anybody know this car? 64 Max

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http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/5421241115.html

1964 DODGE POLARA 500 MAX WEDGE 1 OF A KIND TRI-Y - $154900 - $154900 (NEWVILLE)

ffered is this very rare, 1964 Dodge Polara 500 with the optional 426 Max Wedge engine. Of the 153 Max Wedge Dodge's built, 5 were Polara 500 2-door hardtops. Of these, this vehicle is the only one known to still exist per Galen Govier. This is a factory drag racer; the car Jan & Dean sing about in their song "Little Old Lady from Pasadena". The Polara 500 was the top-of- the-line Dodge in 1964 and was equipped with bucket seats and floor console. This vehicle features the extremely rare TRI-Y exhaust and is the only Max Wedge known to have them installed. This car has been verified correct by Galen Govier. It has attained senior status in the AACA, has been featured in Mopar Action magazine, been featured in a 2015 calendar and was invited to and shown at the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in November of 2014. This vehicle is one of a kind and cannot be duplicated. If you are viewing this item, it is still available. Check out my other listings by searching AAC!
The first photo is of Don Garlits with my car.
cuda, roadrunner, superbee, rt, challenger, gtx, max wedge, hemi I do not need help selling my vehicle. If you are so sure you can sell it, buy it and sell it yourself

Lots more photos on the CL link above

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Another Chrysler part that had loads of literature hype but was never mas produced. Those must put off some heat!
 
Check this out guys.
It's about 3 miles from my house at a friends workplace.
426 four speed, and I could hardly believe it when I saw it, and just had to look it over of course. :D
Got to fire it up and OH MAN!
 

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Man I sold my 64 Polara for way too cheap. It always brings back bittersweet memories to see one.
 
killnine said:
Man I sold my 64 Polara for way too cheap. It always brings back bittersweet memories to see one.
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X2, my first car was a red 64 Polara 500 with black interior, 361 4-speed, center console tachometer, clean bumpers with no rubber bumperettes. I miss that car.
 
Couple of sweet rides. Makes me drool.
 
The '64 Polara in the ad was in Mopar Action several years back. It has been for sale on Craigslist in PA. and NJ. for several years, for about the same price it's at now.
 
That Polara 500 Maxie was at the 2014 MCACN show in Chicago. No doubt it is a beauty for sure. Owner had some great display boards for the car too. Per one of the display boards, the "Tri-Y" manifold was developed, but never offered for sale because in 1964 the drag race sanctioning body (NHRA I assume?) implemented a rule change to allow headers in Super-Stock. The display board also stated that before the rule change, there were only a couple of cars with the modified RH inner fender that were test "mules" for the "Tri-Y" manifold and this car was one of them. Once the rule change allowing headers was implemented the "Tri-Y" manifold concept was abandoned and apparently this car is the only one of the "mules" that has survived to today. Without a doubt, those "Tri-Y" manifolds are the epitome of "bad-assery" as far as exhaust manifolds go. Here is a picture of the car I took at the MCACN show.

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The exhaust manifolds you posted are NOT the rare tri Y that are on this car here. These are the "more common" ones, although, LOL, I certainly would not turn my nose up at them!!!


Well the second one is hemi, not "max wedge" and the hemi ones are likely easier to find
 
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