Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio

[Joseph Bitterman <furyrestored@xxxxxxxxx>]

the friend must not have ordered the car early enough for the 66 model year to get the 426 wedge as i know a fellow that has a early 66 with the factory installed 426 wedge and my understanding was that they were only available for the first 9 weeks of the 66 model production and then the 440 was installed when the hp motor was ordered as the 426 were no longer available in wedge form! 

--- On Mon, 4/4/11, Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 12:24 PM
> 66 was the last year for the 426
> wedge. Mr Norm supposidly ordered 50 Coronets with this
> engine. The 440 replaced the 426 and was phased in and early
> cars got the 426 later cars the 440. They are rare, wouldnt
> doubt few have seen any 66 426 wedges Galens book shows a 66
> 426 wedge. This is the way I understand it to be anyway.
> 
> --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 4:11 PM
> > 
> > 
> > I find this hard to beleive, in 66 I had a 65 fury
> lll,
> > with a 426 street  
> > wedge, and 4 speed, my friend at that time tried to
> order a
> > new 66 sport 
> > fury  with the same engine and tranny combo as mine,
> > and was told it would not 
> > be  available for the 66 model year and that he
> would
> > have the choices of 
> > 440,  hemi,,, or any of the smaller engines,,and I
> > have as of yet to see any  
> > Cbody/imperials with a street wedge in them,,,,
> >  
> >  
> > In a message dated 4/4/2011 10:47:07 A.M. Central
> Daylight
> > Time,  
> > furyrestored@xxxxxxxxx
> > writes:
> > 
> > the 440  was not available til 1966 model year and
> > from what i have heard 
> > through  numerous sources and investigation the 426
> > was installed in 66 
> > models for the  first 9 weeks when the hp motor was
> > ordered  until they depleted 
> > the  stock of 426 wedges then the new for 1966 440
> > wedge was installed so 
> > you could  ultimately have a 1966 with a factory
> > installed 426 wedge motor if 
> > it was one  of the very early 66 model but you
> couldnt
> > get a 1965 model with 
> > the 440 as  they didnt start building them till into
> > the 66 model year!i 
> > have a 1966 fury  with the factory 440 and have done
> a
> > bit of research on the 
> > 440 motor perhaps  you could have got a warranty
> > replacement 440 motor for 
> > the 65 which may have  been substituted for the 426
> > would be the only way i 
> > would think that you  would have had a
> factory/dealer
> > installed 440 in a 1965 
> > model and that is just  speculation
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Roger Pettigrew  <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Roger Pettigrew  <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: 1964 Dodge Polara  Radio
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Monday, April 4,  2011, 9:53 AM
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I did not realize that the 440 street  wedge
> was
> > an option
> > > in 65
> > >  
> > >  
> > > In a  message dated 4/4/2011 8:18:41 A.M.
> Central
> > Daylight
> > > Time,   
> > > bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx
> > > writes:
> > > 
> > > My first  new  Mopar was a 65 Coronet 440
> > with 440
> > > street sedge and four   
> > > speed.
> > > 
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