Look what I found today!

[toolmanmike]

This was parked out front of a small town Mopar dealer on my tool route. Not in bad shape. The quarters have been repaired at one time and the interior is in not bad shape. A /6 under the hood and 80,000 rounds on the odometer. tmm

 

[Jack Meoff]

Very nice.
Was it for sale?
Price?

 

[toolmanmike]

I think Don said $3000.

 

[Jack Meoff]

Pretty cool that you'd see that on a dealer's lot these days.
Where's it located?

 

[toolmanmike]

At Rouse Motors in Grundy Center, Iowa. Dang, not on their website.

 

[efriedrich]

I like those three spoke steering wheels, I wish my LeBaron had one like that.

 

[Jack Meoff]

I'm not a Volare eggspert.
I'm guessing...'73?...'74?.....

 

[Mroldart2u]

Its what you can find @ a lot of those small town dealerships. I used to deliver/transport new cars to alot of the small town dealers in Minn, Ia, ND, SD, and it wasnt surprising to see earlier iron @ these places... Most in decent shape as the one pictured, guessing they were usually a trade in from grandma's/pa's uncles aunts as inherited cars and want something "new"... No thanks i'll keep the stuff that doesnt take an ASE cert. to work on.... lol

 

[Mroldart2u]

I'm not a Volare eggspert.
I'm guessing...'73?...'74?.....

Ya me neither even tho I have one...lol its NOT a 76 tho... (i have that one) Maybe eric will/can enlighten us...:icon_jook:

edit: hmmm now that I looked @ a few sales brochures I'd guess a '77... Looks like the second pic down in that thread....

 

[Jack Meoff]

Ya me neither even tho I have one...lol its NOT a 76 tho... (i have that one) Maybe eric will/can enlighten us...:icon_jook:

edit: hmmm now that I looked @ a few sales brochures I'd guess a '77... Looks like the second pic down in that thread....

I think you're right (or closer than I was)
The door handles, dash pad and vent and glove box position is pretty much identical to my '78.

 

[bremereric]

It could be a 76 or 77. The bumpers tell you that it ain't any older. Otherwise it would have bumperetts and possibly a rubber strip.

 

[Jonno]

Looks like the upgraded "Premier" package too with the Opera vinyl roof, side moulding and upgraded interior including the nice steering wheel Eric is lusting after.

 

[toolmanmike]

Looks like the upgraded "Premier" package too with the Opera vinyl roof, side moulding and upgraded interior including the nice steering wheel Eric is lusting after.

Yep it was a Premier . tmm

 

[Jack Meoff]

Looks like the upgraded "Premier" package too with the Opera vinyl roof, side moulding and upgraded interior including the nice steering wheel Eric is lusting after.

Pretty sure Friedrich was the one lusting after the wheel.

 

[efriedrich]

My name is Eric also. lol

 

[BHA43]

At Rouse Motors in Grundy Center, Iowa. Dang, not on their website.

TMM what is your route/territory? I'm in Iowa Falls.

 

[Jack Meoff]

My name is Eric also. lol

Go figure... So many Eric's... So little time.
Sorry jonno.

 

[efriedrich]

Thats the cool thing about FMJ bodies, there are still nice ones to be had with out blowing your life savings.

 

[ramenth]

Thats the cool thing about FMJ bodies, there are still nice ones to be had with out blowing your life savings.

Yup. And the cost to build the engine, suspension, trans, etc is about the same as any other Mopar. Used parts can be a bear to find if you need body parts, but when you start off with something clean that costs a 1/4 of the price of a rusted out E or B and about half the price of a clean A then it's a win-win.

 

[roadrunnerman]

wow! i may have to make a trip down there and see it in person.I'm only a little over an hour away.