- 11,954
- 15,496 below average
- 17,995 great
- Fort Worth, TX
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- oldride.com
- 15,496 below average 11,954 gasoline orange manual
With big block 440 power, a hemi orange paint job that just screams performance, and enough room for the whole family, this bargain-priced piece of muscle is worth a second look. This slick 4-door does a great job of disguising its daily-driver roots; with the door handles shaved, a lot of people probably won't even notice the extra two doors! That's purely intentional here, where they took a plain-jane sedan and gave it a thorough makeover that turned it into a car that earns more of its share of double-takes. Finish quality is extremely good, particularly for a car in this price range, and aside from a few signs of use, it looks quite fresh indeed. To help with the illusion, most of the emblems were shaved, as were the side marker lights, and with a blacked-out grille, it seems to earn its seat at the muscle car round table. From the back, it looks very much like its brother, the charger, and the big chrome bumpers are in excellent condition, adding a bit of sparkle that really works. The interior got a muscle car makeover, too, complements of a pair of high-back bucket seats that appear to be from another chrysler product. There are matching gray cloth inserts on the door panels and back seat, so it wasn't a halfway-done conversion and from behind the wheel, this car looks and feels like one of its more sporting 2-door siblings. The original steering wheel is pretty tired, so look into replacing that to help with the illusion, but everything else can stay, including the instrument panel, which is identical to other b-body performance machines. The back seat is notably massive and makes for comfortable seating for real-sized adults, something that can't be said for the 2-door models. With a built 440 in place of the original 318, it's ferociously fast for a 4-door and the cool thing is that it's 100% mopar. Upgraded with a holley 4-barrel carburetor and edelbrock intake manifold, some chrome valve covers, plus long-tube headers, it's definitely got the juice. The massive engine bay leaves plenty of room for service access and they kept it pretty much the way the factory would have done it, including the alternator, radiator, and torqueflite 3-speed automatic transmission. The front suspension was just rebuilt, so it tracks straight and handles reasonably well for a vintage sedan and a pair of glasspack-style mufflers gives it an awesome rumble at any speed. It's super clean underneath, which is always a relief, and it sits right on those flashy aluminum mb motorsports wheels and giant 245/60/15 front and 275/60/15 rear performance radials. Affordable fun is always in style, and when it pays tribute to some of the greatest cars of the era, it's a slam-dunk. Bucket Seats
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