For Sale: 1963 Dodge Polara in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1963 Dodge Polara 4 Door Sedan

"Pardon us while we slip into" underscores an illustration of four ladies covered by a folding screen on the print ad. We see heels and bare shoulders, and that's about it. "Something comfortable" then captions the women inside the Polara. The ad continues, "The something comfortable in this case is a 1963 Dodge Polara 4 door hardtop. It's not the clinging sort of comfortable either; you might say that it's more like housecoat comfortable." The ad goes on to talk about the features for the "male side" including engine size and maintenance routines.

For consignment, a 1963 Dodge Polara 4 door sedan with a title verified 98,157 actual miles. This one combines original features and a laundry list of upgrades that have been added in the past few years, including a Holley Sniper EFI kit, Bluetooth radio, suspension, and exhaust.

Exterior
Single stage Light Tan covers the car with a perfectly normal hue for '63, here topped by Medium Tan Metallic on the roof, which the ad points out, "sweeps straight back instead of sloping off, plenty of headroom for front and rear seat passengers." It features a slight overhang over the rear window then right angles take over from there with a flat deck lid dropping straight over the tail, an attractive arrangement of brake and reverse lights over a laser straight bumper. Up front is Dodge's telltale diagonal dual headlight arrangement and on the side, a bold trim piece that slants downward from stem to stern to indicate motion, then drops in a hockey stick configuration. 15-inch Cragar SS wheels and tinted windows add a modern spark to this once pedestrian minded four door. Imperfections include quite a bit of bubbling, surface rust, chips, and flaking filler.

Interior
Taupe door panels are brightened by a reflected trim insert with subtle lined stamping, surrounded by a bright time ring and lower line and all four doors present nicely. Taupe vinyl continues to the bench seat up front where it frames cloth inserts and both cloth and vinyl show wear on the driver's side, a stain on the passenger seat, though fine condition is found on the rear bench. Keeping the two tone theme is the steering wheel, cream over taupe and a full horn ring, fronting a spectacular metal instrument cluster that might have inspired the robot's design from Lost in Space. The pushbutton transmission is mirrored by push button vent controls and varying patterns are etched into the panels for visual interest under a horizontal speedometer. A Sony AM/FM radio with Bluetooth is tied to new speakers and a wide, glossy dash presents to the passenger. The Sniper screen rests in the added console cupholder over brown carpet. The perforated headliner is intact and the trunk wears a plaid vinyl mat and houses a covered spare.

Drivetrain
Under the hood is a 318ci V8 now featuring a Holley Sniper fuel injection system and backed by an A727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic transmission routing power to the 8 � inch rear. The bay is a mix of original parts and also benefits from a newer fuel pump and alternator.

Undercarriage
We find clean and dry conditions underneath where the dual exhaust runs into shiny stock style mufflers before exiting under the car through downturned steel tips. Wilwood disc brakes, power assisted, are a nice update up front while power drums back up things in the rear. Suspension consists of torsion bars up front and leaf springs in back. Power steering is also onboard.

Drive-Ability
The 318 starts up and emits a nice exhaust note, but it also emits a valve tap which shortens our test run. We note the fuel gauge and temperature gauge are not working but all other functions afforded the driver operate as they should.While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

The swinging Sixties played a role in advertising everything at the time, and a pedestrian four door commuter like the Polara was not immune! "Pick a size. Pick a Price. Pick a Dodge," was the small print in the magazine ad which featured a car just like this one, somehow transforming its straight lines to something voluptuous and desirable. No matter how you slice it, it's a great looking Mopar and ready for a new partner!

6332112235

6-Dodge V8
3-Polara
3-1963
2-Dodge Main Assy Plant
112235-Sequential Unit Number

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