1969 Dodge Coronet

383 HP

Manual

WH23H9G201509

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Up for no reserve auction is this super rare, numbers matching 69 Coronet 440, 335hp 383 Magnum, A883 4speed manual, with no power steering, no power brakes, factory air, and a 8 3/4 non sure grip rear differential!!! I had this car decoded by trusted Mopar aficionado Richard Kras, of My Mopar. RICHARD CONCLUDED THAT OF THE 113 CARS PRODUCED, ONLY 38 DID NOT HAVE A SURE GRIP REAR DIFF!! UNFORTUNATELY, HE CAN NOT BREAK DOWN HOW MANY OF THOSE 38 HAD FACTORY AIR WITH MANUAL STEERING AND BRAKES. I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THE FARM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY B5 BLUE/ B5 BLUE, 69 CORONET 440, 335HP 383 MAG, 4SPEED, NON SURE GRIP, WITH MANUAL STEERING, MANUAL BRAKES, AND FACTORY AIR EVER BUILT!!! I come to that conclusion, because Kras's option and accessories report, states that only 47% of Coronet 440s in 69 had A/C. Theoretically, (but probably unlikely to be this many), this would mean that of those 38 non Sure Grip cars, 18 people elected to spend an extra $357.65 for air conditioning. Of those 18, how many people would have ordered manual steering and brakes, in that color combo, built at the St. Louis plant? According to Kras, this car was an option code Y14, which means it was ordered by the customer with this weird set up. This car comes with it's original, strong running and driving, numbers matching, 383 Mag and A883 4speed,(both have vin stamping pictures below), It comes with it's original broadcast sheet, in nice condition. It also comes with the original date coded Carter AVS carburetor, K member, seat belts, A/C compressor, exhaust manifolds, heads, intake manifold,distributor, water pump, and some glass. The radiator support and rear trunk drip rail is stamped with the last six of the VIN. Everything is listed below. I do not know much history at all on the Coronet, only that it was rescued by the previous owner, about five years ago from a field near Lincoln, NE. According to the previous owner the car sat there for many years, and sank into the ground where the rear frame rails, trunk floor, floorboards, crossmember, and the back part of the front frame rails rotted. The front part of the frame rails, and the whole K member look good. The car will also need rocker and lower quarter work done, but will not need work near the VIN stamp on the drip rail. I do have the rear bumper, but the rear frame rails are so bad that there is nothing to connect it to. After he got the car home he was able to get it running and driving after sitting for so long! The gauge cluster in it now has an electric clock in it and I received another one that the previous owner said was out of a parts car he had without a clock. After looking over the broadcast sheet and the fender tag I asked him if the extra one was the original, but he said no. I think he was fibbing because the extra one has a date code of the 330th day of 68. The car was also repainted at some point to some sort of blue-grey color. The drivers front fender was also replaced, not sure why, I don't see any signs of an accident. Unfortunately, he had no other history then that. This car runs and drives awesome! It has plenty of power! It is also reliable. I have owned the car for about eight months and has been registered and insured the whole time. The pictures on the lift were taken at my parents house. They live about 30mi away from me, I drove it up there and back on an 83 degree day without any problems what so ever. The temperature gauge didn't rise any higher then it does on any other cooler day! I also live about 10 miles out of town. I have driven it to town many times, and have putted around town without any problems. At some point the previous owner pulled out the heat/air box because the heater core started leaking, and never finished the job. I have it as well as what I believe is all of the a/c parts he pulled off to start this project. Oddly enough, I can't find a date code on the box. It looks like it has rubbed off, since they where only painted on. The wheels are obviously wrong being Keystones, but the tires were new last summer. If you are looking for Super Rare Mopar, well, here it is! Yes, it is in need of some love. Luckily, everything this car needs is being reproduced today. And lets be honest, most of these cars being restored are in need of the same parts this car needs. This is why these parts are so readily available. This car deserves to be restored to it's former glory, especially since it retains most of it's original parts! Listed below are part numbers and date codes. Thanks for looking, Travis! SCHEDULED PRODUCTION DATE 1-13-1969 K member----- 0029 (1-02-69) Block pad stampings---- E 383 HP 11 30 (11-30-68) (E signifies it was built for the 69 model year) Carburator stampings and tag ----- Carter AVS, 4615 A9 stamp on base ( 69 383 mag with a 4 speed built in 1- 69) Tag stamp 0099 ( actual build date on the 9th day of 69) Intake Manifold castings----- 2806301 10X16 ( 69 383 Mag built on Oct 16, 68?) Distributor stampings----- 2875750 36 8 ( 383 Mag w/ 4speed, built on the 36th week of 68) Right Head castings---- 2843906 11-12-68 ( 383 Mag built on 11-12-68) Left Head castings----- 2843906 11-07-68 ( 383 Mag built on 11-07-68) A/C Compressor Serial # ---- 690103 ( Not for sure if this is the build date or not, and can't find any info about it, but to me looks like it was built on 1-03-69 I COULD BE WRONG! ) Left Exhaust Manifold Castings---- 2843992 11-26-68 ( 383 Mag built on 11-26-68) Right Exhaust Manifold Casting---- 2806900 ( 69 383 Mag NO DATE CODE, in my research I found that some of them had no date on them, and I can't tell you why) Water Pump Castings---- 2402821 11-05-68 ( 383 Mag built on 11-05-68) Horns---- They are Spartan Horns and I can't find a date anywhere on them. They do look like what should be on the car originally and both work) Rear Diff---- 2881489 Date stamp ? ( 8 3/4 rear that started in 69. The date code is so rusted I can't tell what it says. I believe that it is original because if it was replaced, it was replaced with another 489 rear with out Sure Grip, and a 3:23 tag on it, that to me would be hard to believe. But entirely possible!) Seat belts---- 1968-4 ( built in the forth quarter of 68 Glass---- Drivers window and wing window have a date code of 12-8 (12-68). The drivers rear, passenger side and passenger rear window all have Pentastar, but no date code. The passenger wing window and back window have been replaced with no Pentastar. Gauge Cluster---- 3308 (built 330th day of 68) HERE IS WHAT I FOUND NOT TO BE ORIGINAL Radiator--- 2898047 ( 26" that came out of a 68 big block car with air and an automatic) Alternator---- Stamped 67 Voltage Regulator---- 2098300 ( That is the right number, however the printing is in red ink, the research I did showed it should be in yellow ink.)Coil---- Date marked 64 Windshield Wiper Motor---- I can't find anything on the motor, so I can't tell you if it's original or a reproduction. VIN DecodeWH23H9G201509 W----Dodge H---- High price Coronet 440 23--- 2dr-Hardtop H---- 335hp 383cid 9---- 1969 G---- St. Louis MO Assembly Plant 201509---- Assembly Plant Sequential Number