Talked to the seller's brother at length a couple of hours ago, as I’m interested (even though I should not be if I knew what's good for me
). Here is a summary of what I've gathered:
There is no fender tag or build sheet. The tag was lost when the car was repainted 15 or so years ago. At his brother's suggestion, the seller recently pulled the rear seats to try to find a build sheet but he found none. The carpets have been replaced and the side and door panels have clearly been taken out at some point, so I doubt that there is a sheet left to find underneath the carpet or in the sides (there is a small hope left for the front seats and/or the glove box). I have, however, seen the VIN plate (should be a late 02-1970 build) and the title (if I read it correctly, the seller has owned the car for 16+ years; the seller's brother told me since 1991).
The top was originally white (V3W). It was in very poor shape and was replaced by the current owner with a black one that he preferred. The four bumper guards (M85) were taken off the bumpers but the seller kept them and they come with the car. I was told that the original 8-track radio (Edit: R22 not R37?) and single rear speaker (R31) are both still there, but the owner installed an aftermarket radio under the dash and four speakers -- thereby messing up the rear side panels and the front plastic lowers too, unfortunately.
The 383-2 engine (E61) and 727 trans (D32) were apparently rebuilt by a Chrysler shop for the prior owner (i.e., the one before the seller). The current owner replaced the 4.10:1(?) gears by 3.23 gears and he painted the valve covers (but not the engine).
The 14-in wheels and covers were there when the current owner bought the car. Perhaps (the brother had no idea if that was the case) the previous owner, who had added the super-low gearing, had also put on some fancy aftermarket wheels that he took off at resale time, replacing them with 14-inchers that he had around. Who knows?
Back to facts. Brakes are power drums (B51), with an aftermarket master cylinder. The car has the brake pedals dress-up kit (J41). Newer brake lines and three new drums. Belts and hoses were likewise also changed not too long ago -- all the car apparently needs at this time are new shocks all around and an alignment. The tires are new.
The car has not been driven much, the title says it had 108,500 miles as of 2004 (vs. 111,309 now). It does run however: the brother told me that the owner drove 25 miles to his place and back this past Monday, and that the car was fine. It has been kept in a garage for the length of ownership and driven from time to time, always for short distances on an annual basis -- never any long distance trip
It has 2-speed wipers and manual LH mirror, so it does not have the A04 package as the latter
includes 3-speed wipers and a remote driver's side mirror. It does have fender signal repeaters (L31) and cruise control (N88, which does not work) -- both of which I like -- as well as a clock (J21) and manual A/C (H51) -- the heater works but the A/C never did for as long as the current owner has had the car. The car looks like it has the usual wide sill (M25) and belt (M31) mouldings, as well as black rubber inserts in the side mouldings (V5X).
Based on the 50 or so pics I’ve seen, the car is solid. Yes, there are a couple of pinholes in the lower quarters, but they do not look rotten -- and the underside/trunk/channels/rockers all look very clean. From what I can see, the car had the undercoating package (J55, including insulator hood pad -- which is missing). Not having seen the car in person, only in photos, I would agree with the seller that some metal patching/repainting is what's needed. The bumpers should ideally be re-chromed, but they are certainly not a deal-breaker.
The interior is the bigger issue for me, as it does not look great (the carpet was replaced and looks much newer than the vinyl, which has a couple of tears in the rear (discolored, too) and the front. The car comes with a few spare parts, including a passenger front fender molding whose black rubber insert (V5X) could be used to replace the one missing from the original.
Bottom line: I like the car. I would not mind owning it as a driver, but only at the right price ($10k is too high IMHO). If someone else wants it, though, then by all means they should go for it and not worry about me -- I already have two Polara 'verts and I will therefore wait for a few days before making an offer (till I am sure that no one else here wants it).