Whats the rarest 68 to 74 A,B, or Ebody Mopar?????

[idrivemopar]

So I was browsing some production numbers in the back of classic industries catalog, and noticed to my surprise that the 71 GTX had the lowest production numbers of any A, B, or Ebody from 1960 to 1974 with only 2,942 produced.

So, I got to wondering what is the rarest A,B, or E body MOPAR built between 1968 and 1974 not including the winged cars????

 

[Montclaire]

It's hard to say since we don't have the color and option breakdowns. There was a, I think, 440+6 curious yellow cuda convert that was a one of one, so that may take the cake. I still kick myself for not snagging a 71 sassy grass GTX about 15 years ago that got crushed.

 

[5.7 hemi]

71' Hemi Cuda convertible. Only 11 made if memory serves.

 

[tallhair]

71' Hemi Cuda convertible. Only 11 made if memory serves.

IIR if you break it down it was something like 6 727 and 5 4 speeds or vice versa. May be wrong but something like that

 

[Lazarus]

The lowest production numbers for the a, b, and e body cars was the 72 b body I believe. If you want to break it down to specific models or go even further everyone can have a "rare car" so to speak. In reality however, try finding a grill for a 72 road runner and you will usually see yourself empty handed. For certain you will either be empty handed or running very thin in the wallet. The 71 gxt is just a sub model of the 71 satellite like the road runner. The gtx was just an option package on a RR in 72, so for a fair comparison, look at the number of all satellite bodies in 71 vs 72. For example, my 71 RR is technically one of less than 75 probably if you consider interior/exterior combos and options, but it is really just a standard engine road runner IMHO. This is more common than a 72 RR. Interestingly enough, 72 dropped the compression ratios and therefore lost some hp, but since virtually every car of this era has a rebuilt engine or one that needs rebuilt. Does it really matter since everything else is still pretty much the same(except the 72 actually has electronic ignition!). I think people are starting to realize this, because the more rare 72 is starting to catch up on the value when compared to the 71. Aside from that the only major difference is the 340 was added as an option, the 383 was replaced by the very similar, but better in many ways 400 and a few minor things. I say the 400 is better not because it performed better stock, but because a modern rebuild from a 400 has more hp handling ability than the 383(more than a 440 for that matter). The bore size and mains are both substantially larger than any engine mopar ever put in a masses produced car I believe. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Do you mean the actual total of the model produced, or various options within a model? The latter seems to have plenty of ridiculously low production numbers from 2 to maybe a few hundred. You may be right about the 71 GTX.

As an example of some oddities within a model breakdown, a buddy back in the 80's had a 69 Dart Custom with a 318 and factory 4 spd. I of course recommended the 340 transplant, which I built and helped install. This car was literally a 340 GTS without the 340 but had the PDB and 3.23 SG. Very cool car. Years later after the buddy and car were long gone, I looked it up and best I can figure, it was one of 43 made. Oh, and of course it was green.

If anyone cares, here is the background story to that car. Rewind back to 69 when the original owner (lawyer) and his buddy both went car shopping and eventually landed on the Dart model. They both liked what the GTS 340 had to offer, and pretty much bought identical cars, but the lawyer opted for only one change, which was to let Chrysler keep the 340 and put a 318 in it's place. The buddy took the 340 GTS as it was, and if I recall correctly that car didn't make it to the 80's. My buddy bought the "318 GTS" off the original owner, who happened to live across the street from his grandmother in SF. This was in the 80's. I don't recall what he paid for the car but it wasn't a steal. Around $2K I think. And the car was really clean with shiny original paint, etc.. After the 340 was in and fairly sorted we took it street racing but I always drove. That plain Jane Dart with the mag wheel hubcaps embarrassed a few "hot" cars in it's day.

 

[69Coronetrt]

So I was browsing some production numbers in the back of classic industries catalog, and noticed to my surprise that the 71 GTX had the lowest production numbers of any A, B, or Ebody from 1960 to 1974 with only 2,942 produced.

So, I got to wondering what is the rarest A,B, or E body MOPAR built between 1968 and 1974 not including the winged cars????

Since you went year and model, let's start there....

A lot of the production figures are not published but off the top of my head a 70 Coronet two door sedan cop car (WK21) with around 52 made. 68 S/S car production was fairly low.

For cars available to the public, there were less than 300 1970 Coronet R/T convertibles. If you toss in the Hemi option, I think there are two known to be shipped. One for the US and one for Canada. There may have been a third export car, I don't recall. Hemi B Body convertibles are some of the rarest out there.

 

[idrivemopar]

These are very good examples why I posed the question, because if you look just at production numbers you would think the 71 GTX would be rare, but within each of the production rolls for the various models there are those packages and options and oddities that make a care more rare then what some may typically think is a rare care. I agree that the Hemi convertibles are probably the top of the list of rarity, however, meep-meeps story is a great example of some of the odd ball things that came from Chrysler back in the day. And to Lazarus, I have always been partial to the 72 400, my brother had a 72 RR with a 400 and it was a fast *** car, so much so the cops used to follow him around because he liked to race it so much back in the day! Great stuff I really enjoy hearing these kinds of stories and comments on production.

 

[Nick2317]

Depends on how you wana break it down my r/t is 1 of 14 in banana yellow

 

[5.7 hemi]

I still think the e body is the rarest.

 

[Roadbird]

I know of someone here recently here in my neck of the woods with a 1971 GTX with a 440 six pack in lime green or sassy green, but is a non air grabber? It's the only one I ever seen anywhere.

 

[wannadrag]

68 Hemi Dart

 

[Sonny Black]

:angryfire:--->A body---> 1969 'CUDA, with 440 Super Commando V8.....

it also blew the doors off my 427 / 425 hp 'vette with sonny driving....
both cars were just plain DANGEROUS plus one 19 year old with No Fear behind the wheel!:iamwithstupid:

the '68 HURST HEMI dart was VERY Rare...also only 50 made

 

[monaco66coupe]

Wasn't the last year of the Hemi GTX around 17 made total? 71' or 72' ,right in there somewhere.

 

[440+6]

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[moparmarks]

The 68 Hemi A-bodies were not considered to be production cars because the drivetrains were installed at Norm's, not at the factory. Believe there were 72 Darts and 72 Barracudas.
As far as model and motor then the 71 Hemi Cuda vert at 11 is one of the lowest but don't think it is the lowest.

 

[Roadbird]

Wasn't the last year of the Hemi GTX around 17 made total? 71' or 72' ,right in there somewhere.

1971 was the last year of the 426 Hemi. I could be wrong though. BTW that 71 GTX was a light package with a 4.10 Dana. Really cool car IMHO.

 

[joshb1983]

how rare is the 1968 Bengals charger, the Cincinnati Bengals started in 1968 so they made these to help promote the team

 

[monaco66coupe]

1971 was the last year of the 426 Hemi. I could be wrong though. BTW that 71 GTX was a light package with a 4.10 Dana. Really cool car IMHO.

I'm not allowed to say where, But somebody I know has a 71'426 GTX in his shed, 37,000 actual miles on it. Bought by him in 1975 or so. His family is hateful, all they talk about is who will get the car when he kicks off. The guy is 80 or. very sad.

 

[super-bee_ski]

I think its a Coronet R/T Hemi convertible.
Only 2 made...but I do NOT know the year....

1970 I think

Im quite sure they only built four 1970 Hemi Coronets.