Lets Play A Game: Last Of The Convertibles

[ayilar]

Thanks to @commando1 we have the fender tag of CM27T0C124352 -- an FY4 300 'vert that has been repainted in green. The SBD was September 18, 1969. This car is loaded with options. It is currently for sale in Florida, as discussed in this thread.

PS: I have updated my list of 106 known T-code 300 'verts with this information.

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @71Polara383 we have DL27G0D273050 -- an EF8 Polara 'vert with SBD of June 1, 1970. The car is currently for sale in IL. The 318-2 engine was replaced in 2005 by a 400 from a 1973 Fury.

From @polara71: "That is Jake's car. I've wondered what happened to it. I remember when he bought it. It was up on the platform at the car dealership. A young gun with big plans. Shame it didn't work out. @Fratzog would remember him from the Yahoo board."

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @69monaco we have DL27L0D108218, which is currently for sale in Hollister, southwest Missouri — which explains the low options yet AC.

Thanks to @cuda hunter and @71Polara383 for getting the fender tag. Early build (consistent with the @Fratzog bumper): SBD was August 20, 1969.

This FY6 1970 Polara 'vert is still for sale in Arkansas. @polara71

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @70 Sport Suburban we have another Fury iii 'vert. PM27G0D160750 is currently for sale near Sandy Springs in GA. BL1 sandalwood beige with M4F8 dark green bench interior. SBD was Nov. 17, 1969.

I am sorry to report that PM27G0D160750 was recently scrapped. The car had lost its heart and was put up for sale, as a parts car, near Philly a month ago -- I found the CL ad today by chance. I reached out to the owner after discussing the car with members @70 Sport Suburban @71Polara383 @polara71 and @Samplingman -- but he just told me that the crusher had gotten her first.

Here are the five photos form the CL ad for records:

 

[71Polara383]

I am sorry to report that PM27G0D160750 was recently scrapped. The car had lost its heart and was put up for sale, as a parts car, near Philly a month ago -- I found the CL ad today by chance. I reached out to the owner after discussing the car with members @70 Sport Suburban @71Polara383 @polara71 and @Samplingman -- but he just told me that the crusher had gotten her first.

Here are the five photos form the CL ad for records:

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Couldn't get 500 for it so I took 200. Wtf!

 

[ayilar]

Couldn't get 500 for it so I took 200. Wtf!

Maybe the seller did not have the space or time to wait. FWIW, I reached out (before posting on FCBO) to several potential buyers who I know have the skills and space to buy the car and could have made money (and had a good feeling) parting it out to help save other cars, to alert them to the opportunity -- none had the time or energy. I then posted the car on FCBO, but then learned that it had just been crushed.

Building on a suggestion by @fury fan, what might help is if someone(s) had storage space in several parts of the country, and could buy parts cars to store so that other C-bodies could be restored a few months or years later. That requires, time, space, and money. Murray Park does it successfully in Ohio -- I am not sure if there's enough C-body demand to make possible something similar in other locations too. But if someone local had had the time and space, then this car could have helped restore others. The sale price was $500 and there were at least $1k of parts in it.

 

[fury fan]

I've parted out 10+ a few cars over the years (thankfully no regrets that any were worth restoration).
And only a couple were within reach of 'saving' but they were 4-doors that didn't have much value as a complete car.

With that said, I wouldn't even attempt my suggestion (and @71Polara383 first mentioned it) unless I hit the lottery and bought a location in an industrial park.
And even then - I think I'd find more worthy pursuits of my time to make benefit of lottery winnings.

For every part you sell, you must go thru 3-4 tire-kickers, and some parts you sit on for years before they sell.
I would imagine it's 20x worse trying to sell them as car 'kits'.

But with that said, it's a shame that 'vert above got crushed, it looks like it had a lot to offer.

 

[SportFury70]

Paging @ayilar, @69CoronetRT, or @67valiant 100. Do we have this one yet? Saw this on FBBO today although the original post is a few weeks old from January 30th, a member was working out a deal on it but I don’t know if he got it because there is no update….

Look what I found today, and it’s GREEN

 

[69CoronetRT]

Paging @ayilar, @69CoronetRT, or @67valiant 100. Do we have this one yet? Saw this on FBBO today although the original post is a few weeks old from January 30th, a member was working out a deal on it but I don’t know if he got it because there is no update….

Look what I found today, and it’s GREEN

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It's new to me. thanks!

 

[ayilar]

Thank you for posting PM27G0D143968 @SportFury70. Looks to be FF4 L2F4 interior (with a replacement blue steering wheel). I see H51 A/C and N88 cruise control.

PS: just checked my files, the car is new to me. Build month from the VIN was October, 1969.

 

[ceebuddy]

Although we do not have photos of CM27U0C146862 's fender tag, its content was posted by @sauterd here. This rare EA4 U-code 300 'vert was built on October 20, 1969. Pictures of that car are in this other thread.

I happened to find this:

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @Rusty2020 we have CM27T0C114827. Nicely loaded ER6 Crimson with white interior and white top. She is currently for sale in TX. SBD was Sept. 8, 1969. This is #107 of the T-Code 300 'vert survivors in my records.

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @70 Sport Suburban for sending me the tag of CE27N0C204738 -- a 1970 Newport 'vert currently for sale in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. This Canadian-market ragtop was originally FY6 Citron Gold Poly, but has been repainted in what seems to be DY3 Yellow Gold (non-metallic).

 

[polara71]

Manny is a huge asset to this thread.

 

[ayilar]

CM27T0C102373 is currently for sale in Michigan. The last time I was aware of a sale was back in 2019 (she went up for auction on eBay in Jan. of that year and was discussed in here; at the time, this 300 'vert was sporting Florida plates and was photographed amid palm trees), and she appeared in the present (Last Convertibles) thread six years ago -- but without the tag info.

I now have it. SBD was August 14, 1969. Original paint color was EF9 (there's only one other EF9 among almost 140 nineteen seventy Chrysler 300 'verts for which I have records).

 

[fury fan]

Saw that one earlier today, thanks for posting it.
The seats have been recovered, they have that mottled-green speedboat-vinyl look to them.
But I'd rather have new covers like that than tattered originals.

 

[cuda hunter]

Not sure if this goes here. Have not seen this car on here yet.

DL27G9D274682

$1,500 cash(Located in Willcox, AZ)1969 Dodge Polara Coupe Convertible, not a Monaco.Rare 1969 Dodge Polara Convertible project – only 1,495 made in ‘69! This one came factory with the 383 big-block V8 (2-barrel), automatic transmission, and factory options like the A01 light package, M31 belt moldings, and a white convertible top (V3W). Fender tag and VIN both present: DL27G9D274682.Needs full restoration. Interior and convertible top are shot, and there's some rust in typical areas (floors, quarters, etc.). Original paint is no longer visible. Drivetrain is complete but has untouched for 30+ years.Buyer must pickup.

 

[azblackhemi]

This one has been posted on here before. Been awhile though.

 

[cuda hunter]

Well, the price dropped 10K.
If it was an e body I would have picked it up but this is a little beyond me.

 

[azblackhemi]

NOT MINE - 1969 Polara Convertible 2,500.00 in Willcox, AZ

1969 Dodge Polara Do not get a woody until you look at all the pictures as it is a pile of crap.

www.forcbodiesonly.com

Here it is.