1966 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode  

I feel fortunate I ordered a 1966 Hemi coronet when I was young. I ordered it with the Hemi Engine $897.00 extra, No power stirring,no power brakes, no air cnd. Bench Seat 4 Spd Trans. and all the special equipment that was required when you ordered the Hemi. The car is basically stock except the cam was replaced with a hyd. Roller. and Stahl Headers. I retained all original equipment so it could bee returned to stock.I still have the original car , with 29000 miles. still immaculate. Maroon color, original interior.

I love the styling of the 66-67 Plymouth and Dodges. Simple and elegant ,

My dad bought a 66 Coronet 440, 383 4-speed in March of 66. At the time I was a freshman in college. Options included AM radio and 3.23 sure grip. Sticker price was $3,120. Exterior color was medium metallic blue with two-tone blue interior. I loved that car and I am now restoring a 440/auto with a 512 B (400) engine, "dressed" to look like an original 383. Color is W1 white with gold interior. This car is very fast especially with 4:30 sure grip gears. Coronet is almost finished lacking only a few trim pieces. I plan to pass this car on to my son.

Its a favorite in the brothers collection and a favorite to me

Ultimate sleeper with the elephant under the plane hood. Love it.

To me, when I see any 66 Coronet regardless of the hidden powerplant, it screams tough. That's just the era where I come from I guess. There is a 4 door 66 Sedan in my area, and it even looks serious. It's an amazing and timeless bodystyle, and I think it was truly ahead of its time with such an open amount of greenhouse. Thanks so much for the profile. Cheers, Mark.

Dad used to have a '66 coronet, not a hemi unfortunately, but a nice car nonetheless. people might call them boxy but i think they are one of dodge's best designs

I love those run silent but run deep kinda good looking cool ride...

subtle and sneaky... love the coronet!

Beautiful,You can see where The Road Runner came from IMHO

If I had unlimited $'s. That Coronet is my second buy! It's gorgeous! My first buy is a 1957 Chrysler 300C convertible. A 392 HEMI!

Factory sleeper what's not to love

Thanks for all the great videos !! Awesome job !!

the design of these is aging much better than most. chargers, cameros etc. (of which i do like)

Plain Jane's, factors sleepers are the best!

very nicely done video. thank you

I remember buying 1 back in the 80s, when I spoke with the seller on the phone,i didn't know the body style but he said it was a cool looking car to fix up.when i pulled in his yard i fell in love at 1st sight! ○☆☆○

Nice one!😁👍🛠️⚒️🔧

Hands down my favorite car of the 60's era.

Wish i could go back in time and buy all the muscle cars, store them until now and oh wait, that's the brothers collection. Do they have a time machine?

I own the Coronet 500 383 automatic and I did enjoy it!!!! 2022

Beautiful car!!!!

I love that car!

I was a sophomore in college when a friend of mine (rich Dad....me, poor Dad) got him a Coronet with the 440 engine instead of the street hemi. Trust me, the 440 engine was no slouch. We went to local A&W to get away from the college food and see if there was any street action. Long story, short.....after a few rides (1/4 mile at a time), I was extremely happy to be safe in my dorm room that night still in one piece. Prior to that evening I'd had no experience with a 440 Magnum or the 727 Torq-Flite....I could not believe that an auto trans could stand up to the rigors of that engine + street racing and shift so fast and reliably. A real eye-opener for a green kid.....

Sweet ride

Beautiful roofline

When I was 17yrs old the 66 Dodge Coronet was my first car in a silver color but unfortunately mine only had a 318 in her 😩 but nonetheless it was a fun car 👍

I drove more than one in 1966, on the Illinois Tollway they had Chrysler, and Oldmobile for patrol vehicles, neither had a chance against these hemi's top speed was well above 140 mph despite the 4:10 rear end ratio.

Love 'em all!

Not a two-door sedan, but a two-door hardtop. Unibody construction enabled Chrysler to eliminate the B pillar, so when all windows were down, seen from the side was a beautiful uninterrupted silhouette.

Awesome and beautiful muscle Coronet. The police used the Coronet with the police interceptor engine. These Coronets were well built by real muscles, wasn't the charger a Coronet with the back cut off? Thanks for the updates of information on the real American made muscle cars.

Great video Kev, I love sleepers! Especially Hemi sleepers!

Channeling the late, great Tom Hoover...

i love the mag 500 ! with big rwl !! but here is the steel wheel with big hubcap and a diagonal whiteline tirer better for the look of a sleeper luxury coupe !

I can’t help but remember stories I’ve heard about Chrysler installing the full-race Hemi in a limited number of Dodge and Plymouth (for the latter, the Fury model). Hardtops from the 1965 model year that Chrysler had to build for the “public” so they could qualify them to compete in NASCAR. In the mid-60s the old Car and Driver magazine claimed a gang of disruptive young engineers at Chrysler would bypass the fuddie-duddies in senior management and sneak off at night to prowl Woodward Ave in one one of those monsters, hoping to encounter their opposite numbers from Ford and GM. The young bucks at Ford would be piloting Galaxies with a 427 side-oiler built for the GT40 to run at Lemans. There were Fairlanes with this spec, built using fiberglass body panels and aluminum bumpers - mostly bought by NHRA professionals. Or a Vette sporting GM’s L88 trim - a racing-spec 427 with a cast iron block in place of the aluminum block from the race engine. The car’s power, in the mid-60s, was equivalent to the ZR-1 that came later. What a time to be alive!

Nice car 🚗

I love the sleepers. A Real Hitmans car.

I love the Mopars guys

that's a dope car

Although understated in design, it has all the right racy/muscle car queues. The Hemi badge is a big give away .. lol. I love the visibility in this generation. The newer muscle are bunkers. Or is that just me ?

440 and 500 did not pertain to body style, it was the trim level. All 1966 Coronets were the same body style.

Subtle and Sneaky

I think it would look better with factory steelies on it.

My dream car is a 66 coronet 440 383 or hemi as long it's a 66 coronet my dads 16th birthday present from my grandparents he got it on 8-3-66 383 4speed red with white top

suttle and sneeky ...

Some coronets had a trumpet emblem

I'd put some 22s on it. Kidding of course.

PLAIN OLD SLEEPERS ARE MY PICK .WHY LET EM KNOW WHAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE .STRIPES DON'T MAKE IT GO FASTER ,HORSEPOWER DOES ,LOL.........

6:04 Sick Vicious .... This BurnOut.. Tells everyone that "Violence" is the Intent..LOL these New Dodges might Do a Burnout... Buy they are not Legendary Like This

Go for a cross country drive in a 426 hemi 4 speed? Hell yeah sign me up!! Buckle up kids, we’re going to California.

What a great job, get paid to thrash these cars. But I'm sure there'd be a price to pay if you damaged 'em.

A schmo pushed thumbs down????? Hows the mustang

Pile the whole family in, go for a cross country vacation? At the Hemi’s average 6 mpg I don’t think so!

Tough ass nails can't beet on car now a days they break the sure new how to build em back then .yeh I'm sucker for old power house

my favorite car is an 80 turbo Trans am so that should answer your question

I couldn't afford this car for free. I need to be taken off of the alpha male show.