For Sale (Craigslist): 1965 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible

[Carl K]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4904211137.html

1965 dodge convertible - $14000


"this is a survivor car, it was picked from a garage where it had been stored since 1982, it has had the fuel tank removed cleaned and lined, new fuel pickup and sending unit all rubber fuel lines replaced and hard lines cleaned, new fuel pump, new rebuilt correct carburetor, new radiator and hoses heater lines, new power steering pump, new alternator, distributer cap points wires plugs, new brake master cyl. complete brake rebuild all around wheel cylinders and soft lines, transmission fluid/filter change and band adjustment, new tires with less than 100 miles, front seat lower was reupholstered, power convertible top works well, convertible top is original and in fair condition with one small tear (1 1/2") at the drivers side low in the back. the trunk and floor pans are extremely clean and solid, there are a few bruises here and there as seen in the pictures. this car runs excellent, shifts well and stops like an old car from the sixtys, production numbers on this car were about 1400 so I guess that makes a rare car I cant imagine that many survived. this one was garaged all its life and it shows. 209 753-8760"

 

[commando1]

$14,000.00
That means he paid 7 for it.

 

[mr. fix it]

Can I please get $14000 for my 1966 Polara ragtop????

That Trailer-Hitch is mondo!!!!

 

[commando1]

That Trailer-Hitch is mondo!!!!

That is what you got when you went to Sears & Roebuck or Western Auto for a hitch back then.

 

[Joe Sportone]

On the expensive side... So, for you experts.... what is the deal with the 880s? Some bill them as the "top of the line" Dodge and others affirm that the Monaco 500 was the "top of the line" Dodge. Which is it?

Seems to me like the 880s were Dodge's equivalent to the old Plymouth Spring/Silver specials in the late 50s or the VIPs in the mid-60s.

 

[Dan Scully]

On the expensive side... So, for you experts.... what is the deal with the 880s? Some bill them as the "top of the line" Dodge and others affirm that the Monaco 500 was the "top of the line" Dodge. Which is it?

Seems to me like the 880s were Dodge's equivalent to the old Plymouth Spring/Silver specials in the late 50s or the VIPs in the mid-60s.

The short story=The Dodge Custom 880 was an automobile sold under the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge brand from 1962 through the end of the 1965 model year. It was brought to market quickly to remedy Dodge’s vulnerability in the mid-price fullsize field, as well as to help fill the void in Chrysler's lineup left by the discontinuation of DeSoto in 1961.

 

[Joe Sportone]

So NOT top of the line; just the mid-level model. Thanks! It's what I expected.

 

[moparnutcase]

Yes, the '65 Monaco was top dog. And no, there were no Monaco 500's in 1965.

 

[rexus31]

Take a closer look at the driver's side firewall. Electrical fire?

 

[mr. fix it]

Strange, my Cdn 66 Polara is a 880 model.....

 

[jaggerman]

Now mine in the UK, less the ugly tow bar

 

[commando1]

Congratulations and welcome.
Was it here you saw it first?

 

[jaggerman]

Thanks. No, came across this after I'd bought it. Mixed comments above but I love it and it's nice and rare. original and I titled owner. Now back on the road and licensed for first time since 82