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Re: 1965 500?



If it is a high performance street wedge the boss will be marked HP26.
That is how mine was marked.

--- On Wed, 12/23/09, Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 1965 500?
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 4:34 AM
> 
> 
> No - it's a 426 wedge, a street wedge, but not a "street"
> wedge (aka 
> hi-perf), according to the numbers given.
> 
> ab      de   
>    i         
> x         z
> 80      35       
> 3         9   
>      2
> 
> body          trim   
>         paint   
>    s.o.number
> w42            p4r 
>          
>    bb1   
>    40608106
> 
> 
> 
> SO NUMBER
> 406 08106 where "406" is the scheduled build date, 
> Thursday, 06 April 1965
> 
> BODY : W42
> W - Dodge Coronet
> 4 - 500
> 2 - 2-door hardtop
> 
> TRIM : P4R
> P - Style - Bucket seats
> 4 - Material - Vinyl
> R - Colour - Red
> 
> PAINT : BB1
> B - Roof colour - Black
> B - Body colour - Black
> 1 - Style - Monotone
> 
> AB = Engine : 80 : 426-cid V8, 10.3:1 c/r, 365hp
> 
> D = Transmission : 363 : 4-speed, floor shift
> E = Heater : 405 : Heater/defroster
> I = Power Equipment : 3
> X = Interior : 439 : Console
> Z = ?? : 2
> 
> If you wanted a 426 with high compression and lots of
> power, you got a hemi 
> 426 in 1965, not a wedge 426.
> 
> 
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:29 AM
> Subject: 1965 500?
> 
> 
> >
> > Any thoughts: is this Dodge as *rare* as the seller
> claimed?
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190357455319&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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