Hemi Coronet

[JB400]

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1503-1966-dodge-coronet-hard-life-hemi/

[myk]

Why would purists be opposed to that car and the way it sits?  That car is a purist's wet dream: a car kept so original that it hurts...

[Bob T]

I'd drive it but fix the hood, otherwise sweet   

[500Jon]

Unfortunately it would be illegal to drive on a road anywhere, but in the US of A.
By modern European and Worldwide Ministry Road laws, this car would be 'classed' as SCRAP, unsafe to drive!
Visible RUSTY edges that can cause injury...So enjoy it while you can...

Love it anyways 5J...

Have you ever driven an early mopar (at speed) with a single circuit brake system and the brake pedal hits the floor???
Thats why its illegal to have one over here and most other places LOL!!!

[Stegs]

i love it!

I too would fix the hood, hate to have it fly back while going down the road!


otherwise, id have it clear coated and preserved like that!


Love those "patina" cars!

[J.Bond]

Somehow , Patina is in. I have a 66 Charger in that state right now, original paint, never been touched, accept it is in the same shape as the Coronet, actually , better. The car has sat in my barn for a couple of years, and no one has said much about it. Untill , I finaly got around to making some space in the large shop, put a new set of shoes on it and rolled it into the shop. Almost, everyone that has been in my shop, watching me strip the car, has said at one time or another, I would have left it alone and just driven it!!!!!!!!!! Then..... THAT..... article came out, and everyone that has seen that Hard Life Hemi article in my shop tends to tell me.....See, I told you should have left it alone....  Yeah Right!!!!!


Headed back out to the shop to continue what I was doing. Restoring a 66.

                                                             


                                                     

[maxwellwedge]

That's not what I hear you do in the shop.......

[toocheaptosmoke]

Love it!!

[moparnation74]

Very cool history and car!  Needs to be in a museum as is!

[tan top]

    mean machine   as good as it looks !  , needs resto imo


going off topic a bit , whats up with some of these pictures these days , makes things look false

[polywideblock]

like 500Jon said it looks great but wouldn't pass registration inspection over here     all the "rust " would have to go 

   if you got a fussy inspector even the shredded seats would have to be replaced