Lets Play A Game: Last Of The Convertibles

[ayilar]

Thank you @70 Sport Suburban for telling us about the fate of PM27L0D214590 — she passed in Wisconsin, thus not far from where she was born.

While we are at it, here is another L-code 1970 Fury iii convertible whose tag I have found. PM27L0D282543 sold for $12.2k in May of 2017 on BaT, where the car's story and lots of pictures are posted. It was originally FT3 paint, M6XA black buckets and black vinyl top -- three photos of the car as it looked 15 years ago, in 2006, are below.

It was resto-modded and repainted purple with a white interior, and the engine was changed to a 440 to make it a GT 'vert "what-if?" Here are photos before and after, with the tag for records as the photos in the original thread have mostly disappeared. @c-barge -- this is the most recent Fury 'vert that I can remember, build date is June 10 1970.

 

[Snotty]

she passed in Wisconsin, thus not far from where she was born.

Oh, please. Cars do not have genitalia, nor are they born or die. They are a manufactured thing. Can we stop the anthropomorphizing of the automobile?

 

[ayilar]

Our cars are boats, aren't they? It is my understanding that there is along tradition of ships being viewed as feminine in English (and some other languages, starting with Latin):

Why are boats and vehicles generally termed “she”? - Quora
Ask a grown-up: why are boats called she?

 

[Snotty]

Come on, apples and oranges.

 

[3175375]

Our cars are boats, aren't they? It is my understanding that there is along tradition of ships being viewed as feminine in English (and some other languages, starting with Latin):

Why are boats and vehicles generally termed “she”? - Quora
Ask a grown-up: why are boats called she?

Aircraft too.
Additionally, it’s bad jobu to rename an aircraft, ship or boat.

 

[Stanj]

New to the forum with my first MOPAR. Here is my new to me 70 Polara Convertible and fender tag. This one is fully loaded; power everything and air conditioning. Its in good shape, it has been updated through the years. So far, all I see I need to do is replace the trunk floor and trunk seal.

 

[boostedvan]

Nice score on the Polara Convertible? Looks very solid!

 

[ayilar]

New to the forum with my first MOPAR. Here is my new to me 70 Polara Convertible and fender tag. This one is fully loaded; power everything and air conditioning. Its in good shape, it has been updated through the years. So far, all I see I need to do is replace the trunk floor and trunk seal.
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Thank you for posting about DL27N0D191216 -- @polara71 @71Polara383 @Fratzog

This is one of only 19 (out of 842) Polara 'verts made for MY 1970, and one of only 5 known to still exist. A sixth one, FY1 Banana Yellow (DL27N0D214997), was last seen by polara71 (the foremost authority on 1970 Polara 'verts) in a junkyard years ago. He owns an FK5 Burnt Orange ("Missouri"), I own an EW1 White ("Snow White"). An FF4 Green example is in NZ, having been repainted red; AFAIK, it was last for sale for 30k kiwi dollars in 2015. The fifth known N-code still on the road is an EB3 Light Blue example that went to Europe a few years ago; a video of it in the Netherlands is here.

Yours used to be owned my member @mdh157, I'd love to hear more about its story.

 

[Stanj]

Nice score on the Polara Convertible? Looks very solid!

Thanks. Outside of the trunk floor, it is. The engine compartment is pretty dirty, but it's a driver not a show car. Why have toys if you don't play with them?

 

[polara71]

Thanks. Outside of the trunk floor, it is. The engine compartment is pretty dirty, but it's a driver not a show car. Why have toys if you don't play with them?

I love this car. I had so many chances to buy it and never did. I first learned of it five owners ago. Beautiful cool car . I hope it finally found a home to care for it like the man who owned it when it was in Kansas.

 

[Stanj]

I love this car. I had so many chances to buy it and never did. I first learned of it five owners ago. Beautiful cool car . I hope it finally found a home to care for it like the man who owned it when it was in Kansas.

I was wondering the history of it. I know my wife's uncle bought it sight unseen in 2013, I thought from Colorado, but maybe it was Kansas

 

[ayilar]

I was wondering the history of it. I know my wife's uncle bought it sight unseen in 2013, I thought from Colorado, but maybe it was Kansas

Nope, you are correct: according to my notes, Steve in Colorado bought the car from @mdh157 back in 2013.

Here is the thread about the car's sale to Colorado. A short history is in this other thread. More of the car's history used to be available on the old Yahoo Monaco and Polara board, but unfortunately Yahoo killed that board last year. @polara71 and @mdh157 should be your best bet to learn more -- I'll PM you the old photos that I have of your car.

 

[polara71]

Best of my knowledge it was in Nebraska before Dan bought it. Dan tried selling her a few times. I should have bought it but I needed a particular blue car instead. Dan lived in Kansas. When he sold it , it went to a couple with the last name of Morton. The car sat outside in the weather. Not sure if it was their daily driver but it sure looked like it by the time they were done with it.
Mark in PA then bought it and I believe he was discouraged by the imperfections. I believe he had high expectations.
Then Steve bought it, put the console in, painted it, new top and if I recall put the snaps on for the boot.
Its a great car. I would loose the added console and restore it to what the tag says. . . It is a dealer demo , again from memory.

 

[Stanj]

Thanks to all for the history of the car. I am not sure I am worthy of this car. But I am going to keep it anyway.

 

[polara71]

Worthiness requires dedication, Thats all.

 

[ceebuddy]

CM27T0C166939 (see also this thread)

 

[ayilar]

@Timmy 300 ragtop posted the tag of his rare FY1 Yellow 300 'vert last August. Here is the tag of CM27T0C235764 (or is it CM27T0C235784 ?) for records -- SBD was May 12, 1970:

 

[3175375]

6, not 8.

 

[ayilar]

CM27U0C250282 sold today. Details to follow next week.

 

[ayilar]

I don't remember reading about CM27T0C121337 -- an ER6 red 300 T-code 'vert that sold on BaT in Shelton, WA back in December 2016. Her scheduled build date was September 16, 1969:

The same applies to CM27U0C200770 -- a green (or citron gold?) U-code 300 'vert that sold sometime after 2015. The seller (second owner at the time) said he had included a pic of the build sheet in the ad, but the online remnants have 13 small pics dating back to 2005 -- and none of the tag or the sheet:

The same problem holds for CM27T0C117505, a 300 'vert that sold in Detroit. The fender tag seems to be missing from the radiator support, but the option list can partly be figured out from the cornucopia of photos posted in the listing:

In the same vein, CM27T0C154025 was listed on Hemmings in July 2015. It was discussed on FCBO in 2013 (when the seller first put it up for sale) and again in 2015, but I have yet to see a fender tag or a build sheet for that car.

Hopefully someone saved those pics and can post them here.