guy but when the "1" part is due to something like a radio, switch, or light its a bit ridiculous.

We all want our vehicles to be valuable, its natural but the investors/collectors along with the restoration shops, people like Galen have all combined to drive the hobby outside the reach of many. Most of us are lucky to have acquired what we have and I suspect that most bemoan the ones that got away that are stupid expensive today.

 

[Hey-O]

I own a 1 of 1 1965 Dodge Coronet with a 5.7 Hemi, that is Ruby Red and lives in MY garage. She goes by the name of...... Cora....... Let The Horses Run!! Like all the women in my life, she gets what she want, if she wants, when she wants!!!

 

[Imperial One]

Hello Mike,
It is such a "Gray" area as you know.
For instance, what is the Value of a 1963 Plymouth Valiant station wagon that so happens to one a "One of 3"?
In the MOPAR world it does hold Gravity, IMO
however, BIG BUCKS are spent at Barrett-Jackson Auctions on 1969 Camaro restoration-Mods...up to $80K for a car...
Certainly not a rare car at all
It's in perspective, with that I will leave you with this to ponder...
Yes, a Cool option!

BTW: I own the #2 1969 (only year made) SC/Rambler
Only 1,512 produced, less than 300 accounted for
And I did NOT know it was the #2 car produced when we purchased it.
#1 was a Proto-type

Our 1970 Super-Bee POST Car, AC Auto on column is a one of 1,680 but on todays market a 1970 Roadrunner gets more attention
It is what you like AND Rarity can e a Boasting Factor....

Would LOVE to see photos of the Rambler. I could go for one of those.

 

[MJF_]

1 of 1 1967 Belvedere 4d hemi

 

[Imperial One]

1 of 1 1967 Belvedere 4d hemi

Now THAT is truly a 1 of 1!

 

[AR67GTX]

Yes, kind of like heater delete or radio delete (is it really a deletion or just not ordered?). Yeah, not real common but is it really desirable?

 

[Slant 6 Music]

I own a 1 of 1 1965 Dodge Coronet with a 5.7 Hemi, that is Ruby Red and lives in MY garage. She goes by the name of...... Cora....... Let The Horses Run!! Like all the women in my life, she gets what she want, if she wants, when she wants!!!
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That is a stunning looking car in my opinion.

 

[Slant 6 Music]

I think it's fair to say that X amount were built in a general sense, is reasonable. For example, they built 32 Hemi 71 GTX's total. Or, 7 71 Hemi Convert Cuda's, etc. That's not just a color or extra ashtray thing. I have an 87 GN and people will tell me, wow, that's rare. But they built about 20K of these things. Now, if it was a GNX, they only built 547 of those. I consider that rare. Value is a whole different thing based on desirability, market conditions, etc. If anyone was watching Mecum's Kissimee, you had to be flabbergasted...over a million for a stupid park tour bus? 65 Buick Riv GS (beautiful car) for 150K? Not sure there is any formula anymore for the value of anything. Whatever someone is willing to pay.

 

[Hey-O]

That is a stunning looking car in my opinion.

Well thank you, I appreciate that! My real point is 1 of 1 is hard to pin down. My car has been in Mopar action magazine and believed to the first or at the very least one of the first to be converted. My car was a test mule used to build kits for the conversion. It means nothing to me, because it's not a show car, it's a daily driver that been around the country a few times for endurance testing and always has bug juice on the windshield. It's a real car, with serious history, not an arm piece.

 

[Hey-O]

I think it's fair to say that X amount were built in a general sense, is reasonable. For example, they built 32 Hemi 71 GTX's total. Or, 7 71 Hemi Convert Cuda's, etc. That's not just a color or extra ashtray thing. I have an 87 GN and people will tell me, wow, that's rare. But they built about 20K of these things. Now, if it was a GNX, they only built 547 of those. I consider that rare. Value is a whole different thing based on desirability, market conditions, etc. If anyone was watching Mecum's Kissimee, you had to be flabbergasted...over a million for a stupid park tour bus? 65 Buick Riv GS (beautiful car) for 150K? Not sure there is any formula anymore for the value of anything. Whatever someone is willing to pay.

GN will always have a place in history and to me are one of the funnest cars to drive. I was a GM G-Body guy for years. When 5 to 600 horse power was the price of entry. They were fun days and my cars were always different and fast. I had several friends that owned GN's, how many are still out there............... Rare enough for me. I would suggest never getting rid of it! Again, thank you

 

[4speed68rt]

Is the real question... How many of them are left??? Not how many were made. How many "68 Coronet R/T s are left in the world? How many survivors of any kind are out there, still road worthy? Does anybody have that kind of info?

 

[Hey-O]

Is the real question... How many of them are left??? Not how many were made. How many "68 Coronet R/T s are left in the world? How many survivors of any kind are out there, still road worthy? Does anybody have that kind of info?

Without a true and accurate registry that number would be hard to figure out, in my opinion.