Rarest A-body on Fabo?
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i think there's a few classifications of rare. there's the hard numbers type such as: they only made x amount of 67 formula s 383 cars. but from there you get the break outs of color and options, which is interesting.
then there's the weirdos: some one off 4dr 4spd with at romper stomper motor and suspension package. which i dig.
what bores me to death is the incessant breakdown of granular detail options to make some plain jane bread and butter car into a "1 of 6 ever made!!". i mean, it's interesting that somebody rolled into a dealer and ordered a 6/ 3 on the floor car with every goo-gah option box ticked. but that just doesn't get me going.
then there's the weirdos: some one off 4dr 4spd with at romper stomper motor and suspension package. which i dig.
what bores me to death is the incessant breakdown of granular detail options to make some plain jane bread and butter car into a "1 of 6 ever made!!". i mean, it's interesting that somebody rolled into a dealer and ordered a 6/ 3 on the floor car with every goo-gah option box ticked. but that just doesn't get me going.
Canucklehead
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There’s a guy who shows up to our car show with a 68 Valiant 4 door with a 273 and a 4-speed factory. Stuff like that turns my head quicker than a Hemi E-body.
abdywgn
dismantler
not to cause trouble but I think the rarest car (or owner) would be one who has purchased a car, likes it as is and changes nothing about it (besides maintanence items). JMO
I know I'm not one of them!
I know I'm not one of them!
missing linc
Loose nut behind the wheel
How about the 1972 Canadian built 340 Swinger Specials? Possibly only 30 of them.
1971 1972 Swinger 340 Special | Canada | Canadian Swinger 340 Specials
1971 1972 Swinger 340 Special | Canada | Canadian Swinger 340 Specials
I would have to consider the 1966 D-Dart Super Stock one of the most rare. 275 HP-273. Reportedly there were 50 build for homologation, but I have been doing Mopar stuff for over 60 some years and have never seen a real one. The LO23 is a very interesting vehicle if you like early A's. One was sold at auction a few year back and did have the correct VIN. This is a quote from another article. "These cars have a VIN that begins LO23. The order includes the following sales codes: 699 – Special Order (Super Stock Dart); 409 – Special Order Axle; 364 – Super Stock; 624 – heavy-duty suspension; 32 – engine code; 554 – delete rear seat belts; 393 – four speed transmission; 21 – 6.95 X 14 BSW rayon 2-ply tires; 408 -Sure Grip; P4H – trim code (red); WW1 – paint" code (white)." Note gigantic tire selection.
ddartdude
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I'll also have to say the 1966 D/Darts. This is the first of the 50 D/Darts produced. It was picked up at the assembly plant by Ted Spehar. I know of 11 survivors.
MichaelB.
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Reading this has been great. My Swinger had a "floral top" when new, and I thought THAT was rare. Some of these other rides are really low production here.
Shaun3406
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I Love those VX3 code "Convertriple" Dusters and Demons. I have a 2010 Mopar Collector's Guide where the centerfold is a B5 Blue 72 Demon with that roof , really straight in a junkyard, but the front spindles and rear axle were gone.
Shaun3406
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Hell YES
Dave999
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Not rare rare, but quite rare
1 of 1300 Valiant charger R/Ts
1 of 5 with H51 Aircon
1 of 1 with a mistake in the option codes chalked/rusted into the underside of the dash frame. Tag /body number/engine number match but the Aussie equivelent of build sheet, the chalk markings, does not in one important area
it says E37 but it aint E37 can't be E37 with H51 No space.
1 of 1300 Valiant charger R/Ts
1 of 5 with H51 Aircon
1 of 1 with a mistake in the option codes chalked/rusted into the underside of the dash frame. Tag /body number/engine number match but the Aussie equivelent of build sheet, the chalk markings, does not in one important area
it says E37 but it aint E37 can't be E37 with H51 No space.
Canucklehead
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I’ll throw another one into the ring. 69 Dart Swinger 318 4-speed, one of 229 with that combo, but in R4 red factory. Lots of 340 Swingers in R4 but I haven’t seen another 318 with R4, never mind a factory 4-speed.
Canucklehead
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Painted blue a long time ago, it was a lot of R4 with no stripe or vinyl top.
- Marvin -
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Four door Station with V8 and 4-speed is absolutely rare - I heard from production numbers between 9 and 11 in 1966....but impossible to verify...
1966 Plymouth Valiant 200 Station (special order car)
Agree! As far as production numbers go. I think there's a HP 273 4 speed car or two around that are single digits as far as numbers go. There's quite a few 50 and less production number cars here.
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That pick is even better than one of one, it is two in one....
A few rare ones here on the West Coast:
1) 1969 (A53) Convertible H-Code (Built for Canadian Market) 1 of 10 automatics or 17 BB verts (what crazy canadian wanted a convertible? must have been the sure grip they wanted for snow days - probably the only unit made for out of US market
2) 1969 (A57) Cuda' Coupe 4 Speed (1 of 23)
3) 1969 (A57) Cuda' Coupe 4 Speed (another or 23)
4) 1969 (A56) Cuda' FB 340 Auto - Loaded with almost every option available
5) 1969 (A56) Cuda' FB 340 Auto - Typical Build
6) 1969 Triple Black Convertible (Grocery Getter - Kids high school car)
Some rare but even rarer to have them all in the same garage........
1) 1969 (A53) Convertible H-Code (Built for Canadian Market) 1 of 10 automatics or 17 BB verts (what crazy canadian wanted a convertible? must have been the sure grip they wanted for snow days - probably the only unit made for out of US market
2) 1969 (A57) Cuda' Coupe 4 Speed (1 of 23)
3) 1969 (A57) Cuda' Coupe 4 Speed (another or 23)
4) 1969 (A56) Cuda' FB 340 Auto - Loaded with almost every option available
5) 1969 (A56) Cuda' FB 340 Auto - Typical Build
6) 1969 Triple Black Convertible (Grocery Getter - Kids high school car)
Some rare but even rarer to have them all in the same garage........
Rarest A-body?
One that is done.
One that is done.
A56
Street Survivor
Pictures would be great
the guy i bought my 340 from has a 69 cuda 340 4spd vert gold ....think he was saying its under 20 built
No, it isn't.
You are conflating the word with what many have done to tarnish the meaning of the word. In reality, rare means Unique or unusual. A rare car is one that was equipped in such a way, there are few other cars built the same.
That could mean an extremely high optioned car in a color that wasn't the most popular or for that matter, a stripped down NO option car painted the same way. Unusual combinations are part of what makes a car rare but that can be hard to determine. Rare could simply be a factory error that somehow slipped through the cracks. We've all heard the blowhard at a car show that swore his neighbors uncle ordered a 65 Dart with a 383 and that they ran short on 383 engines on the assembly line so they slipped in a 440. Yeah, sure....THAT would be rare!
Rare could be interpreted as highly interesting and valuable but often is totally weird and undesirable.
There surely is a slant six 3 speed manual rubber floor mat 1970 Duster in FM3 with hubcaps that could be called rare. YOU can have it.
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Yea heard 340 3 speed cars are rare ..but is it more desirable...
When they only make 100 of something then brake it down to options im sure there are a lot of 1 of 1
Seen a 71 fury 1 for sale slant with 3 on the tree ..didn't know the made 6 cyl fury or
Manual fury cool yes but not the car I want to drive
When they only make 100 of something then brake it down to options im sure there are a lot of 1 of 1
Seen a 71 fury 1 for sale slant with 3 on the tree ..didn't know the made 6 cyl fury or
Manual fury cool yes but not the car I want to drive
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