Un Charger bien équipé !

This 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T from the Wellborn Musclecar Museum is literally unlike any other. Not only is it one of only 63 built that year with the mighty 426/425 HP Hemi engine in its final year of production; it is also one of very few equipped with the rare code M51 power sunroof option. That is but one item in a list of features that qualify it as the most highly optioned 1971 Hemi Charger R/T known to exist. Such a treasure attracts enthusiastic, caring owners, who in this case include noted Mopar specialist Steve Segal and former NFL linebacker Kevin Greene, also a prominent Mopar collector. Segal is credited with bringing this car into the limelight in the Mopar community. With a faded Polaroid photo of the car as his touchstone, he located it in Maryland in 1984. For four years he called the owner every few months asking to purchase it. Finally, in 1988, he closed a deal and took possession. He had the engine professionally rebuilt, repainted the car in its original High Impact Hemi Orange color and replaced the White vinyl roof covering. He sold the car to Greene, who sold it to Wellborn in 2005. The car is in beautiful condition, showing 35,638 original miles on the odometer. The R/T’s base price of $3,223 gave buyers an already potent machine, but it did not take the original buyer long to pile on the goodies and bump the final MSRP up to a healthy $6,304.60. The first big item, of course, was the dual quad-equipped 426 CI Hemi, which in its final year of production was still rated at 425 horses. The original Hemi engine is backed by a Slap Stick-shifted Torqueflite 3-speed automatic and heavy-duty A34 Super Track Pack rear end and augmented with power steering and brakes. The Blacked-out domed hood, longitudinal side tape stripes and twin vertical door tape stripes visually identify the R/T package; this example adds Rallye road wheels, front and rear spoilers, a White vinyl roof and color keyed elastomeric bumpers and racing mirrors to match its Hemi Orange paint. The original White interior fairly overflows with luxury and performance extras, including power windows, light and driver aid groups, rear defogger, 6-way adjustable driver’s seat, AM/FM radio with 8-track and Dictaphone, Rallye gauges and wood-rimmed sport steering wheel. The original buyer also ordered the rare, optional, rear shoulder belts for the car. But when it arrived for delivery, the seat belts were installed, but the factory had neglected to install the actual shoulder belt assemblies, though the broadcast sheet confirmed them as being installed. Documentation for this unique Hemi R/T includes the original broadcast sheet revealing the long list of factory-installed options.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Very rare M51 Power Sunroof option
- The most highly optioned 1971 Hemi Charger known to exist
- Documented with the broadcast sheet
- The original MSRP was $6,304.60
- Formerly owned by Mopar Collector Steve Segal and NFL Linebacker Kevin Greene
- Part of the Wellborn Collection since 2005
- 35,638 original miles
- 426/425 HP Hemi V-8 engine
- A34 Super Track Pack
- Two 4-barrel carburetors
- Floor shifted automatic transmission
- Power steering, brakes and windows
- Bucket seats with console
- Air Grabber hood, front and rear spoilers
- Light group and driver aid group
- Rear window defogger, 6-way adjustable seat
- AM/FM Radio with 8-Track and Dictaphone
- Hi-Impact Hemi Orange with White top and interior
- Color keyed bumpers and mirrors
- Rallye wheels with Goodyear polyglas tires
- Sold new at Central Motors Dodge in Hagerstown, MD

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Ben

The Wellborn Musclecar Museum of Alexander City, Alabama is auctioning off about half of its collection of classic Dodges and Plymouths from 1967 through 1971.

The Museum houses America’s largest high-performance Dodge collection and owner Tim Wellborn is thinning the herd to make room for more.

The cars will be up for bids at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction in Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, January 16-25, 2015.

Of the 23 vehicles in the auction, 15 are Chrysler vehicles and eight are 1971 Hemi Chargers or Hemi Super Bees. Wellborn’s passion for muscle cars started when his father bought a new 1971 Charger with the 440 Wedge.

• 1967 Dodge Hemi Charger Show Car – 1 of 2 sold new in Canada

• 1969 Dodge Hemi Charger 500 – Highest optioned example known to exist

• 1969 Dodge Daytona – 440 Wedge; factory painted Omaha Orange: the only known special paint order Daytona

• 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona – Only original engine 4-Speed known to exist 6,400 Miles

• 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 – Six Pack, 4-Speed, Unrestored

• 1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda – Highest optioned example known to exist

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T Pilot Car – First 1971 Hemi Charger built

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T – Last Hemi Charger built

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T – Rare Color Combination, Jamaica Blue w/White interior.

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T – Only known Charger in Plum Crazy w/white interior and white vinyl top

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T – Very rare M51 Sunroof option

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Super Bee – Motor Trend Test Car

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Super Bee – Serial No. 2617

• 1971 Dodge Hemi Super Bee – Serial No. 2618

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