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Old 10-14-2005, 10:15 PM
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Default 4-door Hemi at Mecum

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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