'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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I follow a group on FB for the later B-bodies. A guy there recently picked up this '77 Fury and it had this 'show car' tag on it. Aside from the obvious, any significance to it? He didn't post the VIN but, if that's the sequence number, is it a preproduction car? As an aside, guy stated the car has 100K miles on it. I have no connection to the buyer or the car, I'm just curious because I've never seen a tag like it.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
[Re: Moparite]
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It was probably a pre production car used for promotion. Probably so, first I seen that pattern. Must not of been a hit or it was too costly to go on to production.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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Interesting. Pretty cool that it's hung around this long. I love those front ends. Always wanted an A38 77/78 car with 440. I think they've all but gone away now. Especially ones not completed rotted.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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Looks legit for a prototype or pre production car.
The interior pattern is wild. In a stoner watching static on TV way.
Is it just me or is there something off about the headlights? Too high or flush?
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
[Re: poorboy]
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I think it's just the way this one is sitting; as if no engine.
They look like you could ALMOST jam some '79 Cordoba headlight trims in them lol.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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I think it's just the way this one is sitting; as if no engine.
They look like you could ALMOST jam some '79 Cordoba headlight trims in them lol. At one time it was said that the Dodge Magnum nose bolted to the front fenders in place of what ever was there. Might have been just BS though. Never cared to try.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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That car would have been a prototype car. The interior is pretty wild! My first car was a 1975 Newport it was maroon with the Indian Aztec crush velvet interior which was a pretty wild designed too.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
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Around here, the rear spring shackle mounting boxes rotted out and the spring came up through the floor until it reached the trunk lid. It was too bad, otherwise they were pretty decent cars.
Yup my 76 charger SE did that. currently I have a 78 2 door Fury, maroon... 56k original, I'm the 2nd owner, have had since 07.
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Re: 'Show Car' on '77 Data Plate?
[Re: volaredon]
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Around here, the rear spring shackle mounting boxes rotted out and the spring came up through the floor until it reached the trunk lid. It was too bad, otherwise they were pretty decent cars.
Yup my 76 charger SE did that. currently I have a 78 2 door Fury, maroon... 56k original, I'm the 2nd owner, have had since 07. I wonder what made those specific cars rust like that. It was kinda weird.
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