FReeper Canteen ~ The 20 Rarest Muscle Cars ~ Feb 26, 2007

Linked in thread

[StarCMC]

 

 

The 20 Rarest Muscle Cars

Among muscle cars, there always were a few that, for whatever reason were a little more rare than others. This list shows the rarest factory built production muscle cars. These are cars that ANY buyer could walk into ANY dealer and conceivably order. One off cars for company executives, dealer modified cars (Yenkos, Baldwin-Motion, etc.) and purpose built race cars (427 Cobras) are not included. Cars are ranked by total built by year, model, body style, and engine. Transmission breakouts are also shown, if known. Further breakdowns (by color, options, accessory) are either impossible to get or impractical. Note that by their nature, Hemi Convertibles are widely represented on this list. Convertibles represented everything that the typical muscle car buyer didn't want - a higher price, more weight, and generally lower top speed. Add to that the high performance (and high price tag) for the Hemi engine, and it is no surprise that Hemi Convertibles are the most rare of all muscle cars. In fact, throughout the Hemi era (1966-1971), Chrysler built 8,420,000 cars, yet only 179 of them (1 out of every 47,000) were Hemi convertibles. Truly, as a group, these were the most rare of the rare.

 

RAREST MUSCLECARS
#	YEAR/MODEL	BODY STYLE	ENGINE	TOTAL	MT	AUTO
1	1967 Dodge Coronet R/T	Convertible	426 Hemi	2	1	1
1	1970 Dodge Coronet R/T	Convertible	426 Hemi	2	?	?
3	1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1 427	2D Coupe	ZL-1 427 V8	3	?	?
3	1970 Plymouth Road Runner	Convertible	426 Hemi	3	1	2
5	1970 Dodge Super Bee	2D Pillared Coupe	426 Hemi	4	4	0
6	1966 Dodge Coronet 400	Convertible	426 Hemi	6	?	?
7	1971 Plymouth 'Cuda Hemi Covertible	Convertible	426 Hemi	7	5	2
8	1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am	Convertible	400 RA IV	8	4	4
9	1968 Dodge Coronet	Convertible	426 Hemi	9	1	8
10	1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 426 Hemi Convertible	Convertible	426 Hemi	9	5	4
11	1966 Plymouth Belvedere II	Convertible	426 Hemi	10	4	6
11	1969 Dodge Coronet	Convertible	426 Hemi	10	4	6
11	1969 Plymouth Road Runner	Convertible	426 Hemi	10	4	6
14	1969 Plymouth GTX	Convertible	426 Hemi	11	5	6
15	1970 Dodge Coronet	2D Hardtop	426 Hemi	13	4	9
16	1970 Plymouth 'Cuda	Convertible	426 Hemi	14	6	8
17	1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX	Convertible	426 Hemi	17	7	10
17	1971 Pontiac GTO Judge	Convertible	455	17	?	?
19	1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88	Coupe & Convertible	427 L88 V8	20	?	?
19	1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6	Convertible	454 LS6 V8	20	?	?

 This list from MuscleCars.com

Remember folks, the reason we are here in the FReeper Canteen is to honor our heroes - the members of the United States Military and their families - and to show appreciation for what they do for us every day.  Please remember to say thank you to them today!  As usual, check your politics at the door and let's have a good time!

 

[Soaring Feather]

[Soaring Feather]

Ping!

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Star, thanks for today's thread. Neato.

[StarCMC]

Muscle Car Canteen Ping!

[StarCMC]

FIRST!

(And thanks!)

[sit-rep]

bttt!!

[RedRover]

Canteen bump!

[dznutz]

Some fine Mopar muscle.

[Gay State Conservative]

A Plymouth Belvedere with a hemi? Whose idea was that?

I almost bought a '69 Road Runner with a 383...but I decided not to when I decided to solve my draft board worries by joining.

[StarCMC]

SECOND!

Good to see ya sit-rep!

[bluesagewoman]

1969 Scrambler Rambler.

[StarCMC]

THIRD!

Glad to see ya RedRover!

[StarCMC]

FOURTH!

[StarCMC]

FIFTH!More pics of that car here!

[proxy_user]

The rarest of them all: Tom Wuensch's 1967 Pontiac Tempest.

Although registered and insured as a six-cylinder vehicle, this baby could accelerate from 0 to 100 in about ten seconds.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long with Tom in the driver's seat.

[StarCMC]

:-) Good to see ya BSW! How've ya been?

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[SLB]

One of the finest cars I had was a 1971 Charger SE with a 383 magnum. 335 HP, not much in the 1/4 mile, but the top end was awesome. I traded a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury to the local Dodge dealer before departing for Vietnam. My dad went down about six months before I returned and got a list of the options and sent it to me. I sent back the ones I wanted and the dealer had it waiting for me on my return. $4111.00 delivered.

[StarCMC]

That post is useless without pics! :-)