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Possibly, a 1 of 4, WM23M9 440 Six Pack A12 as "Optioned".

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The car that was once my father's. "E 440" stamped .020 Over block original carbs, intake. Rotisserie resto 2004. All factory MoPar Six Pack internals. Car is otherwise all O.E.M. And currently? A WIRING NIGHTMARE..(Luckily, I've gutted em before).

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70chall440
Neat car and I mean no disrespect to you or the car but I personally do not put much stock in anything Galen says. That said, many Mopars of this era could claim low volume given the wide variety of options available and the willingness of the company to build anything anyone wanted. However, there are no good numbers for many of the options so there is truly no good way to determine how many of anything were built with anything outside of engine/trans. All of the other stuff is extrapolation of parts ordered or cars made; meaning Mopar says something like it made 3000 hemi orange cars and roadrunners represent 3% of the production so people then say 30 RR's were hemi orange... Again, I am not in anyway saying anything negative about your car, it appears to be a fantastic beautiful car.
 
RM23M9A
70chall440 said:
Neat car and I mean no disrespect to you or the car but I personally do not put much stock in anything Galen says. That said, many Mopars of this era could claim low volume given the wide variety of options available and the willingness of the company to build anything anyone wanted. However, there are no good numbers for many of the options so there is truly no good way to determine how many of anything were built with anything outside of engine/trans. All of the other stuff is extrapolation of parts ordered or cars made; meaning Mopar says something like it made 3000 hemi orange cars and roadrunners represent 3% of the production so people then say 30 RR's were hemi orange... Again, I am not in anyway saying anything negative about your car, it appears to be a fantastic beautiful car.
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Oh I agree 100%. He is a little "Inflated". I havent been able to locate another existing car with same options. At least as of yet.
 
70chall440
70chall440 said:
Neat car and I mean no disrespect to you or the car but I personally do not put much stock in anything Galen says. That said, many Mopars of this era could claim low volume given the wide variety of options available and the willingness of the company to build anything anyone wanted. However, there are no good numbers for many of the options so there is truly no good way to determine how many of anything were built with anything outside of engine/trans. All of the other stuff is extrapolation of parts ordered or cars made; meaning Mopar says something like it made 3000 hemi orange cars and roadrunners represent 3% of the production so people then say 30 RR's were hemi orange... Again, I am not in anyway saying anything negative about your car, it appears to be a fantastic beautiful car.
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Oh I have no doubt that your car is rare/low number, the AA12 cars start that way, so pretty much any other changes/additions just make it rarer. Guess my issue is that I have seen "1 of 1" type statements so many times and while it might be based on something real, in the Mopar world it doesn't really make a lot of difference IMO. Granted, if I was in the market for a AA12 car and seeking specific options or comparing options then it comes into play. Regardless, awesome car all the way around.
 
RM23M9A
70chall440 said:
Not exactly sure what you are referring to.
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Oh, hell... I dunno, went for a cruise last night, car's been running great (other than a few carb issues, with leaks etc) assumed I had that fixed. Ran into my buddy with the 68 396 SS Camaro,= Drag Racing craziness. I turned lights on, damn thing totally changed. Kept wanting to "Die" in Drive, Always been "Lopy", but now has really NO driving RPM to it. Alternator WAS discharging badly. Weird thing is battery had 12.8 V last night when parked. Seems a little high.Still drives like crap today.
 
70chall440
70chall440 said:
Not exactly sure what you are referring to.
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Sounds like the battery got drained some and that is why it is running like crap, it does not have enough juice for the ignition system. It sounds like either your regulator or the alternator took a crap. In my experience, when one goes the other is going to follow, I like to change both at the same time. Also, have the battery checked to determine its health.
 
RM23M9A
70chall440 said:
Not exactly sure what you are referring to.
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Ya know? That was first thing I thought of, I have the BLUE Elec Ign box, I beleive theyre Rev Limited to 5,500 RPM. I doubt I got past that. Wasnt watching tach, trying to hang onto the car..lol Funny how at over 50 yrs old, the 18 yr old thing comes back! First thing I did was put my Voltmeter on Battery, (12.8 V!) Seems kinda high. I do agree, took it for a short drive about hour ago, still runs like crap unless accelerating, wants to die at stops. It really does need engine wiring replaced.
 
70chall440
70chall440 said:
Not exactly sure what you are referring to.
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12.8v isn't really high for a properly charged battery but the battery is not what is supplying power for your ignition, it is the alternator primarily. If the charging system isn't working properly than that can cause problems.

If you determine that the carbs are good and you absolutely do not have any vacuum issues, then turn to the electrical side.
 
Sparky Anderson
That's a nice car and very rare, you just reminded me when my dad had a 68 dodge Polara, it had the same, no power brakes and no power steering it was a work out to drive with a 318, I could only wonder driving that with a beast of a motor.
 
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