Re: "Golden Anniversary" [ was Re: Welcome New Member - 1964 Dodge 440]

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Thanks Ray. It sounds like a matter of definition. He is apparently saying his 1964 wagon is one of around 500 that were made with a special dress-up trim package and painted the color called "anniversary gold" in 1964. I suspect whatever that special dress-up trim package was it was available as an option on any Dodge wagon, maybe other styles of Dodges in 1964 too, irregardless of the color of the vehicle. Maybe Bill Watson will read this thread and fill in what " dress-up package" meant in 1964. Or someone else with a 1964 salesman's booklet that listed options. 

For now, I still have not found an option in 1964 Dodge literature that was a "Golden Anniversary Edition" that you could check off order and get a unique vehicle. In other words, you could check off "Polara 500" and get a unique set of options, but there was no "Golden Anniversary Edition" box to check off on the order form.

As for "Mopar of the Month" I pick from what I have on hand, based on what people send me. There are 3 mail list members who are apparently now in the process of getting stuff ready to send me.  Ron Martin is welcome to do so. Sounds like he has a nice survivor that, now that dodgepolara.com is gone, is not pictured on the Web.

Thanks,
Gary H.  


>  -------Original Message------- 
>  
>  This is the wording Ron used:
>  
>  "I love my 440 wagon, and it is very likely the only one of the
>  original 500 ± built with the anniversary paint AND dress-up packages
>  still surviving in such pristine condition."
>  
>  So he's saying that the beige colour that it is was a special
>  Anniversary paint job done in small numbers. I don't know what the
>  'dress up' package is, but it's one sweet looking ride. At the time we
>  started corresponding, the wagon had done under 100,000 miles, he's
>  the second owner.
>  
>  Ray
>  
>  
>  On Jul 17, 8:11 am, Ray Bell < > wrote:
>  > I'll go back to my e.mails from him and see exactly what he said. But
>  > it was such a nice car, I wonder why it's never been featured in your
>  > 'Mopar of the Month', Gary?
>  >
>  > Perfect example, totally original '64 wagon, colour is great, he takes
>  > nice pics of it too.
>  >
>  > Ray
>  >
>  > On Jul 16, 4:38 am, <62to65mo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 
>  > > Yup, he may have thought that indeed; I've never seen any factory literature that backed up that claim. I'd love to find that Dodge sales brochure / salesman's guide that listed a unique "Golden Anniversary Model" in 1964 though. :)
>  >
>  > > Yup, dodgepolara.com has been offline quite a while.
>  >
>  > > Thanks,
>  > > Gary H.
>  >
>  > > >  -------Original Message-------
>  >
>  > > >  Ron Martin had his '64 wagon 'Golden Anniversary Model' on the old
>  > > >  dodgepolara.com site (is that still around?) and I'm sure he told me
>  > > >  it was a limited edition in special colours.
>  >
>  > > >  Gorgeous old wagon!
>  >
>  > > >  Ray 

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