I love that.
Ebay ad claims the car is 100% stock and that the opera window was a rare option.
There is no Regular Production Option code for it or option package that includes it.
The alternative to RPO is COPO, which accounts for special order options available to dealerships with a good relationship with the manufacturer, and these options wouldn't appear on a typical build sheet. But consider how much people geek out over Camaros...if it was a legitimate factory option, there'd be a book chronicling ownership history of each car so equipped.
I've seen a whole bunch of midsizes with those. I'm given to understand the nature of the Warrior's casting meant that a retorquing was required after so many miles, and Chrysler didn't want to be liable if owners failed to get that done.Keeping it Mopar, here's a 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 with the rare "recall" alloy wheels. Almost as soon as the '69 Cuda went on sale with brand new alloy wheels, Plymouth discovered the lugs would not stay tight. They immediately issued a recall. A few owners managed to hold on to their wheels, though, making this an incredibly rare (and dangerous) option. Duplicates of the recall wheels that can actually hold on to their lug nuts have been manufactured, so it's hard to know if this model has the legitimate wheels or not.
I bought it from a guy who had two, this green one and silver one. If it had been the silver car, I would not have bought it. The fact that it's green (my favorite color) and a manual is why I decided to get it.
I always love it when people buy cars just for the sake that it's different from the "norm". Which is why I ended up getting a new Hyundai Veloster instead of an Accent.
Want & need & must have.Here's a rare factory option, the Passat W8 wagon with a 6-speed manual. Of the 5,000 or so Passat W8s produced, only 97 of them were wagons with the manual. Something like this would be Jalopnik's wet dream.
Who knows, maybe the car will be worth $50k in 20 years. Hold onto it and take care of it you might have a future collectible in your hands. I never knew Chrysler offered that color and I think it looks pretty cool in that. A quote from a Hagerty article regarding the PT Cruiser: “Who knows, maybe this will be the ’57 Chevy of the 2040s.”
Definitely not original. Chrysler may have given the PT retro touches, but they never went that far.
It’s true.
When I bought my PT Cruiser, I had a Volvo S40 that had broken a CV joint. While picking it up at the shop after having it repaired, I mention I just bought a PT Cruiser with a manual. The mechanic’s jaw just about hit the floor. “You have to bring it here! I’ve never seen a PT Cruiser with a manual!” I figured if a mechanic’s never seen one, they must be fairly reliable.
I’m assuming it’s more reliable than Mopar’s automatic transmissions (based on what many people I’ve heard have said about them).
