Welcome Hemifried to FCBO!

[Hemifried]

Owner of a 1961 Dodge Polara D500, 4 door sedan with factory 383 cross ram

Location: Albert County, Canada

 

[Hemifried]

 

[detmatt]

I think we’ll want to see more of that. Welcome to the site from the Motor City!

 

[Hemifried]

I can do that!

 

[LeBaron1973]

Hello and welcome from Christchurch NZ

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome.....

 

[Newport 66]

Awesome!! Welcome aboard from Wisconsin.
I have a 66 Newport with longrams.

 

[LocuMob]

Hello from Minnesota.

 

[Turboomni]

I have a 69 Fury III and my wife has the cross rams!!!
Nice car and welcome.

 

[66sptfry]

Welcome

 

[detmatt]

Can we get a better shot of the hood louvers? Very nice car! Did you do the resto?

 

[Hemifried]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

And thank you Detmat! This is a beautiful, unrestored California car. The interior is still 99% original with only the passenger side seat bottom having been repaired 10-15 years ago with NOS material. The engine was rebuilt and the exterior body repainted some time in the late 80’s-early 90’s, under hood, door jams and everywhere else is still original paint. I don’t have close up pictures of the louvers on the hood as I’m on the west coast this week but I’ll get some for you when I get home

Here’s some more pictures, I sold my Belvedere in the fall so I could buy this one.

 

[detmatt]

So the louvers were original? Admittedly I don’t know much about these.

 

[shooter65]

Welcome, that's an amazing car and the ultimate sleeper. Anyone but a well trained eye that saw the 500 emblem and knew what it meant, wouldn't know what happened when you smoked them at a traffic light.

 

[Hemifried]

So the louvers were original? Admittedly I don’t know much about these.

Yes, car is 100% stock other than an FM convertor that’s connected to the astrophonic radio

 

[Hemifried]

Welcome, that's an amazing car and the ultimate sleeper. Anyone but a well trained eye that saw the 500 emblem and knew what it meant, wouldn't know what happened when you smoked them at a traffic light.

Thanks! It is the ultimate sleeper, even the 500 emblem isn’t a dead giveaway as the D500 option could have been a single 4 barrel. There where only 80 D500 ram induction cars built in the Polara line in 61, and only 11 four door sedans. With 330 horse and 460 ft/lbs of torque this thing would have given my well built 440 in my 67 Belvedere a run for the $$$$

 

[polara71]

I first read your handle as HemiFred and thought, wait HemiFred is dead.

 

[Hemifried]

I first read your handle as HemiFred and thought, wait HemiFred is dead.

This Hemi got Fried! Lol

 

[live4theking]

Welcome