1966 Ply Belvedere

[Chevy55]

I'm not selling this, just saying............LOL

66 426 hemi plymouth - $75000 (poland ny)
ALL ORIGNAL, 4 SPEED ALL #S MATCH DRIVE ANYWHERE. FACTORY KIT WHEELS. SEECOND OWNER.
https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/d/...479731677.html

[Chevy55]

Do you believe it, here's another one..................

1966 426 HEMI Plymouth Belvedere II - $74995

https://daytona.craigslist.org/cto/d...462669314.html

[Steve Stasko]

1966 Hemi Plymouths are not rare. 1966 is the highest production model year for all 426 Hemi cars from 1966-71.

As far as the scoop thing...

There are some internal memos floating around that describe a proposed package for the 1966 model year. It never got any further than that though. There was never any paperwork or information released to the public. The '67 car package is similar to the '66 package, but a little more tamed down. I seem to recall that the '66 package was to include a '65 style engine, I may be wrong on that though.

As far as the hood scoop, they were all steel on the '67 cars, and even the '65 cars for that matter. The '65 and '67 scoops are different. As for fiberglass scoops, it's either a repop or a '65 A/FX scoop, which would be noticeably different than the standard '67 scoop.

I do not agree with scoops on the '66 cars, and I'm a Mopar guy. The scoop does not offer much for a performance advantage in the way of "fresh" air, but in S/S I guess it would help with a taller intake if one would go that route.

Side note...I don't believe the '67 package cars were officially announced until very late '66, if not early '67. From my research, Sox and Landy were running standard hood cars at the AHRA Winters, and NHRA Winters in '67. I have determined that RO/WO production did not start until late February or early March of '67, and lasted for 6-8 weeks in small batches. While the cars did have sequential Shipping Order numbers, the VIN number spread between the earliest and latest cars I have recorded is quite large dispelling the "two batch" theory that has been purported by many.

[Billy Nees]

Just an FYI, when you're looking to find out what was REALLY available on these cars, look at the B-J and Mecum cars. I'd love to hear the sellers explanation for the LD340 on his mint, super low mileage 71 Demon when he's asking 40 or 50 K for it.

[jimi]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Just an FYI, when you're looking to find out what was REALLY available on these cars, look at the B-J and Mecum cars. I'd love to hear the sellers explanation for the LD340 on his mint, super low mileage 71 Demon when he's asking 40 or 50 K for it.

"explanation"

in 1975 the factory two ton cast iron intake manifold cracked in the heat riser which gave it a vacuum leak and the factory replacement was aluminum made for Chrysler by Edelbrock. factory cast iron intakes were not available anymore.

this paragraph can be used and substituted for any vehicle manufacturer or replacement part.

hope this cleared things up for you Billy

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Just an FYI, when you're looking to find out what was REALLY available on these cars, look at the B-J and Mecum cars. I'd love to hear the sellers explanation for the LD340 on his mint, super low mileage 71 Demon when he's asking 40 or 50 K for it.

Good one Jimi but I'll say again, when you're looking to find out what was REALLY available on these cars, look at the B-J and Mecum cars.
Your "explanation" ain't gonna fly when there's big money hitting the table. ;-)

[Alan Nyhus]

Originally Posted by Steve Stasko

As far as the scoop thing...
I do not agree with scoops on the '66 cars, and I'm a Mopar guy.

Steve, you are correct. The '66's never came off the assy. line with hood scoops. -Al

[amxron]

Weren't all those WO/RO cars 2dr hdt's, not post sedans?

[Dwight Southerland]

The Chrysler contingency has the ability to get NHRA to see history through their eyes.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

The Chrysler contingency has the ability to get NHRA to see history through their eyes.

When the AAR/TA snorkel started showing up on a lot of E bodies, I had quite a contentious conversation with Hakim. It started out with me kidding him about all these "barn finds" with factory snorkels suddenly appearing. He referred to a letter from Mopar stating it was legit that "had just been located".

I told him then I wasn't buying it, and still don't. I like mopars a lot, having owned a bunch and raced a few. But I like the idea of keeping to the rules even more.