For those interested....I'll do my best to keep it short. I owned a '65 Monaco from 8/1991 to 6/2016. Had never seen a 426W 4-speed '65 Monaco until the one I own now popped up for sale. It was in Bensalem,PA and except for a 4 year stint in Florida, was a PA car until it came to NJ. The person I purchased from said...."even if you don't buy it,come look at it,it will be the only one you will ever see". As of this day that statement still rings true. There are no solid numbers on production. A vast majority of people in the Mopar hobby have said maybe a handful were built. Ok, here is the speculation on numbers from "sources"(this was discussed on another board), someone looked at Galen's white book and said the number was 242? or close to that. Let's say 250 for arguments sake(that is believed to be ALL '65 Monacos with a 4-speed which would be the 383 and 426,the 413 was not available with it in the States). Another person stated they knew somebody who had a better handle on the production. Turns out they were going off "percentages"....x amount of engines,x amount of trannies, = x amount with this combo. Very highly suspect as they claim around 150 with the 426-4 which leaves 100 for the 383-4. Having spent a long time dealing with '65 Monacos I do not buy it. In nearly 30 years I have only seen or known of 4 with a 383 4 speed, and as stated mine is the only one that I have ever come across with the 426W and 4-speed. Form your own opinion from the info I have provided, all I'm saying is it MAY BE the only one left. If anyone has PROOF of another please post it or PM me, would love to see it.
This car has a fender tag but no build sheet. However I do have a copy of the build tag from Chrysler Historical proving it is indeed the real thing. And yes it is for sale, needs a complete resto and comes with almost all factory sheet metal needed and a large trove of used and NOS pieces to aid in the resurrection. If you have any questions please feel free to PM me and I will fill you in. Thanks for the read guys and some pics.
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