New addition to the family -'69 Dodge R/T 440 Convertible
 

For Christmas, I gave my Dad a new addition to the family. (yeah, yeah. I know. You'll all say what a nice son, but the catch is he has to pay me back for it! Well, it's 1/2 his, 1/2 mine) A '69 Dodge Coronet R/T convertible, 440 Ramcharger. I've had it a couple weeks, but didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, so kept it under wraps. Chevy runs in my blood (literally), so I never have jumped into MOPARS. Always loved the MOPAR P/T builds though. Im surprised how much this is growing on me. It is a really fun car. Especially for a bone stock car. But, against my nature, it will remain original, due to its rarity.

It's the first time I have seen him speechless. My father is not a car addict like I am. He just likes to drive em. Unfortunately, that means I will do all the work, etc, etc. But it is fun to have in "the collection" - (Thats what I call it now that I have more than 1 car. :lol:)

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We have a black / black and red gut 440 6 pack convertible we maintain, it is growing on me.

Cool car, you are a good son!

Very cool! All stock? Or will you do the hidden upgrades? :thumbsup:

WOW!!!!
Very nice car! Love the white interior and a convertible to boot!!!!
VERY NICE!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

All stock. It will stay that way. Except maybe some bigger tires/wheels. I'm studying wheel/tire sizes now. If we do anything, we need to be able to "unbolt" it to return to original due to the rarity of the car.

I am glad you got it and we could help... It looks great.. Bob tells me he is making great progress...

Mike

"help" is an understatement! Since I'm ignorant to MOPARS, I would not have done it without ya.:thumbsup:

It looks real similar to 68 coronet ragtop we are building to debut at Grand National Roadster show. We are re-creating Mr. Norm's dealer demo... Bright red with white interior..

Thanks
Mike

Great car! Awesome body lines. I am a ragtop man, so I love that too. I remember when I was a teenager in the seventies, my friend had a collection of Hot Rod Mags. There was one with an ad for a 69 Coronet. I loved the car. It was a blue hard top. They advertised a rediculously low quarter mile time. I don't remember what the time was, but it seems like it was in the 11's. I also lean much more toward the P/T type driving though. Have fun with it!

Really cool car, congrats!

SW