1968 Dodge Coronet R/T

[moparnut]

1968 Dodge Coronet R/T - Auction - Bakersfield, CA - 1968 Dodge Coronet RT, 426 HEMI 4-speed, factory numbers correct throughout, rare Q4 Turquiose/white, completely restored, near perfection.
available at Gould Auction, July 23rd, bankruptcy sale, no reserve. 661-587-3123, CA; http://www.gouldauction.com


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[68R/T]

That looks a lot more like Q1 Bright Blue than turquoise. :hmmm:

 

[Dr.Jass]

Pay no mind to the fact that there's no such thing as Q4 Turquoise, people. Just bring a fat wallet.

1968 paint codes are only one digit. It's always repeated and they all end in "1". Bright Blue is Q, Light Turquoise is K. I'm not really sure which this one is, since the lighting sucks, but it definitely ain't what he says it is. Based on the underhood photo, I'd guess it's actually Medium Dark Turquoise, code L.

They claim it's completely restored, but my guess is it's an exterior repaint on a very-clean original car. There are no data tags (and I'm not real cool with the missing battery caps) but if it's a resto, it's an exceptional one with many, many years on it. Depending on the bidding, this might turn out to be the deal of the century on a relatively-unmolested 4-speed Hemi car. Or, y'know, it could go balls expensive.

Still, it's worth a look under the hood. Other than age, the ignition coil, and the battery caps I can't find anything truly wrong in there. My point is, that level of restoration generally doesn't just get left to rot.

 

[68R/T]

To me it still looks too much like bright blue. after finding the pics on the auction site I noticed the non_R/T head light bezels. :naughty:



You can see the similarity in color to mine;

 

[Dr.Jass]

Different monitors, I guess. It looks more turquoise to me. :hmmm:

The non-R/T headlamp bezels could very-well be a factory error... God knows these cars weren't built by craftsmen. The president of the NHOA back in the '80s and early '90s had a '67 R/T that had a driver's-side headrest but none on the passenger's bucket, and all three seats had different upholstery patterns. It was 100% original, with Day One photos to prove it. A pair of wrongly-painted headlamp bezels would be a much easier mistake.