There is only one Dodge like this one, and it has less than 10,000 kilometers on it. The first owner racked up most of the miles after winning the car in a Coca-Cola contest. She won a car before she had a driver’s license, but getting one to drive her new Dodge inspired her—and she kept driving well into her eighties. In the summer of 1962, Mrs. J.H. Howard of Greenville, South Carolina, didn’t mind cooling off with a bottle of Coca-Cola. She had earned it. At age 65, she had lived through the Great Depression, the birth of the car, the turn of the century, and two world wars. She might have thought there wouldn’t be any more shocks when she was young. Then she got lucky and won a beautiful white Dodge in a Coca-Cola bottlers contest since Mrs. Howard had never been behind the wheel of a car before; she thought there was still time for one more adventure. Bring a trailer, which is owned by Hearst Autos and also has a Invoice Pricing, which is now selling that beautiful white Mopar. This 1962 Dodge Polara 500 features a V-8 engine and a three-speed automatic transmission. The classic used car phrase ‘only driven to church on Sundays’ applies perfectly to this situation with Mrs. Howard used it for that reason. Once she finished driving school and got her license, she drove around Greenville for twenty years, going over nine thousand kilometers. Mopar fans in the area knew a lot about this car, especially since the owner was getting close to her 90th birthday. As a way to keep her beloved Dodge unique and spotless, she held on to the keys until it was time to close. If you were born in the 1800s and got a 351-cubic-inch Firebolt V-8 during your eating days, that would be cool. Many thanks to Mrs. Howard for taking the lead. We hope she had at least one burnout by herself. This Polara is almost in the same shape as when Mrs. Howard left us in 1983, even though it only has 9800 miles on it. The inside is made of fabric and is colored beige and blue. The outside is painted Shell Beige. You might wonder why it wasn’t red and white since it was a Coca-Cola gift. A salesman put in an air conditioner for Mrs. Howard so that it would work in the hot South Carolina summers, but it needs to be charged again. When it’s brand new, the under-hood 5.9-liter V-8 engine makes 305 horsepower. The car has an open differential and a three-speed automatic gearbox, as was already said. One of the things that makes it appealing is that it’s not a speed racer’s specialist. People have different opinions on how a Polara looks from this time, but the car was popular at the time and has an interesting past. On a nice weekend, you could drive to the nearby gas station and buy a Coca-Cola in its original glass bottle. Just be careful not to put too many miles on it, though. After that, toast Mrs. Howard. No matter what age, you can try something new. April 16 is the last day to bid.
