Sedan Dodge Coronet Hemi: the rarest car of the 1960s (9 photos)

When Dodge revived the iconic Charger in 2006 as four-door sedan, it became a popular muscle sedan with Hemi power. But I bet you didn't know Dodge built something similar in the 1960s, albeit in very limited numbers.





Powerful sedan is commonplace these days. The situation was not always like this, and let's say in the 60s powerful engines dominated two-door configurations, while sedans were mostly aimed at family buyers who are not so important power.



The American corporation Chrysler was a very serious player during famous "muscle" revolution of the sixties. They could boast many legendary models such as Plymouth Road Runner, GTX, Superbird and Barracuda, or Dodge Charger, Challenger, Super Bee and Daytona.

Between 1965 and 1970 there was also a Coronet model on the so-called "B-Body" platform. It was available in numerous configurations such as sedan, station wagon and coupe, and came with wide choice of petrol engines with six and eight cylinders.





The bottom line is that Coronet could only boast of a mighty Magnum engine with a volume of 7.2 liters and a power of 375 hp. But if you wanted the famous Hemi, you would have to choose a coupe or something else.



For those who are not familiar with Hemi, I will say that this is one of the most famous American engines. The most famous version was offered from 1966 to 1971 with a working volume of 7 liters. Chrysler advertised Hemi with 425 hp, although the real power was 125 "horses" more, and he was launched into mass production for homologation of professional motorsport.



Over the five years of production, about 11 thousand Hemi engines were produced. Most of them were for coupe versions of various models, as well as for convertibles 200 units. And then, in 1966, Dodge offered the Hemi to four-door Coronet.



It is not known how many copies of the model were produced, but most sources say there were five, making it one of the most rare models of the company in history. According to some reports, the FBI ordered two copies, so as not to attract attention.



In addition to a more powerful engine, these models featured a three-stage automatic transmission with shorter gears numbers, larger radiator and revised suspension. With another hand, the air conditioner was not even on the list of additional equipment, there was no power steering, brake booster and electric package.



Coronet looked like a normal sedan without any equipment, but shocked many when he accelerated from standstill to 100 km / h in less than five seconds. Today, such a specimen is ultra-rare. 15 years ago one of the copies was sold at auction for 660 thousand dollars. How much do they cost now and so clear.