{"id":51632,"date":"2021-06-11T07:15:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T11:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=51632"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:12","slug":"the-great-texas-mopar-auction-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2021\/06\/the-great-texas-mopar-auction-part-ii.html","title":{"rendered":"The Great Texas Mopar®<\/sub> Auction: Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over 250 Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> Project Cars to be Sold Online at NO RESERVE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gather \u2018round, Mopar fanatics! It\u2019s time for another of our weekly auction preview stories focused on the 250-plus vehicle online estate auction scheduled for early October of this year (2021). In each of these weekly previews, we\u2019ll focus on another handful of vintage Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, DeSoto and Imperial project vehicles that are all going to be sold online this fall with no reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case you\u2019re new to the auction scene, the term \u201cno reserve\u201d means every item is going to sell \u2026 even if the highest bid is far less than the actual value of the item. No reserve auctions are a great way to get the vintage Mopar project car of your dreams for a very affordable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The auctioneer behind this history-making event is Spanky Assiter, founder of Spanky\u2019s Freedom Car Auctions of Texas and former Barrett-Jackson lead auctioneer. Spanky got the call to liquidate this massive outdoor hoard of vintage Mopar vehicles from the executors of the John Haynie estate in early 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Haynie, the Texas gentleman who amassed this huge collection of prime vintage tin, was sadly taken by a terminal illness at age 52. But we celebrate his foresight and good taste here while putting these great cars back into circulation after slumbering for as many as 30 years in the dry Texas prairie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So read closely and be sure to click on the video link to learn more about the cars and light trucks that will all find new homes in early October as the Great Texas Mopar Hoard Auction Event plays out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1964 Chrysler Newport: Lot #18<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Though the body style seen on this nifty 1964 Chrysler Newport four-door sedan was only seen for two model years (1963 and 1964), folks over the age of 40 probably recall a time when these large vehicles, with their assertive trapezoidal grilles and horizontally aligned headlamps, were a common sight on the road. Things have changed and what was once common has become scarce \u2013 and desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one is a sedan \u2013 with a fixed-B-pillar and full door frames \u2013 and is by far the most popular body style offered in the 1964 Chrysler line. Of the 85,183 Newports built that year, a whopping 55,957 were four-door sedans like this. Pillar-less hardtops, wagons, convertibles and two-doors made up the rest of the mix. America loved these cars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while this one wears \u201cTurner County Sheriff\u2019s Patrol\u201d door and trunk graphics and a big blue emergency light on the roof, a check of the VIN reveals a starting sequence that reads \u201c814\u201d, which tells us it\u2019s a Chrysler (8), Newport (1) from the 1964 model run (4). If the second digit was a \u201c9\u201d, we\u2019d know it was originally built as a Police model. It\u2019s not clear if this car was given a \u201cpolice\u201d makeover by a fan \u2013 or if it really saw duty in law enforcement. Either way, the body is solid and shows no signs of rust or rust repair work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the hood are 361 2-barrel big block, push-button-activated 727 Torqueflite\u00ae<\/sup> automatic transmission, power-assisted drum brakes and power steering. Inside, the original bench seat upholstery, floor carpeting, head liner and door panels are all in excellent condition, making this a solid candidate for a mechanical once-over to get it back on the road \u2013 where it belongs! Be sure to watch the walk-around video for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n