Recent content by Turbo301

It looks like it was quite nice! To see a car with that much shine on the paint getting parted out looks and feels so weird...

$10k seems like a lot for that. I've seen similar late '60s and early '70s Ford and Mercury convertibles for < $10k Canadian that were much nicer than this one.

If whoever buys that puts road wheels on it, I'm going to lose all faith in humanity (it's not high as it is...)!

They look off-white to me. I almost bought a '72 2-door hardtop in an amazing light mint green colour; it had white roof and black interior, it was very sharp and unusual. Seller was a d#ck so the deal fell-through, unfortunately. I don't get all the hate for green cars - green is one of the...

That '59 looks like it was someone's baby until recently... gorgeous colours, it needs to be saved! I fear that the '67 will end up as a derby car :(.

I've never heard of that, but maybe. It seems a bit a$$-backwards to come with power things but then have a dealer remove them; it's more typical that a dealer would add things and make some money off of the extras.

I don't know why they wouldn't wash it up for this listing: a $50 detailing could make this beauty look like a a few thousand more! Maybe they think the "barn find" look will fetch more in today's market, or maybe the dust is covering something unfortunate... I sure hope this goes to a good home...

Nope, options are just that: optional. The VIP was just a trim level, giving you fancier trimmings, like the Gran Sedan/Coupe that came later (and my Gran has a small block, manual windows/seats/locks, no A/C, etc.).

It's hard to imagine a motor pool wanting to deal with a 6-pack setup, not to mention any other "special setups" performed by "NASCAR shops". I dunno, I'd want some proof of that kind of stuff happening. Lots of stories about "special order" cars being more than what they really were seem to run...

Yeah, that's one of my favourites! I always wanted it as a kid, as even then I loved big '70s cars, but all I ever found were the fire chief versions. I finally found one like what's shown in the video a few years back. They did at least one other colour that I'd love to find, too.

So weird to go to all of that effort to create a stunning vehicle but then not have the right powertrain - like, not even an available powertrain for police cars. I could see giving it a 440, but why bother with the 6-pack on a police car replica?

That's the pattern of the reproduction trunk mat I got for my Fury; they offer a spare tire cover in the same pattern, too.

So weird that he took it through a car wash - with the top in that shape. Suggests to me the interior must be rough, thought he body looks pretty solid. I think these Monaco convertibles are pretty rare, no? Not many made.

I just posted what he showed; feel free to contact him for any other info. This isn't a car I'm interested in :).

1969 Dodge Monaco Convertible Text: "Needs restoration 318 v8 Barn find does not run. Needs to be trailered. Best offer"