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Sorry, if this has been posted, but I know there are a few HEMI fanatics here that would enjoy this...
POINT OF GREAT INTEREST! > If you conduct thorough searches of the classified > ads in the United States or attend reputable > auctions nationwide, you can usually find hemi > Cudas, hemi Challengers, hemi Winged cars, ZL1 > Camaros, and LS6 Convertibles. But only once before > this year has a fully documented 4-door hemi car > been available to the public, and Mecum is proud to > be a part of this historical moment when the world's > rarest 426-Hemi car changes hands at Mecum 10th > Annual Fall Premier over the October 14-16, 2005 > weekend. Between 1964-1971, approximately 11,000 > cars were factory produced with the 426-hemi option. > All of those cars, whatever year, make or model, > were two door cars (including the less than 200 > convertibles), EXCEPT FOR FOUR CARS. This is one of > those cars, a 4-door hemi car. The other three cars > are not available to buy at any price. Those owners > have sworn they will never sell. Take advantage of > this opportunity to buy what only 4 people in the > world can own. Come to Mecum in St. Char! > les, Illinois and bid on this special ordered 1966 > Dodge Coronet Deluxe 4-door Hemi car. Preview this > car on our website at Lot G8. > > WHY WOULD ANYONE ORDER A 4-DOOR HEMI CAR? > In 1966, Floyd Cline went to Spencers Dodge in > Wichita, Kansas and told salesman Hub Rainbow he > wanted the most powerful engine option available, at > the time a 426-hemi; and he wanted it in a 4-door > car. The salesman tried to discourage Floyd by > telling him that the 4-door bodies were made in St. > Louis but hemi engines were not installed there. > Floyd insisted he needed a 4-door car because his > 79-year old father traveled most places with Floyd > and his wife. His father typically sat in the back > seat of the family car and Floyd did not want his > father to continue to fuss with climbing into the > back seat over a pulled forward seatback, but rather > have easy access through his own rear doors. The car > was ordered. The body was transported from St. Louis > to Detroit where the hemi engine was installed. > Floyd was presented with the car in a ceremony at > the Detroit factory. Never could Floyd have expected > his car to hold such historical significance.
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