4 door Hemi.
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4 door Hemi.
My Camaro Club (Illinois Camaro Club), is hired twice a year by Mecum Auctions to drive their auction cars. Mecum sent the club this email. I wonder which one of the guys will drive this car?
POINT OF GREAT INTEREST!
> If you conduct thorough searches of the classified
> ads in the United States or attend reputable
> auctions nationwide, you can usually find hemi
> Cudas, hemi Challengers, hemi Winged cars, ZL1
> Camaros, and LS6 Convertibles. But only once before
> this year has a fully documented 4-door hemi car
> been available to the public, and Mecum is proud to
> be a part of this historical moment when the world's
> rarest 426-Hemi car changes hands at Mecum 10th
> Annual Fall Premier over the October 14-16, 2005
> weekend. Between 1964-1971, approximately 11,000
> cars were factory produced with the 426-hemi option.
> All of those cars, whatever year, make or model,
> were two door cars (including the less than 200
> convertibles), EXCEPT FOR FOUR CARS. This is one of
> those cars, a 4-door hemi car. The other three cars
> are not available to buy at any price. Those owners
> have sworn they will never sell. Take advantage of
> this opportunity to buy what only 4 people in the
> world can own. Come to Mecum in St. Char!
> les, Illinois and bid on this special ordered 1966
> Dodge Coronet Deluxe 4-door Hemi car. Preview this
> car on our website at Lot G8.
>
> WHY WOULD ANYONE ORDER A 4-DOOR HEMI CAR?
> In 1966, Floyd Cline went to Spencers Dodge in
> Wichita, Kansas and told salesman Hub Rainbow he
> wanted the most powerful engine option available, at
> the time a 426-hemi; and he wanted it in a 4-door
> car. The salesman tried to discourage Floyd by
> telling him that the 4-door bodies were made in St.
> Louis but hemi engines were not installed there.
> Floyd insisted he needed a 4-door car because his
> 79-year old father traveled most places with Floyd
> and his wife. His father typically sat in the back
> seat of the family car and Floyd did not want his
> father to continue to fuss with climbing into the
> back seat over a pulled forward seatback, but rather
> have easy access through his own rear doors. The car
> was ordered. The body was transported from St. Louis
> to Detroit where the hemi engine was installed.
> Floyd was presented with the car in a ceremony at
> the Detroit factory. Never could Floyd have expected
> his car to hold such historical significance.
>
>
> If you conduct thorough searches of the classified
> ads in the United States or attend reputable
> auctions nationwide, you can usually find hemi
> Cudas, hemi Challengers, hemi Winged cars, ZL1
> Camaros, and LS6 Convertibles. But only once before
> this year has a fully documented 4-door hemi car
> been available to the public, and Mecum is proud to
> be a part of this historical moment when the world's
> rarest 426-Hemi car changes hands at Mecum 10th
> Annual Fall Premier over the October 14-16, 2005
> weekend. Between 1964-1971, approximately 11,000
> cars were factory produced with the 426-hemi option.
> All of those cars, whatever year, make or model,
> were two door cars (including the less than 200
> convertibles), EXCEPT FOR FOUR CARS. This is one of
> those cars, a 4-door hemi car. The other three cars
> are not available to buy at any price. Those owners
> have sworn they will never sell. Take advantage of
> this opportunity to buy what only 4 people in the
> world can own. Come to Mecum in St. Char!
> les, Illinois and bid on this special ordered 1966
> Dodge Coronet Deluxe 4-door Hemi car. Preview this
> car on our website at Lot G8.
>
> WHY WOULD ANYONE ORDER A 4-DOOR HEMI CAR?
> In 1966, Floyd Cline went to Spencers Dodge in
> Wichita, Kansas and told salesman Hub Rainbow he
> wanted the most powerful engine option available, at
> the time a 426-hemi; and he wanted it in a 4-door
> car. The salesman tried to discourage Floyd by
> telling him that the 4-door bodies were made in St.
> Louis but hemi engines were not installed there.
> Floyd insisted he needed a 4-door car because his
> 79-year old father traveled most places with Floyd
> and his wife. His father typically sat in the back
> seat of the family car and Floyd did not want his
> father to continue to fuss with climbing into the
> back seat over a pulled forward seatback, but rather
> have easy access through his own rear doors. The car
> was ordered. The body was transported from St. Louis
> to Detroit where the hemi engine was installed.
> Floyd was presented with the car in a ceremony at
> the Detroit factory. Never could Floyd have expected
> his car to hold such historical significance.
>
>
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From: cinci
Re: 4 door Hemi.
Ehh, I don't get it. Nothing really interesting about it. So it's a 4 door hemi? I wouldn't get excited over a 4 door Camaro if they had made one either.
The only thing it has going for it is rarity imo, and I guess some people are willing to pay a lot for that.
The only thing it has going for it is rarity imo, and I guess some people are willing to pay a lot for that.
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by Z284ever
Can you imagine a modern manufacterer transporting your car from St Louis to Detroit, just to install the powertrain that you ordered?
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by Z284ever
Can you imagine a modern manufacterer transporting your car from St Louis to Detroit, just to install the powertrain that you ordered?
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by Z28Wilson
What's the big deal about a 4-door Hemi? Hell, that's the only way you can get a Hemi car these days.
Mopar fans are fanatics. Having a car that rare is like nirvana to them. Look what they pay for the still rare but more common hemi cars!
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
I can't believe folks are questioning the big deal on this car.
It is an original 4-door 426 Hemi. It is one-of-one. Putting it in perspective, its about as rare as Pete Estes' 68 Z/28 Convertible which has been valued at over $1,000,000. (That's six zeros.)
I'll bet this car sells for well over $300k if the documentation is included.
It is an original 4-door 426 Hemi. It is one-of-one. Putting it in perspective, its about as rare as Pete Estes' 68 Z/28 Convertible which has been valued at over $1,000,000. (That's six zeros.)
I'll bet this car sells for well over $300k if the documentation is included.
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by Z28Wilson
What's the big deal about a 4-door Hemi? Hell, that's the only way you can get a Hemi car these days.
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From: cinci
Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by jg95z28
I can't believe folks are questioning the big deal on this car.
It is an original 4-door 426 Hemi. It is one-of-one. Putting it in perspective, its about as rare as Pete Estes' 68 Z/28 Convertible which has been valued at over $1,000,000. (That's six zeros.)
I'll bet this car sells for well over $300k if the documentation is included.
It is an original 4-door 426 Hemi. It is one-of-one. Putting it in perspective, its about as rare as Pete Estes' 68 Z/28 Convertible which has been valued at over $1,000,000. (That's six zeros.)
I'll bet this car sells for well over $300k if the documentation is included.
I still think it's ludacrist what people would pay for the Z28 too.
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Think about it this way guys, there were nine 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertibles (one just sold for $4.1 million), and a four door Hemi car could be just as rare. It would be like a 4dr 1969 Chevelle coming from the factory with a L88 or ZL1.
I guess it is pretty easy to tell who are not classic car enthusiasts on this board.
David
I guess it is pretty easy to tell who are not classic car enthusiasts on this board.
David
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Sorry guys, I was really being sarcastic with my post, I just forget it's hard to show up on a message board. 
Seriously I understand the rarity of a car like that. Kinda cool actually. I'm just trying to point out how times have changed. Chrysler didn't put Hemis in 4 door bodies because sedans were...umm...dorky, to put it mildly. In this new muscle car era sedans are preferred.
The coolest part of the whole thing is, "I want this combo"...and they did it. What would a GM dealer tell you if you said you wanted the LS7 in your base C6 coupe? And they're all at the same plant!
Seriously I understand the rarity of a car like that. Kinda cool actually. I'm just trying to point out how times have changed. Chrysler didn't put Hemis in 4 door bodies because sedans were...umm...dorky, to put it mildly. In this new muscle car era sedans are preferred.
The coolest part of the whole thing is, "I want this combo"...and they did it. What would a GM dealer tell you if you said you wanted the LS7 in your base C6 coupe? And they're all at the same plant!
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Re: 4 door Hemi.
Originally Posted by Z28Wilson
The coolest part of the whole thing is, "I want this combo"...and they did it. What would a GM dealer tell you if you said you wanted the LS7 in your base C6 coupe? And they're all at the same plant!
