If you’re looking for a fun and dependable weekend cruiser that gets a lot of attention, then this is it. It’s a 1966 Dodge Polara, which I have owned since April, 2004. It’s been restored and modified during the 15 years I’ve owned it. Asking price is $12,000.

Car is in Miami, Florida; if you’re interested, contact me here.

Modifications/upgrades:

• New aluminum valve covers (July 2019)
• Transmission rebuilt in December of 2018 (1-year warranty from WIWI transmission in Miami)
• AC system modernized to accept modern R134a refrigerant, including brand new compressor in 2018
• MSD electronic ignition system
• Brake booster and dual bowl master cylinder
• Electric auxiliary pusher fan
• Aluminum radiator
• Seats reupholstered with vinyl “tuck and roll” (was cloth)
• New white headliner
• Six new seatbelts
• Hidden Pioneer Stereo system with AM/FM CD player and remote control
• Rear air shocks

The car was originally purchased new in February of 1966 and, to my knowledge, always been a Florida car.

Polara was one of Dodge’s entries into the full-segment and was very similar to the Dodge Monaco. These are Chrysler C-Body cars. C-Bodies of this era were known as “slab sided” because of their straight lines.

In 1966, the Polara came standard with a 383 cubic inch engine. This particular car was the “economy model” and came with a 318 Polysphere or 318A engine, not to be confused with the later 318LA engine. This car contains the original engine, which I had rebuilt about 12 years ago.

I also had the significant body work done to repair rust and had the car repainted, also about 12 years ago. The paint is in good condition but there are some spots where rust is bubbling up.

Wheels are the original 14″ and use hubcaps, of which the car comes with a few spares. Car also comes with some spare parts I’ve accumulated, like a spare steering column, including steering wheel, a spare instrument cluster and a cast iron intake manifold that can be used to convert to a 4-barrel carburetor.