The Chrysler Corporation had some "out there" designs in the 1960's, some tapped down, bland ones too. This 1967 Dodge Polara hard top coupe appears to be a little of both.
She's all business up front...
All party out back and a rager at that. That's some smoldering hot, midcentury design and I like it. You either get it or you don't.
The rear side profile gets a little wonky. Through my goggles it's fussy, overly complicated and unfinished looking. Send that flying buttress to General Motors finishing school.
This popped up on Facebook Marketplace recently down in bucolic Greenville, Ohio about forty-five minutes north of Dayton in the southwest part of the state. Asking price is $7,000. Say that slowly into this massive trunk so it echos back on you. Seven, seven. Thousand, thousand. Dollars, dollars.
For your seven-grand you get a "318" car that has a new carburetor, fuel pump, fuel sending unit and alternator.
There's no air conditioning and the brakes aren't boosted but at least you get a two-pot master cylinder. She does have power steering although you should note that the dip-stick top for the reservoir is missing.
Interior is amazingly tight except for what appears to be a little wear on the driver's seat back. Looks repairable, though. I'd get that taken care of ASAP as it's only going to get worse.
The big "owie", of course, is the paint finish or lack of one. I know a lot of people in the "Tri-Sate", Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana region love the rough patina look but it's not my cup of coolant. All I see is body work that to do it right, will run you at least what you paid for the car.
Which negates any value proposition for me, not that I really saw any in the first place. If the engine was hot-rodded or if this was a 383 car, I might think a little differently but seven-grand, for this, friend-oh, seems quite steep.
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