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FReeper Canteen ~ The 20 Rarest Muscle Cars ~ Feb 26, 2007
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Posted on 02/25/2007 5:52:25 PM PST by 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!

 



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To: biff
Had a Austin Healy Bugeye Sprite...

Not many of us ex-Bugeye drivers around. LOL! Dang, that was a fun car! Simple - no trunk lid, no windows, no AC, no PS. Turn signal was a toggle switch on the dash....ummm facia. I later moved up to a 64 Sprite with roll up windows - drove it from Charleston AFB to Travis AFB, CA. The 64 had the big 1100cc engine rather than the 948cc engine in the Bugeye....now those seem so tiny.

81 posted on 02/25/2007 7:20:40 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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To: devolve

Yeah, that gorilla doesn't mind the rain!

Beautiful car!


82 posted on 02/25/2007 7:22:47 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: StarCMC

I have to comment on the muscle cars. The convertible Baracuda was nice, but the rest of the Dodge cars were just down right ugly and that's why they are rare. There were just a lot of better looking fast cars on the market, maybe not as fast as these muscle cars, but a lot better looking. What about the 442? That was a cool car, or the Shelby Mustang?


83 posted on 02/25/2007 7:22:48 PM PST by Eva
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To: rockrr
Very cool!

See, the reason we talk about our past cars...


Similar to mine, but mine was green!

Is that our old cars were cooler than our current ones!

LOL!

84 posted on 02/25/2007 7:23:46 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: vox_freedom
"Geez!! $4111!! Unreal!
Well, at the time, that was almost two years of college tuition INCLUDING room and board. Wow things have changed, especially the value of a US$."

No kidding,
In '66 my first new car cost a bit over $2K and was a one-of model in Arizona & later an unheard of model in Maryland.
My Falcon routinely upstaged Mustangs, 'Vettes, and (Datsun) Fair lady's. (All of which I drove at the time and most of which gave ground to the 289 3-speed Sport Coupe).
My second new car cost a bit over $3K in 1972. It ran like a bandit but was showing signs of smog control and PC that had crept in during the intervening years.
Today I have a 40 year old car in the body shop that will cost me over twice that to get back and has a pot load of cash invested prior to [this] paint job.

85 posted on 02/25/2007 7:23:57 PM PST by norton
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Evenin' Ma! *HUG*


86 posted on 02/25/2007 7:24:24 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: leda

Hey leda!! Thanks! Glad to see ya!


87 posted on 02/25/2007 7:24:49 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: AZamericonnie

OMGosh!! I always wondered what would happen if you wrecked a car on a test drive! I assume your insurance company would cover you?


88 posted on 02/25/2007 7:26:37 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: skimask

BEAUTIFUL!!


89 posted on 02/25/2007 7:27:29 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Happy now? LOL


90 posted on 02/25/2007 7:28:33 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: BikerTrash

Yeesh! You could eat offa that motor! She's a beauty!


91 posted on 02/25/2007 7:29:23 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: vox_freedom
Those were the days!!!

FYI, and not to be nit-picky at all, your adventure may have taken place in '69, but the first Challenger came out as a '70 model, and the fancy shifter on the Torqueflite auto was known as the Slap Stick.

92 posted on 02/25/2007 7:29:32 PM PST by BikerTrash
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To: MeekMom

I hear ya! Wouldn't that be cool?


93 posted on 02/25/2007 7:30:27 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: StarCMC

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94 posted on 02/25/2007 7:31:28 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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95 posted on 02/25/2007 7:31:44 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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96 posted on 02/25/2007 7:32:01 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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To: SandRat

LOL!!


97 posted on 02/25/2007 7:32:03 PM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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98 posted on 02/25/2007 7:32:13 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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99 posted on 02/25/2007 7:32:24 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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100 posted on 02/25/2007 7:32:37 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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