Rarest 70 R/T's where are they ? hemi HT's and 6pak converts

Very rare cars, 2 hemi converts, bronze and lime green both known cars, some say there was a 3rd scrapped long ago possibly in Ga. only 14 hemi hard tops and only 16 6 pak coverts, so with those its only 30 cars total. I am aware of only 3 hemi hardtops, 1 dark green and 2 purple, as for 6 pak converts I am not so sure what is left. Any stories on known cars or lost cars, lets find them and discuss.

Just thought of another hemi HT, lime green console auto with white top, a bit rusty with cragers, was at Mopars in the park a 2 years ago, did not get a chance to talk with the owner

I almost bought a hemi hardtop in Indianapolis many years ago mid 80s time frame
. Lime green with black vinyl top and interior.
Hemi console auto.

There were 3 total hemi verts
1 USA spec car ( whereabouts unknown)
1 Canada spec car . Hemi 4spd . Dark tan with tan interior
1 export spec build limelight / white interior. Hemi auto


Ps. There is a limelight 440 4bbl vert in Phoenix. Really high option car.

This post reminded me of a car I saw in the late 90s that was a "new to them" project: 1970 coronet, lime, at that time I did not see or know the top or interior color, 4 speed 6 pak car. We picked up the numbers engine about 15 or 20 mins away from Lebanon Valley dragstrip during one of their mopar weekends. . I dont know what ever happened to that car, but the owner was a very passionate enthuiast with other nice cars.....

Isnt there a pretty rare FE5/Black top convert somewhere in NY state?

For the last 2 posts are we talking 6pak converts ?

I think the one I posted on is a 440-6 I may have a few pics. I could be wrong, pics will tell.

Are you talking b-body or e-body both had R/Ts

There was a 70 Coronet RT440 6 pack 4 speed purple convert with a functioning Ramcharger hood around here in my town. It was a one owner and got sold several years ago when the original owner found out he had cancer, it sold just before he died.

There was also a burnt orange 70 Coronet Rt 440 6 pack 4 speed car, the last I heard was the owner of the orange car bought the purple car as well, I think I saw a Mopar rag with both cars in the same pic. Time frame maybe 10 or 15 years ago, time flies when your having fun.

B body of course

So no hurt feelings I won’t say WHY the 70s are rare.

A buddy of mine who I haven't seen in many years - came to my house one day in his red/white interior & top '70 Coronet R/T 440-6 - this was back around 1998-ish. I didn't even realize he owned that car. He worked for years in the parts department of a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Plymouth, MI. Last time I talked with him, he got hired by Chrysler doing something in parts. He went through a nasty divorce shortly after all this & he may have turned to s*it & the hogs have ate him for all I know. Damn rare car though!

A 440 6 convert I take it ?

At Carlisle Scott L. was advertising a 70 Coronet R/T conv 440+6 auto dark blue with tons of paperwork. Years ago at Stafford Springs swap meet 2 guys had a brown R/T Coronet 6pk auto conv. I think there was a B5 auto 6pk Coronet R/T conv for sale in the 90's.

Yep - a convertible for sure. What a car.

Mecum is going to be auctioning a B5 over white 440 six pack 727 next month:



Mecum Dallas 2023 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T convertible

Theres the 70 bronze Coronet Hemi R/T convertable on the cover of Oct Mopar action magazine.The old Otis Chandler car that's been recently restored and is in the Torino collection,always been a beautiful car.

Thanks for sharing. That is the first Six Pack 70 Coronet R/T convertible I think I've ever seen in my life. Very cool. Is it me or does it seem the majority of the 70 R/Ts seem to have the standard bulge hood? I would think the higher class of car over the Bee. That you would see more Ramcharger hoods.

I wonder if thats the one that was for sale in tx in the 90s, B5 auto, non ramcharger, rough 19k

That sounds like the one I was offered but passed on.

For the hemi hardtops we have 5 listed, still missing 9 cars, for the 440 6 pak converts we have 9 of the 16 listed, so still missing 7 cars, just remembered a purple 6pak convert from Rockford Ill with very low miles, white gut with auto on the column owned by Mopar 5150 now, of those 16 I think that is for US, not aware of any in Canada or sent overseas. if possible include the options if you remember them, Ramcharger hood, rally dash, console ect. it does seem most did not have the Ramcharger hood, interesting to see what others think on that. Where are those other 9 Hemi cars and 7 440 6 pak converts ? it seems the cars brought up so far no one knows where they are today.

Could be in the Brothers collection, seems like they have one or more, of everything.
Just an amazing collection of vehicles in their possession.

on the HTs I know of 5 out of my head.
Two in fc7 (one is a canadian car with blk top, the other one a non v-roof car), two in FJ5 (one with white topt&int, the other black top&int) as well as the EF8 green car that was a survivor for a long time till it got restored about 10 years ago.

Carsten

I know this is an old thread but one more Hemi hard top is found. B5 blue console auto it is in Wyoming has been hidden in a private collection for many years.

i toooo won't say it... but i agree with ya

As do I.

The guy that had the purple Rt 6 pack convert car with the Ramcharger hood that was in my town was preordered, with the specific options he wanted, and was paid for in full on the order date. He told me it was difficult to get the Ramcharger hood on the 6 pack converts. From the way I understood how he told me the story, the dealer had top put in a special request and the car order had to include full payment to get the Ramcharger hood. I spent a lot of time around that car back in the day, he was running a dirt track car I was pulling wrenches on that was parked next to the RT convert. The guy had a pretty amazing collection, he had 3 or 4 Mopars (but not all performance era cars) in his collection he had bought new.

I've seen both of the Hemi convertibles in person
The bronze one years ago
Prior to current ownership

Actually sat in this one this past weekend

Can you share anything more on this B5 car ? Vtop, if so what color ? gut color, history et, thanks.

I added a photo of the car, interior is black. It was with the same owner in Wyoming since the early ‘80s. My understanding is he was the second owner of the car.

There is a V code vert on ebay right now

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186384197761?

One of those cars I truly wished I had owned. Best I remember the seller and I were $2000 apart , I had $10k, owner was firm at $12k


Ive asked around, but it seems to have disappeared. Last known location was New York . Was sold several years back to unknown buyer

I take it this is a hemi car, maybe one of the 2 known lime green ones ? was this car and auto or 4 speed ? what does it say on the hood scoop ? thanks

To the best of my knowledge it is a known car. Several people have mentioned the car in the past. Im guessing its in some collection now. Ive not seen or heard about it in years

But Yes, hemi , console auto. blk interior

Hood scoop emblems were from a Challenger hood I think, said 426 Hemi ( a mild custom touch for the day ) I looked at it back mid to late 80s time frame . I wanted that car BAD. But 10k was every dime I had . He was rock solid firm at $12k Or buy both it and a hemi 4spd 1969 Charger for $22k for the pair . I tried to get a buddy of mine to buy the charger for the $12k but he wouldnt bite

Rick Smits bought it and had it for a while. It was sold to some collector in NY area. Im told said collector got into tax trouble and all the cars were sold. And I have no idea where it is today

i think it was sold to joe stentella on staten island... n he did get in trouble... but it wasn't for taxes...

Busted using a pet store he owned for a gambling front, this car must be one of the 2 known Lime cars or would this be a 3rd one ? met Joe at the Mopar nats years ago, he had 4 hemi cars there, orange Daytona, 68 B5 GTX convert, a black 70 RR and a black 70 GTX. He also had a purple 440 +6 RR convert that was in Mopar collectors guide a long time ago, he was a very big man and was chain smoking the whole time I was there, he was friendly, Passed away awhile ago.

At one time, there was a black four speed V code convertible RT in the Westchester/Putnam County NY area. Was an ordered car. It was for sale and came with NOS quarter panels (!) and other good parts. Was late 1980s/early 1990s. Never seen again since.

Sounds like a great car, do you recall if it had a Ramcharger hood ?

he was a bit on the large size... he wanted to trade a hemi cuda for one of my cars... he couldn't get in and out of an ebody... and he was very friendly..

Rik Smits was featured in Mopar Action in the late 90s and I’m pretty sure that green car was in there. He had a custom 72 road runner with the seat moved back as well.

Rik Smits showed up at Woodley Park here in California one time years ago in a Lime Superbird, don't recall the engine, it was funny seeing a guy about as tall as the wing.

maybe taller.... i saw him play in toronto... during warmup, he would lift his arm and dunk the ball... a large white boy...

I met him at the Nats same year he bought the Hemi RT. I talked to him a few minutes .

He was standing next to it with his arm resting on the roof, and he was NOT leaning down to do it.


This the F8 car btw

I sold him a repop nose jack for a Superbird at the nats in Indy. He climbed out of a Neon! My buddy pissed him off when he asked if he was a baseball player!

I think this was at the Nats in Indy, anyway here are the two together.

Not 100% certain, but believe it was not a Ramcharger car.

I know it would be a lopsided trade. And the owner would probably laugh at me .
But thats one car I would try to work out some kind of trade my car for in a heartbeat

There's an early built 1970 440-6 RoadRunner convert 4 spd dana in upstate NY that is off the radar I believe.
It has a period dated 1970 440-6 motor and 4 speed and original 4:10 dana still present in car.
Has fender tag, no sheet , but original window sticker was found in owners manual in glove box
The owner contacted GG some years ago regarding the car,
telling him he has the original window sticker with all the codes and their description but no prices for the options in that column.
GG told him that because of the early build those prices had likely not been finalized yet.
It is an F4 car , new white interior and new white top ready to be installed,.. car currently in primer .

There are Hemi cars still sitting in barns waiting to be put back on the road

Joe sold the fj5 R/T back in 2010 before he got in trouble.
After he sold the FJ5 R/T I bought the FC7 70 Hemi bee of him in 2010.


Carsten

No idea if it's still there or even if it's what I was told but a little over 20 yrs. ago I spotted a '70 Coronet 'vert under a tarp in a side yard.Tarp was in sad shape and falling through the top frame. Taillights were visible through the tarp also. Mentioned it to a friend who lived close to it and was told it was a 440-6, 4 spd. R/T and could not be bought for any price. IIRC, it was either V2 or K2. I've always wanted to go back through there but never have.
EDIT: This was just south of Jackson, GA if this car rings a bell with anyone.

You never know. You might just go back and the timing may be right to buy the car. It's happened to me before. If it is a 440-6 convert, especially in a great color, it could be a home run!