1970 Dodge Coronet 500 w/ HP383 V8
ATTENTION MOPAR ENTHUSIASTS!
EXTREMELY RARE CORONET 500!
OF 15,497 CORONET 500’S BUILT ONLY 55 WERE PRODUCED WITH A HP383 V8 4-BARREL AND 4-SPEED. THIS IS ONE OF THEM!
ORIGINAL FENDER TAG!
ORIGINAL FACTORY BROADCAST SHEET!
OUTSTANDING ROTISSERIE RESTORATION!
ONLY 24 MILES SINCE COMPLETION!
SHOW QUALITY THROUGHOUT!
MUST READ AND SEE!
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
***MS CLASSIC CARS PURCHASES BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHILCES THAT WE’VE COMPLETELY SERVICED AND DETAILED UNLIKE MOST CLASSIC VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING ADVERTISED FOR SALE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITH AN INVOICE PICTURED BELOW. WE’LL LET THE PHOTOS DO THE REST OF THE TALKING***
MS CLASSIC CARS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $1,957.91 SERVICING THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. AN INVOICE IS PICTURED BELOW THAT DOCUMENTS EVERYTHING. MS CLASSIC CARS ALSO INVESTED $600.00 IN DETAILING THE VEHILCE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
STORY
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES IN EAGLE, WISCONSION A FEW YEARS AGO. EVERY FEW YEARS HE RESTORES A CLASSIC VEHILCE IN HIS FREE TIME AND DOES OUTSTANDING WORK. HE STUMBLED UPON THIS CAR AT A SWAP MEET IN OHIO. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE CAR NEEDED A RESTORATION IT WAS IN VERY ORIGINAL CONDITION AND VERY SOLID. IT ALSO HAD THE ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS ENGINE. ONCE HE DID SOME QUICK RESEARCH HE FOUND THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY A VERY RARE CORONET WITH THIS DRIVETRAIN. THE CAR WAS MISSING THE TRANSMISSION AND SOME OTHER MISCELLANOUES BUT HE KNEW THESE ITEMS WOULDN’T BE HARD TO GET. SO, HE PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOOK IT HOME. A FEW YEARS AFTER HE PURCHASED IT IN JUNE OF 2014 HE STARTED AN EXTENSIVE ROTISSERIE RESTORATION. HE LITERALLY TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS A BARE SHELL. THE CAR WAS VERY SOLID AND REQUIRED VERY LITTLE BODY WORK. HE PAINTED THE CAR IS IT’S ORIGINAL COLOR OF DARK BURNT ORNAGE POLY. THE CAR ORIGINALLY CAME WITH A MATCHING BURNT ORANGE INTERIOR WITH BUCKET SEATS AND CONSOLE. DURING THE RESTORATION HE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE INTERIOR TO A MORE ATTRACTIVE COLOR. HE WENT WITH WHITE AND BLACK WHICH COMPLIMENTS THE EXTERIOR MUCH BETTER. HE ALSO ADDED A BENCH SEAT AND DELETED THE CONSOLE. I AGREE WITH HIM THAT THERE’S NOTHING BETTER IN A MUSCLE CAR THEN A BENCH SEAT WITH A 4-SPEED ON THE FLOOR. IN NOVEMBER OF 2016 HE COMPLETED THE RESTORATION AND DROVE IT A FEW TEST MILES. ONCE SPRING ROLLED AROUND HE DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR AND START HIS NEW PROJECT. MS CLASSIC CARS JUMPED ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE IT. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY RESTORATION THAT WOULD COST MORE THEN DOUBLE THE ASKING PRICE TO RESTORE!
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