Plymouth Volare buyers had a few more choices than Plymouth Valiant buyers had but whether the Volare was as popular or as good as the Valiant was, that’s another story. There were certainly some growing pains for the first couple of years of Volare production. The seller has this unique Plymouth Volare Super Coupe listed here on eBay in Attleboro, Massachusetts, there is no reserve, and the current bid price is $9,400.
I wonder how these wheels would look on a 1980 Dodge D-50 Sport pickup, hmmm… (sorry, another Photoshop tease there). Plymouth offered a lot of different body styles and several models and trim packages within those body styles. They even had a Volare Sport Wagon which would be on the top of my list. I’ve never seen one in person and I bet that it would be a hit at almost any car show. The seller mentions that the front spoiler is missing and that’s unfortunate. I haven’t spent a ton of time searching for one but I can’t imagine that they’re easy to find. I found one for a Road Runner, however. Close, but no cigar.
Our own gold glove utility man, Russ Dixon, showed us a version of the Volare recently, a Road Runner version seen here. Plymouth offered several levels of trim and performance packages and options for these cars from the Road Runner to the Super Coupe. They also went all the way up to a Volare A43 Street Kit Car which I would love to have. I’m not a NASCAR guy, really at all, but I’m all about special editions and trim packages and this is the ultimate for the Volare, in my opinion. A Super Coupe would be fun to own, too, mainly for car shows. I’d want to source some original wheels, although, were these an option? Similar wheels seem to show up on others online.
The seller talks about some rust issues, or former rust issues if there is such a thing as former rust. Does it ever really go away? Frame rain rust is as scary as it gets for me but they say that a previous owner had metal plates welded in and it sits level and drives straight. Unfortunately, there are no underside photos but the bidders don’t seem to be too worried about that. The dash has some cracking and the front seats appear to have a lot of cracking, or possibly repairs to seams. They were originally tan and were dyed black. I’d hit up SMS Auto Fabrics if this were my car. You can see the door seals in this photo of the back seat, they need to be replaced and I’m assuming that the steering wheel is worn or cracked, or maybe that cover is protecting it rather than hiding anything.
The 360 cubic-inch V8 with a four-barrel carburetor would have had 175 horsepower and it would have been ahead of most contemporary Camaros or Mustangs on stoplight races. The seller says that it shifts and runs well and this car has had a repaint at some point. This car isn’t perfect by any means but they don’t come up for sale too often and the bidders like what they see. Any thoughts on this car or the Super Coupe in general?
Neat car…a couple hours of cleaning might help the seller get closer to his ask.
I had the polar opposite in 1984. A used beige 4dr Volare: slant 6, auto, ps, pb, am/fm, NO AIR, crank windows. I added my own auto store rear window defogger. The only upside was it got good gas mileage, looked like an unmarked State Police car at the time.
The other blessing was someone rear ended it while parked in front of my parents house…totalled. Unfortunated I spiralled further into the abyss with a used Ford Escort.
This car screams 70’s !!!! Nice I love it !!!
Hope new owner enjoys this car
This is the automotive equivalent of your high school orchestra teacher getting barbed wire tattoos and wearing punisher T-shirts…
Plymouth’s attempt to emulate the Mustang II?
I had a street kit car, it was more rare, it had factory bucket seats and console shift.
A Super coupe with bench / column shift ? Those words do not go together.
The Lean Burn V/8 was probably one of the worst running engines they made.
The worst! First operation was to get rid of it (LB).
I looked on Ebay and they did get rid of it. I would have been surprised if it still worked.
Yup. A friend had one, I think it was a Lean Burn 400 in a huge 2 door Plymouth Fury? It was awful!!
I had a Petty Street Kit car with factory bucket seats and console shift, very rare combo.
Dig it. All it needs is a rubber rake and a blower with 2x4bbls and you’ve got a new genre: Orphan Street.
Too bad I missed the chance to trash Lean Burn first. LOL Nice find Scotty, and a nice balance the occasional Road Runner of this vintage. I learned to drive on a ’78? Volare wagon, 318 with a three speed floor shifter my folks special-ordered. The 360 was automatic-only. Anyway considering the time this was a sporty V8 with some decent torque. Thanks for the write-up – I hadn’t heard of the Super Coupe option before.
Ha, thanks, Todd! You’re probably the expert on this era Chrysler products with your Imperial and probably other vehicles over the years.
Any option, any engine , any wheel option , manual trans , auto trans , steering wheel , console , shifter
It is still an ugly , dorky looking car , i never liked them from new and time has not altered my opinion
It’s more than a coupe. It is a Super Coupe!
It has to be better, right?
I remember being in a restaurant in the early-1970s and the waitress asked my dad if he wanted soup or juice. He said, “Sure.” thinking that she said super juice.
All sizzle and no steak.
I can hear the peeps at Chrysler…
“What do we do to make a Volare look like a muscle car, now that they have no muscle?”
“Throw some flashy paint and decals on it and see what sticks.”
I’m waiting for the obligatory “Lemons” comment to pop up but to no avail. Have people finally gotten tired of beating that dead horse??
My buddy had a 77 Dodge Aspen R/T, brand new in high school black black with the red R/T stripes, Rallye wheels, buckets, console A/C Tuff steering wheel, and the 360 motor, 2 yrs later it had a 440 in it, then it became strictly a race car, then it was gone,
SuperBird
I like the looks of this and with a 360 it has lots of potential! Good condition so someone got a decent deal. (Sold for $10,400).
Thanks for listing the final price, trav66!