For Sale: 1961 Dodge Dart in Elyria, Ohio

Sunnyside Chevrolet of Elyria, Ohio in conjunction with Greg's Sports, Classic, & Muscle is proud to offer for sale this beautiful 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix

Every seen one? Ok if you have, I'm placing a big bet that you have never seen one with a cross ram engine. Yep, you read that correctly it's a 383 dual quad ram engine that came at a cost of $312.60 - a lot of money in 1961 and a big bump on a car with a base price of $2,715.00. You may see an occasional cross ram in a convertible or such but this is one unique old car.

Special ordered by Sergeant Carl Hale in 1961 at S&M Dodge on Geary Street in San Francisco. In the January 1961 edition of Motor Trend Magazine, they tested a D500 Ram 4 door hard top and said "It is inconceivable that anyone who intends to use his automobile on the street would desire-or could handle-more neck-snapping acceleration and higher usable speed than are provided by this combination." That's all Sergeant Geary needed to read- he had to have one. Not only did he buy it- he drove it and thank goodness kept his paperwork- We have his story, we have a copy of the original window sticker, purchase agreement, broadcast sheet and more. This is a unicorn and it's a fully documented one.

Equipped with a Torqueflight Trans, Convenience Accessory Group, Appearance Accessory Group, Safety Accessory Group, Heater/Defroster, "Airfoam" Seat Rear, Deluxe Steering Wheel, Power Lok Differential, Music Master Radio and more this car came in at an MSRP of $3,900.10. Wowsa that some dough. As a point of perspective, the base price of a new Corvette in 1961 was $3,943.00. I'll take the Phoenix thank you. Check out the driver side only headrest built into the front seat- truly unique.

We can't help but smile when we look at the spot-on front license plate "Shhh! I'm Sleeping". This is the ULTIMATE SLEEPER. It transcends cool.

Sporting a very correct and honest restoration this car is impressive to drive- and a bit of a handful. Pull this one into any car show and they may glance at first, open the hood and they will come flocking over. Guaranteed.

Drive it, show it, keep it in a bubble and polish it as a prized possession, the choice is yours once you make it yours.

We stand behind our thoughts on this car by offering our travel expenses guarantee- come see the car and if we have materially misrepresented its condition we will gladly pay half of your travel expenses up to $500.00- this offer had been in place since we sold our first classic and we haven't paid the money yet.... We pride ourselves on having good cars and representing them properly.

Additional pictures and video are available, please call 440-365-7311 for more photos, information or to schedule a test drive.