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YEAR OF ANY RESIDUAL STYLING CUES LEFTOVER FROM THE VIRGIL EXNER DAYS. AS FOR THE CORONET, THE NEW STYLE WAS EXCITING AND VERY WELL RECEIVED AT THE TIME, COMPETING HEAD TO HEAD IN THE MID-SIZE MARKET.  DESPITE THE NEW STYLING, THE 1966 CORONET MODELS ARE SOMEWHAT OVERSHADOWED BY THE 1967 CORONETS BECAUSE IT WAS WITH THAT MODEL YEAR THE 440 C.I. ENGINE WAS AVAILABLE INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE R/T MODEL. HOWEVER, THE FEW 1966 DODGE CORONETS OUTFITTED WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF THE INFAMOUS "STREET HEMI" HAS THEM STILL REMAINING ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE MOPARS OF ALL TIME.  HOT ROD MAGAZINE CALLED IT..."ONE OF THE FASTEST AND MOST FANTASTIC SEDANS EVER..." THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED NUMBERS-MATCHING 1966 DODGE 426 HEMI CORONET REPRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THESE TREASURED BEASTS. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES ORIGINAL BROADCAST SHEET, CERTICARD, AND MORE.  FACTORY ORIGINAL STREET HEMI HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILT USING ALL CORRECT & ORIGINAL HEMI COMPONENTS INCLUDING EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, CARBURETORS, RADIATOR, FAN SHROUD, ETC. NEW RECIPROCATING COMPONENTS EXCEPT CRANK, RODS AND FLYWHEEL. ENGINE BALANCED. POLISHED CRANK AT .010". CYLINDERS .020" OVER.  ALL NEW FUEL SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS EXCEPT ORIGINAL HEMI TANK WHICH WAS PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED. FRAME-OFF ROTISSERIE RESTORATION. SHELL COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND RECONDITIONED.  ORIGINAL BROADCAST SHEET AND CERTICARD. COPY OF ORIGINAL CAR RECORD CARD (IBM) SUPPLIED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATE HISTORICAL COLLECTION RECORDS. "SO" NUMBER MATCHES RADIATOR SUPPORT.   DATE CODED FACTORY ORIGINAL A-833 FOUR SPEED TRANSMISSION. FACTORY ORIGINAL DANA 60 SURE-GRIP WITH 3.54 GEARS (TAGS REMAIN).  ALL NEW SEAT COVERS, HEADLINER, CARPET AND DOOR PANELS. ORIGINAL NON-CONSOLE INLAND SHIFTER. ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL.  NOS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER & GLOVE BOX COVER. PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT SPEEDOMETER. ORIGINAL DASH PAD. ALL INTERIOR CHROME POLISHED AND/OR RE-PLATED.  SEAT BELTS REBUILT & RE-PLATED BY SNAKE-OYL. NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD. ORIGINAL SIDE GLASS AND BACKLIGHT.   ALL NEW SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FROM JUST SUSPENSION. NEW EATON-DETROIT HEMI LEAF SPRINGS AND SHACKLES.  DYNOMAX MUFFLERS. H-PIPE. NEW SPICER HD JOINTS. BALANCED DRIVESHAFT. FACTORY ORIGINAL HEMI ENGINE CRADLE WITH CORRECT SKID PLATE.  ORIGINAL 11" DRUM BRAKES WITH ALL NEW COMPONENTS & STEEL BRAKE LINES. ORIGINAL REBUILT NON-POWER ASSIST STEERING GEAR.  REPLACED FENDERS, COWL AND DOOR SHEET METAL. ORIGINAL QUARTERS AND TRUNK SHEET METAL. EXTERIOR TRIM PROFESSIONALLY POLISHED.  NOS GRILL AND NOS TAIL LIGHTS. FIRESTONE WIDE OVAL TIRES WITH 3/8" WHITEWALL DYED BLUE (CORRECT FOR 1966 HEMI ONLY).  440 TRIM (APPEARANCE PACKAGE). SPECIAL PAINT CODE "BA2". BLACK PAINTED ROOF OVER SILVER BODY.  PUBLICATIONS INDICATE APPROXIMATELY 160 CORONET 440's PRODUCED WITH THIS DRIVE TRAIN IN 1966. OTHER THAN THE DRIVE TRAIN, THE MOST NOTEWORTHY OPTION IS THE PAINTED ROOF. APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT A POPULAR PAINT SCHEME AT THE TIME. SO, COUPLED WITH THE RARITY OF THE CAR AS A HEMI, 4 SPEED, ETC. IT HAS TO BE JUST ONE OF A FEW ORIGINAL CARS PAINTED WITH THIS SPECIAL PAINT CODE. RUNS AND DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY, WITHOUT ISSUES. AS A BENCHMARK, BLACK BOOK VALUE ON A 1966 DODGE HEMI CORONET IS $114,000.00. IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET, OR EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT, DON'T PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY
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