Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio

[Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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