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Post by redrider on Apr 2, 2005 20:54:18 GMT -5
Bought myself a classic today! 1969 Dodge Polara...It definately has character!! I will probably keep it like it is for now and maybe fix it up eventually.....price was right and I couldn't pass it up. Might even put it on the road in a couple weeks.  |
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Post by 65cuda on Apr 2, 2005 22:14:36 GMT -5
Whats it have the 383? is it in good shape, that is alot of car, I had a 67 Polara with a 383. I lost out on a '64 Chrysler today, my sister who lives in Houston TX said they were having an estate sale a block away from her home, they were selling a 64 chrysler in show room conditon for $2,950 I told her to go back and buy it, I will figure out some how to get the money to her, but it was gone when she went back.  |
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Post by 95gts on Apr 2, 2005 22:58:24 GMT -5
whats up with all these Moparts?
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Post by swi66 on Apr 3, 2005 8:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by 95gts on Apr 3, 2005 11:00:27 GMT -5
Did they have a polara that had half fins, those were cool.
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Post by redrider on Apr 3, 2005 14:22:41 GMT -5
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Post by 65cuda on Apr 3, 2005 14:37:32 GMT -5
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Post by 95gts on Apr 3, 2005 15:55:02 GMT -5
I was hoping for this look  |
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Post by redrider on Apr 3, 2005 16:35:36 GMT -5
LOL! It's a 4 door hardtop. I'll try to post pictures once we pick it up.
95gts---I was kinda hoping for that look too! ;D
This is not a gcc trade-in, but the story behind it is pretty good. Somebody sold it on e-bay, but the buyer never showed up. The seller contacted a lawyer because he wanted the car out of there. The lawyer was able to find out that this guy had bought a bunch of cars on e-bay, but all with bad checks. This particular seller cashed the check right away and it cleared, but apparently the buyer was afraid to pick it up because he would get caught for paying the others with bad checks. From there on in, it was just a matter of people buying it cheap, storing it, reselling it, etc. Maybe this was meant to be for me?
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Post by swi66 on Apr 3, 2005 18:14:23 GMT -5
95gts..............nice picture of a 60 Polara, there is a red convertible in Akron, with a 383 and the cross ram.
been around to a lot of shows and cruises................
Redrider..........I remember Dans Brown C body, it was pretty quick..........
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Post by 95gts on Apr 3, 2005 20:09:24 GMT -5
I know of the 60's red on because I looked at one in Jamestown about a year ago, problem was getting it back and getting parts, not exactly a easy car to get parts for. I went up to the guy with the red one at polish falcons, said hey nice polara, He was shocked that I knew what the hell it was. He was cool but the car was a boat, thing was huge, furcillo huge, lol. Nice cars but not for me. I like the half fin stuff to , unique. There is also a nice 72 roadrunner on ebay from around here, cool car.
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Post by 65cuda on Apr 3, 2005 21:52:42 GMT -5
yes a red roadrunner clone, its really a satallite, buy it now for $3,800
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Post by cookin85ss on Apr 3, 2005 22:05:18 GMT -5
Congrats on your new purchase!!! Enjoy!!!
I saw the Red Plymouth Satellite / Roadrunner CLONE on ebay. With some work it could be a nice car. I don't really care for cloning a car. Leave it alone and restore it for what it really is.
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Post by swi66 on Apr 4, 2005 4:56:45 GMT -5
Story on the red 60 Polara in Akron.
For years people had asked me if I knew where it was as it was a supposed legend in town just sitting in a guys garage, but no-one knew where in akron. I grew up in Akron. For the most part we considered it to be an urban legend for the MOPAR people. A 60 Polatra convertible with a cross ram would be like finding the big block vette or 427 Cobra in a widows garage.
I had heard the story of the Polara many times, didn't beleive it. Turns out the guy lived 2 miles from my house, bought the car new, and in 66 or so had a kid and went to trade it in on a Baracuda. They offered peanuts for trade in so he parked it in his garage where it stayed until his retirement when he finally took it to be professionally restored. Worse part is, the guy lived on my wifes mail route, but the door to the garage was never open so she didn't spot it...........
Car is an extremely high dollar car, almost impossible to get parts for...........would command the big bucks at Barrett Jackson.
If I only could have found it at the right time, I may have been able to talk him out of it.............
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 31, 2006 12:15:16 GMT -5
Bought myself a classic today! 1969 Dodge Polara...It definately has character!! I will probably keep it like it is for now and maybe fix it up eventually.....price was right and I couldn't pass it up. Might even put it on the road in a couple weeks. do you still have this car?? |
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Post by 69olds442 on Dec 31, 2006 14:54:51 GMT -5
Congratulations redrider! Can't wait to see it!
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Post by redrider on Dec 31, 2006 15:07:14 GMT -5
I still have it, but haven't done anything to it. It kind of ended up on the back burner and that's where it sits. Interested?
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 31, 2006 15:13:29 GMT -5
I MIGHT BE
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jan 2, 2007 10:59:48 GMT -5
Congrats on your new purchase!!! Enjoy!!! I saw the Red Plymouth Satellite / Roadrunner CLONE on ebay. With some work it could be a nice car. I don't really care for cloning a car. Leave it alone and restore it for what it really is. REDRIDER...........nice score!  cookin.........have you seen how much $$$$ some original musclecars are going for? some of us could never afford the real thing......i suggest you watch barret jackson this year! for example, last year there were a few well done clones that sold there for big bucks. one i remember was a '68 belvedere gts 440, changed to a 426 hemi car and sold for over 100 grand. i can't believe the price some of these cars are getting. even well done clones are becoming un-affordable. if i remember correctly, a '70 chevelle ss 396 race car with very low miles went for something like 2 million!  even the cheapest numbers matching musclecars in good show condition were going over 50 grand. what's the point of owning an original car worth too much money to even drive and enjoy?  just my opinion here.......i'll take the clone, save a lot on the insurance, not worry about having it stolen, enjoy all the thumbs up, cry less when the paint gets chipped, and most of all.........ENJOY DRIVING THE CAR, what it was meant for in the first place.  |
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