Another Mopar Legend...

[Bruzilla]

http://morgantown.craigslist.org/bar/5956049638.html

"1973 Plymouth Roadrunner.There is currently no engine in this car. I took the old engine out to replace it with a 440 I bought from a friend. The car comes with a low mileage 440 with a transmission. The motor and Trans have 58k.They both ran good when they were pulled. If you are familiar with these cars you will notice the hood with the factory tach. These are extremely rare. A hood like this alone sold at Carlisle for $3,500 two years ago. There are less than 10 left in existence."

 

[WP29440SE]

At first I thought it was some kind of gasser hack job.
I never thought three extra holes in a hood would tack 3,000 dollars onto the value of it

 

[Moparsmitty]

Wonder why he doesn't give us some kind of asking price??????

 

[dvw]

Factory hood tach eh? Maybe it's a GM/Mopar cross breed? The hood is worth $3500, less than 10 in existence, ya right. I'd bet this is the only one.
Doug

 

[polywideblock]

direct connection sold them , you can still find them . pic of a really nice 71 roadrunner with a "factory" hood tacho
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOPAR-Hood-...ash=item43fb813a90:g:iEgAAOSwo4pYX~fg&vxp=mtr

 

[Bruzilla]

Yep, they were originally available in the accessories catalog before Direct Connection came along, but they were something you ordered and installed yourself. They were never a factory option like they were on the GTO.

Also, these were all made by a company called Dixco, who I think is still making them. They were the same unit for every car, and they just stuck a different decal on the front as needed. I also think the Chrysler units had a part number added to them.

If the hood tach is numbered and an actual Chrysler unit, it would be worth about $200... assuming it worked. This nonsense about the hood being worth $$$$ is just that.

 

[YY1]

IDK how people can claim "X number left" BS, unless they can account for every unit that was manufactured.

I agree with Bru on value, and suspect the "extra zero" affliction, as I've bought two 73/74 RR hoods in the past few years at an average cost of $300.

There was one at Don Garlits, full of bondo (more than 1/4" thick all across the top of the bump) asking $850....Really?

Look up Dixco on ebay, they are there from time to time both new and NOS.

Wonder what the asking price on the car is, or the original engine was.

3500 is high for the whole car in that condition unless the quarters and cowl are rust free and it was at least a 340 car.

 

[BeatersRus]

Wonder why he doesn't give us some kind of asking price??????

because hes fishing.
doesnt say what engine the car came with.
doesnt show the interior of the car.
doesnt show the whole engine bay
doesnt say what the 440 combo came out of
( low mileage,prolly a Rv. )
and the car appears to be a factory yellow color
(which is a love/hate color )
with at least 2 coats of primer? slashed here and there....

high points,the hood seems? to be original
the body seems? to be fairly solid.
i can see dual pipes for the xhaust so it Might? be a 340 car.
might be worth about 3500,
depending on what comes with it and in what condition.......?

and in keeping with the topic on that tach,
heres a vintage pic courtesy of Polywideblock.
i found it on that ebay sale you linked,so ty Sir

 

[Dibbons]

I would like to install one on my 72 SSP project car, but I am having second thoughts about disturbing the slick body/hood lines. Maybe I should consider something more clever, like a hood mounted pop-up design (like Miata headlamps).