Another cool 66 Coronet on ebay

Thought you 66-67 Coronet enthusiast might enjoy looking at this Hemi powered 66 Coronet street machine. LOTS of aftermarket parts on this one, but overall, I think they did a nice job. The Viper Red paint looks fantastic and the Hemi looks and sounds awesome! :yes: Check out the videos also.

Richard

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Coronet-500-66-HEMI-DODGE-CORONET-500-ROTISSERIE-900-HP-572-CI-HEMI_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c66Q3a2 Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2e c0Q2em14QQhashZitem150308906173QQitemZ150308906173 QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

cool car!!!!

I belive it ran a week or so ago.

I find it interesting all the bidding activity and amount compared to this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Coronet_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a 13Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14 QQhashZitem120325025752QQitemZ120325025752

Which from the pictures appears to be a pretty much un-molested original car with matching numbers Hemi with console 4 speed. The car could not get past $25K. You really can't blame it on the "times" when this other car is bidding the way it is in the same month.

I have seen a lot of resto mods (like the subject car) bring more money than original cars but it is usually something that is more popular with the masses like an E body. Unusual to see it happen with a 66 Coronet.

Even the brake rotors look chromed. Jeez I just thought I was building a fine car.I am no where near the quality of this car. But I have an original dash with a rt 150 speedo and a nice original black interior with a console. i like a stock appearance inside,kinda like grandmas car on steroids.

that thing is sweet

I think that white car would have done better if they had taken the time to clean it up. The bottom of the car makes it look filthy. And I hate to say it, but the general public is "attracted to shiny things"

I agree with regard to what the general public likes to see, but to me that just looks like a 43 year old original under side of a car. To me, that is worth something and tells a story. Once the original patina is gone and it is all glossed over you can't tell if it was a rust bucket with new floors or how bad it MAY have been. It is not just the under side but the interior etc. that just appears to be original looking in the pictures.

All I'm saying is they should have made an effort to clean it. A lil high pressure washer would have done wonders. I did that when I sold my Bee. Bottom was untouched, but cleaned off. And when the guy took a look at the bottom of the car and saw what shape it was in, there was no question he was going to buy. With it clean it was easy to see the original markings on the rear end housing. Worth WAY more than dirt.

It's like comparing apples to oranges to me when you try to compare the modified red Coronet to the original white Hemi car. I'd enjoy owning either car, but for different reasons. The red car would be fun at the all makes type of car shows where the folks don't know much about rare Mopars, as the bright red paint and the modified Hemi would draw them to the car, but the White car would be more fun at an all Mopar show such as the Mopar Nationals where at least SOME of the people know what their looking at. As far as actually DRIVING one of the two on the street, it would be the red car hands down, as risking the rare original white car on the street would not be fun for me.

Richard

looks amazing!