With that interior, that would be 139k miles driven.
Dave
Is it me or the left quarter panel was worked on? side molding missing.It's fortunate those door and quarter panels are in good condition as they are made of unobtainium. First time I've seen this style panel on a two door.
I believe that car has been exposed to a lot of California heat/sunlight that has torn the seats (a notably weak fabric from my observations from other 1973 Dodges in the past with it) over time rather than high miles. The interior is too clean, the door arm rests are still nice and in the correct colors, the engine compartment is very clean, the washer bottle is not baked from engine heat, the firewall is too nice, the decal on the air cleaner is still pretty good and there is a general lack of grease all over the engine compartment. I believe the claim of 39K in the absence of other compelling evidence to the contrary.
The one thing I have noticed about sun baked cars that have this level of interior damage is that usually the tops of the door panels will be burnt and discolored also. These are not. That suggests that this car may not have seen a lot of sun baking. In any case, the dash is trashed as are the seats. Driver side carpet is rust stained. Car also would "need work" which suggests some mechanical issues that keep it from being a driver (tow truck used to haul is a dead give away). Car is priced at $5.5k which is pretty aggressive. Needs about $2.5-$3k just in interior work. I think this vehicle, regardless of the correct mileage is going to be a tough sell at much over $2.5k.
Dave
Sorry I posted that before I had my coffee, I was referring to the interior panels (my bad) but inside or out it's all hard to find, and yes the left rear quarter has damage. Still this is a car that scratches an itch, I'm glad I'm broke!Is it me or the left quarter panel was worked on? side molding missing.
Looks like a dent/crease at end of body line before the wheel well.??
Well I may take it back a little on the battery cable as in the second enlargement it appears the terminal maybe aftermarket and the blue paint extends almost all the way to the end of the cable. I don know what do you guys think? A big shout out for the FireShot Chrome extension for being able make some sense out of the cellphone screenshots.
2 red flags IMHO, flipper trailer? cellphone screenshots?
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Odd the interior is being lowball plain jane, looks like it could be a good starting donor for a cop car interior restoration pieces.
This Polara could have been sitting in a hot shed most of its existence and that alone would crack those dashpads and split the seat material - it doesn't have to be direct sunlight. It gets to 112F in California during the summer a lot of the time, especially in Modesto, and even higher and when parked inside a closed shed, much higher. Do you think the rear seat of the car was used so much that it would cause those tears? Also, the arm rests are not even split, and their color matches the trim panel perfectly - how can that be the case on a car with over 100K miles? The underhood could not look that good with over 100K miles on it - no way around it. The washer bottle would be discolored with oil/grease and very likely cracked the first time someone leaned on it to change the spark plugs. Also, a car with the low miles claimed would have had to be sitting a lot, and that alone would require a lot of work to get it running again properly. I don't buy your arguments and believe you need to look at all the information/photos before you impeach it.
Also, if the owner were so pedantic to keep the underhood very clean, would he leave the quarter panel in disrepair all this time? I would estimate the car was owned by an elderly driver who messed up the quarter panel and decided to not drive it anymore or something like that. There isn't even much road rash on that flat front end from what I can see.
As for price, I don't disagree with your estimate, and given the left rear quarter panel condition, you may well be right. It depends on finding the right buyer for such a car. It might well be desirable to many folks that like Polaras and can confirm the low miles.
I don't think it's out of line IF the car is solid.