1966 dodge coronet 440 worth?
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YY1
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Yep, WH, Coronet 440, 23 2 door HT G, 383-4 6, 1966, 1 assembly plant Hamtramck IIRC.
Still can't believe you found two of them in less than a week!
YY1
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Looks like it's been dechromed.
Should have body length trim right in the middle.
I LOVE that trim. Makes it look lower and longer.
Also missing the Coronet, 440, and 383 emblems.
383 are available repro. Coronet and 440 are easy to find used and cheap.
Should have body length trim right in the middle.
I LOVE that trim. Makes it look lower and longer.
Also missing the Coronet, 440, and 383 emblems.
383 are available repro. Coronet and 440 are easy to find used and cheap.
YY1
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Good luck with purchase.
You might want to look right above the driver's rear wheel. Looks a little soft there or it may be poor lighting/camera.
There have been a couple threads on what to look for body wise on these.
Basically-
Above and around the rear wheels (all of those compound lines on the rear quarters almost never get repaired correctly)
Around that chrome trim where the roof meets the body. (another kind of bitch to repair)
Rear lower quarter and trunk drop off (lower rear quarter patch available but can be hard to find, full quarters unobtanium)
Front frame rails between shock tower and trans member (not too common but common enough to check thoroughly)
Trans crossmember (same as above)
Rear frame in the shackle area (not too common)
Inside trunk on the underside of the dutchman panel area (again, not too common but worth checking)
66 and 67 seem to either not rust hardly at all or rust real bad. Not a lot of in between.
You might want to look right above the driver's rear wheel. Looks a little soft there or it may be poor lighting/camera.
There have been a couple threads on what to look for body wise on these.
Basically-
Above and around the rear wheels (all of those compound lines on the rear quarters almost never get repaired correctly)
Around that chrome trim where the roof meets the body. (another kind of bitch to repair)
Rear lower quarter and trunk drop off (lower rear quarter patch available but can be hard to find, full quarters unobtanium)
Front frame rails between shock tower and trans member (not too common but common enough to check thoroughly)
Trans crossmember (same as above)
Rear frame in the shackle area (not too common)
Inside trunk on the underside of the dutchman panel area (again, not too common but worth checking)
66 and 67 seem to either not rust hardly at all or rust real bad. Not a lot of in between.
Some better pictures would help.
koosh
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I have no other pics at this time, fighting a blizzard, so the 2 hr trek to see it not in the cards right now. I'm still waiting for a pic of the fender tag, if in fact there is one.....communication is not great. Did that VIN number prove its factory 4 speed? And if so, why is that rare? My own opinion it may have been a drag car in previous life, but just a guess from the stickers all over it....I'm trying to get another question answered from seller: it "appears" the rear glass molding is missing? Can you guys tell?
Front window trim is missing as well.
I'm skeptical
I'm skeptical
koosh
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Ok, I was thinking from these poor pics, maybe both front and rear glass moldings are painted black......still waiting for that answer
YY1
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Windshield trim is not too terribly hard to find or expensive.
Just be aware that 4 door/ sedan/ wagon trim is different, although you might be able to trim it down.
No, the VIN doesn't tell the transmission.
Fender tag would.
Usually, there were not as many four speed cars made in a given model.
The exception is super high performance where there tends to be a more even distribution- like six pack cars or big block A body cars.
Just be aware that 4 door/ sedan/ wagon trim is different, although you might be able to trim it down.
No, the VIN doesn't tell the transmission.
Fender tag would.
Usually, there were not as many four speed cars made in a given model.
The exception is super high performance where there tends to be a more even distribution- like six pack cars or big block A body cars.
A better question would be: "Is it worth looking at?"
YY1
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YY1
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I have one more anecdote about 383 440 cars-
When I first started looking for my present project car, I found what is close to the grail of these cars-
A 383 AC PW car. The only other thing that could have made it better would have been a 4 speed.
Unfortunately it was in one of the Dakotas and the seller wanted $5200 for a non running project car (in 2005), although I'm 100% certain they had no idea how rare it was, they were just WAY over priced (and about 2500 miles too far away).
When I first started looking for my present project car, I found what is close to the grail of these cars-
A 383 AC PW car. The only other thing that could have made it better would have been a 4 speed.
Unfortunately it was in one of the Dakotas and the seller wanted $5200 for a non running project car (in 2005), although I'm 100% certain they had no idea how rare it was, they were just WAY over priced (and about 2500 miles too far away).
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