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Dodge Polara 500 Convertible. Original 426/425HP Max Wedge Ramcharger. 1963 was the zenith year of the Max Wedge, and while the true racers were snapping up the 2 door sedans, a few well heeled guys opted for stealth street racing. How else do you explain that 3 people in the whole country ordered a 500 convertible, and then checked the boxes for 13.5CR/425HP and 4.56 gears? This black Dodge sports a Red 500 stripe, Black/Red bucket seat interior, black top, and all the 500 trim. An encounter with this car in 1963 had to be a Beauty and the Beast experience depending on the brand you were driving.
Sold new in Virginia, it eventually made it's way out to California, and then back to Nebraska, before being discovered by Galen Govier in Ron Slobe's project collection. Galen authenticated the car and then traced it's history back to California. Having just minor rust, it had never been caged, tubbed, or wrecked like so many of the sedans. It was treated to a full Concours restoration in 2006. Already having the matching body numbers and fender tag, all of the correct, date coded mechanical parts were located to bring it back as a numbers matching car. It has the correct date coded HC engine block, intake, heads, carbs, and distributor. Radiator, pulleys, wiring, brake lines, oil pan, exhaust manifolds, exhaust system, choke cable and brackets are all original Max Wedge parts. It is one of the finest examples of a Max Wedge and was invited to the prestigious Meadow Brook Concours in 2007.
Sure to attract attention anywhere with it's good looks, it really draws a crowd when the engine fires up. It would be very difficult to find another car as rare, featuring a high quality restoration for the value price of
Price - $ 200,000 Partial trade considered for early Hemi or Max Wedge project cars. |
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