Mopar Barn Find in Amenia, New York
 

Seems several old Mopar performance cars have been found in a
back woods barn in Amenia, New York.

Cars have been sitting since 1969. It appears no one ever knew
about this Mopar Gold Mine.

Found cars;
(3) 1964 Plymouth Belvedere 426-S 'Street Wedges'
(1) 1965 Plymouth Satellite 426-S 'Street Wedge'
(2) 1965 Dodge Coronet 426-S 'Street Wedge' (Police Interceptors)
(1) 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Street Hemi
(1) 1966 Dodge Coronet 'Police Pursuit with 440 4/speed'
(1) 1967 Plymouth Belvedere II Station Wagon 426 Street Hemi

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WOW! Is this for real? We want pictures! Jim

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Paul........It's to late for april fools Lol
Any pictures of them?

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From the Factory???????

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Yup from the factory, there is a couple of them out there now.

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Correct Bob P,

Not many produced, but their were a couple.
John Macey out of Connecticut, "Lead Zeppelin" ran a true factory 66' Belvedere II 2-seat/6-passenger Station Wagon in SS/FA in 1972/1973.

From what I have found, the car purchaser is still researching records.

Also, found in the field, several 62' Plymouth 413's and 63' Plymouth cars.
No complete details yet.

WHAT A FIND....

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How does one find this kind of stuff?

Do we just go trolling old barns and trespass:)

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There is a web site called
carsinbarns.com
you can spend hours and days on this site . i recommend everyone who loves old cars to check this site out..
warning........some of the things you see on this site will make you sick...It is updated every week...

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Found cars;
(1) 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Street Hemi

I will take dibs on this one, my fleet always needs new members.

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Prove it! Sounds like an old "he said she said" crap to me.

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[/Idont know where Amenia N.Y. is i grow up in Darien N.Y. just out side of buffalo, went to school in Alexander N.Y. in Darien was a Dodge,Plymoth dealer, the owner was a man called Speedy Greco. he had cars all over western N.Y., in barns, alot of classic cars, when he died no one knows were or how many cars he had in old farmers barns... i do know this for a fact......... the family never got all of them back.... in town he had three or four old barns full of cars, trucks model As, Ts , and one 1920 something Harley Davidson saw it my self...... he told my dad in the 70s that money was in old cars, that you had something to put your hand on , dont waste your time in stocks.
we all though he was an old nut job.. hahaha..

he was a horder of mopar anything you could not walk threw his house
he had more hemis than god....
the storys that the oldmen would talk about him, you would just sit there and shake your head and think ... man if i only had one of his cars now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Amenia is off Rt 22 which goes north/south along the Ct.border.If you go west and a bit north you 're in Saugerties.I have a friend In Copake NY about 20 miles north of Amenia.

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Sure would like to find something like this in Michigan.

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Ah yes, The Tally Ho Lounge, Amenia...Visited it many times when you could drink at 18 in NY State . It's a wonder I'm here to tell about it. LOL

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How'd you miss finding that barn Mark?

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Where do I send my check?

JimR

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Sounds like Dave Wren's place to me. More Hemi's than you count at a glance along one wall. Imagine the first time I ever saw a hemi and he had a whole shelf full of them like they where small block chevy's in junkyard. Never heard of a factory 426 street hemi wagon though, a couple 4 door's are out there but never heard about a wagon. Chris? any feedback here?

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There were a lot of kid's who didn't make it out of their late teen's because of the drinking age in NY. The Daily News or the National Enquirer would usually have a Monday morning photo spread. It didn't change until around 1969, I think, when I turned 21.

Lew

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Don't know about NY state but we were going into NY city in 1972 and still buying.

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This barn has been known about for years..

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Amenia, New York

Located in Dutchess County, adjacent to the Connecticut border.
Main Intersection; Routes 44 & 343

Town about 10 minutes north of Dover Plains.
Dover Drag Strip (1961 thru 1976)

Farm/Barn location; Smithfield Valley Road

Apparently, you would think some of these cars found their way down
the track at Dover Drag Strip in the mid-late 60's.

pc

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Chris - check this one out .. maybe the best '66 street hemi in the world, for the right price!
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...-107377&utm_so

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I have seen one Hemi Wagon (Correct VIN).....but never a 66 B Body anything with a 440. Anyone else ever seen one?

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GTX John,

I believe the 1966 Dodge (only) was available with a 440, in
the large body cars (Polara and Monaco) and 'Special Fleet Order' Police Pursuit Vehicles.

From the little information that I have found, the original owner of these
cars was a Chrysler-Plymouth Fleet Order Regional manager, who handled New York State fleet orders.

pc

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Paul,

I found a '66 Chrysler in a junk yard in Alabama that had a 440 in it that was obviously a factory car.

JimR

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They put tons of 440's in 1966 C-Body cars, the question which I have never witnessed is a 440 in a 1966 B Body.

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There was a Chrysler dealer in Amenia. Amenia Motors, I believe they were shut down when Chrysler dumped alot of the smaller franchises recently. It was a Mom & Pop operation. I would think if this story is real, the paperwork would come back to that store.

Kevin T
S/ST 145T