- Seller: Don S (Contact)
- Location: Butte, Montana
- Mileage: 39,713 Shown
- Chassis #: 7322571554
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 225 cui Slant-6
- Transmission: Automatic
UPDATE – The seller has lowered their asking price!
Dodge’s compact Lancer lasted only two model years, making any surviving example an uncommon sight today. This 1962 Lancer 770 is said to be essentially a one-owner car that was discovered in the original owner’s garage after his passing. A friend performed minor work to revive it, and it is now offered in Butte, Montana as a Barn Find Exclusive, with a clean title, 39,713 indicated miles, and a $12,000 asking price.
Although closely related to the Plymouth Valiant, the Lancer received plenty of personality of its own. This upscale 770 wears generous brightwork, round taillights, modest fins, and some wonderfully unconventional sheet metal. Its four-door body and roomy bench seats also make it more practical than many collector cars from the same period.
Photos show Chrysler’s 225-cubic-inch Slant Six beneath the hood, paired with a pushbutton automatic transmission. It will not deliver muscle-car acceleration, but these engines earned a reputation for durability and straightforward maintenance. The seller says the car starts and runs great following its revival, although prospective buyers should confirm the condition of the brakes, cooling system, and other components before planning a long trip.
The white exterior was repainted because the original finish had faded. It presents well in the photographs, with the trim, badging, chrome, and factory-style wheel covers still present. This is not a flawless car though, as one bumper has a noticeable dent and close-ups reveal some corrosion around a wheel opening and underneath, but overall it presents very well. The red-and-white interior may be the car’s strongest feature, with attractive upholstery, matching door panels, a clean dashboard, and a tidy headliner.
This Lancer combines rarity and unusual styling with simple mechanicals and genuine everyday usability. It seems better suited to local shows and relaxed weekend driving than further restoration, though a careful inspection is still advisable. Would you hit the street in this clean Dodge? If so, be sure to make the seller an offer!
sure, is clean and a good color combo. the asking is a bit stiff, but you never know.
Nice car, but not my style.
This is in great condition. Dead slow, but otherwise a good car. I owned a white ’62 back in the seventies. It was so funny looking, it was cool. And that was before I covered it with (painted) bricks!
I never liked these growing up but something about them seems really appealing now. I like the design of the green house and those fenders.
I always thought that these would look better chopped 2″! Where’s Scotty when we need him?
Limited interest apparently.neat cars, but a small audience. These have potential, but are odd units. Always great to see, not commonly seen.
I actually really like the style of these years. Looks in really clean shape. More photos, especially of the underside would have been nice.Trunk lock seems to be missing. That slant 6 will run forever. I think the price might be a bit high for what it is, but if someone wanted one bad enough…..
One of my HS classmates had the Plymouth version of this back in the day. We used to use the spare tire well for a cooler! Ahh, the memories. 🍻
My dad bought the Valiant version from one of his friends for my mom to run around in I remember asking my dad where was the shifter he showed me these buttons and said the buttons control PRD I thought that was so cool and in the winter these cars had a hell of a heater to warm us oh BTW our car was in some kind of shootout it had 4 bullet holes in the driver’s side ft fender when he bought it.
Somebody’s smoking something.
“Dead slow, but otherwise a good car.”
You might be surprised. That’s the larger 225 slant six, not the 170 that most of these came with. I had one in a ’64 Plymouth Valiant, and it would get up and go, when asked. Not like a muscle car, but no slouch, either.
Dead slow, by what standard? For regular (read, legal) driving, these were just fine, esp with a 225/3sp. More than enough juice to pass on a 2 lane road, and rode at 80 on the freeway all day without a sweat. I have a performance car, tons of fun, but for actual everyday normal and reliable driving, these could not be beat. Same said for a six cylinder Falcon, or Chevy II, a Lark. All reat basic honest cars.
My parents owned a motel in the 1970s and two girls that did the cleaning worked there and were friends. One had a Valent and the other had a Lancer. Looked funny with the two parked next to each other. They were just old odd looking cars then.
My aunt drove the exact color combination of a 62 Plymouth Valiant (same car different badges) but hers had 3 speed manual on the floor. It was fun as a kid to see her shifts the gears. She didn’t want an automatic! YAY!!! Even back then!!! These cars used premium parts and they were well built….
Always loved these. The Virgil Exner styling is over-the-top and beyond, but in a world of fifty shades of Camry, it’s something you can find in the parking lot.
It was less revolutionary than the Corvair, but had more advanced engineering than the Falcon. Torsion bar suspension, the new slant-six (also available in Aluminum) became a legend for durability. The Lancer also pioneered extensive use of aluminum trim and suspension components, improving fuel efficiency and handling .
Alas, my garage space is full, but if it had the aluminum engine, A/C, and push button transmission, it might just push my buttons too.