1964 Dodge 426 Hemi Lightweight Walk Around

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206 subscribersIn this thorough walk around of our 1964 Dodge A864 Hemi, we cover the condition of the automobile as well as detailing in depth the features that make the A864 package significant. Be sure to check out our other videos to hear the 426 Race Hemi engine come alive.

 

Les Atlas

Few might know how back in the 1960s dealers could hardly find buyers for these cars. When I was about 14, back in the late 1960s, I went with my father to a Dodge dealer. The dealer had a similar lightweight 67 in his lot, not yet sold and with the street hemi, and was trying to get rid of it. My father liked the reduced price, under $2000 if I remember correct.

I thought the car was so cool, and it seemed special with the battery in the trunk and huge air cleaner. My father started to get serious until he learned that it had a much shorter warranty than other new Dodge's. So my father passed on it. But he did wrangle a deal on a new 67 Dart GT for my aunt, which had the full factory warranty.

Dad was a race marshall, so he could take me out on the track and wound out the 273 in the Dart. That was fun, but I still would have preferred the hemi.