I have what I believe to be a pretty rare coronet rt convertible. I was hoping someone could help me find out the rarity of the car. Its a 69 coronet rt convertible
B5 blue
blue interior
white top
440 magnum
727 automatic
a/c
power brakes
cruise control
power seats
am 8track
fender mounted turn signals
rubber bumper guards
fold down buddy seat, no console
no tail stripe, just the rt badge
black not wood grain rally dash
bubble hood
any advice or feedback would be appreciated
thanks
Jonathan Craft Wrote:I have what I believe to be a pretty rare coronet rt convertible. I was hoping someone could help me find out the rarity of the car. Its a 69 coronet rt convertible
B5 blue
blue interior
white top
440 magnum
727 automatic
a/c
power brakes
cruise control
power seats
am 8track
fender mounted turn signals
rubber bumper guards
fold down buddy seat, no console
no tail stripe, just the rt badge
black not wood grain rally dash
bubble hood
any advice or feedback would be appreciated
thanks
My advice is to treasure this beautiful piece of Mopar history.
I track info on 69 Coronet R/T convertibles (about 75 on file) and would be interested in hearing more about your car.
As stated above, its probably one of about 317 made for sale in the US.
B5 is probably the most common color found on R/T convertibles.
It appears to have nice options but, frankly, nothing that really pops out to distinguish it from other R/T 'verts.
Cruise and the 8-track would be fairly low percentage options.
Stripe delete isn't that common but it's not 'rare' either.
Dash should be black pebble, not wood grain like a Charger SE.
Standard hood.
I was told at a mopar event in Tennessee that the car was probably a dealership showroom car. The rubber bumper guards are on the front and rear. The few cars I've seen with bumper guards only have them on the front. It also has the chrome on the wheel wells and chrome piece that runs under the door. The tach is in the dash.
Here is my R/T my friend owns it now and restored it, I saved it from a junkyard crusher. 440-auto pw,pb,cruise,a/c, and more hours from being crushed and bought it for 1,200.00
Lets see some pics Jonathan and welcome
The Idaho Andy I love the smell of race fuel in the morning
Jonathan Craft Wrote:I was told at a mopar event in Tennessee that the car was probably a dealership showroom car. The rubber bumper guards are on the front and rear. The few cars I've seen with bumper guards only have them on the front. It also has the chrome on the wheel wells and chrome piece that runs under the door. The tach is in the dash.
What triggered the showroom car statement?
About 1/3 of the cars had bumper guards on the front and 1/3 had them on the back. I don't know how you would find out how many had both.
Chrome molding pieces were standard on R/T verts.
Tic-toc-tach was standard with optional Rallye dash in the R/T.
The showroom statement was just what I was told. It was an older gentleman who said dealerships would sometimes order them with unique options to put them on their showroom floor. I would post a couple pictures I have on my phone but I'm not exactly sure how to. I dont have a computer just using my phone.
Welcome Jonathan, I under stand what you're talking about, down at Harold Meadow Dodge here in my town (no longer in business) had a 67 R/t in red/black interior, 440, 4speed on the showroom floor, it had a console, front and rear bumper guards, am/fm radio, reverb, rear speaker and head rests! I ask one of the guys there about it and was told they ordered it in like that to create more traffic in the showroom.
Objects quickly DISAPPEAR in the rearview mirror and PLEASE stay seated until the ride comes to a complete stop!!
