Production Totals of the Rarest CONVERTIBLE Muscle Cars


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Convertibles have always been desirable. Production cars optioned with the biggest engines were always rare. Combine those two factors and it is sufficient to conclude that the big-block drop-tops are the pinnacle of collectability, as they are both desirable and rare.

Collectors agree that the minimum five (6) criteria for gauging rarity to include: year, make, model body style, engine and transmission. Paint color, trim and other options are also important when building a world-class collection, however, they are not baseline criteria.

This is a list of the rarest and most desirable convertible muscle cars ever built on an assembly line, meeting all federal safety standards and having the intention of being sold to the public.

The Mopar 'Hemi cars all had dual 4bbl (8v), however, only one other brand convertible received dual quads atop its 7-liter big block..... the 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Convertible.

Year	Manufacturer	Model	V	Engine	Carb	4-spd	Auto	CA	Exp.	Total
1968	Ford-Shelby	G.T. 500 KR Convertible		428 CJ Ram Air	4v					518
1968	Ford-Shelby	G.T. 500 Convertible		428 Interceptor	4v					402
1967	Ford	Mustang GTA Deluxe Conv.	S	390 FE	4v		314			314
1970	Oldsmobile	442 W30 Convertible		455	4v	96	168	-	-	264
1970	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	H	340	4v	88	155			262
1969	Shelby	G.T. 500 Convertible		428 CJ	4v					245
1970	Buick	GSX Stage 1 Convertible		455	4v					232
1970	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	N	383	4v	63	137			209
1971	Dodge	Challenger Convertible	N	383	4v					167
1970	Dodge	Challenger R/T Conv.	U	440	4v					163
1971	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	H	340	4v	30	102			140
1971	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	N	383	4v	33	87			128
1969	Mercury	Cougar XR7 Convertible	R	428 CJ Ram Air	4v	31	96	-	-	127
1969	Ford	Mustang Convertible		428 CJ	4v					122
1970	Dodge	Challenger R/T Convertible	V	440	6v					99
1970	Shelby	G.T. 500 Convertible		428 CJ	4v					90
1970	Dodge	Challenger Convertible	N	383	4v					69
1969	Pontiac	GTO Convertible		Ram Air IV	4v					50
1970	Ford	Mustang Convertible		428 CJ	4v					47
1969	Mercury	Cougar XR-7 Convertible	Q	428 CJ	4v	7	39	-	-	46
1970	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	V	440	6v	17	12	15		44
1970	Mercury	Cougar XR-7 Convertible	Q	428 CJ Ram Air	4v	7	33	-	-	37
1968	Plymouth	GTX Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v					36
1970	Plymouth	Road Runner Convertible	V	440	6v	20	14	3	?	37
1970	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	U	440	4v	6	28	?	?	34
1968	Ford	Mustang Convertible		428 CJ	4v					34
1971	Ford	Mustang Convertible		429 CJ	4v					32
1970	Mercury	Cougar XR7 Convertible	Q	428 CJ/SCJ	4v	13	16	-	-	29
1966	Plymouth	Satellite Convertible	H	426 'Hemi	8v	-	-	-	-	27
1969	Mercury	Cougar Convertible	R	428 CJ	4v	7	16	-	-	23
1966	Plymouth	Coronet 500 Convertible	H	426 'Hemi	8v	12	9	-	-	21
1970	Chevrolet	Chevelle Convertible	-	454 LS6	4v					*40
1970	Pontiac	GTO Convertible	-	400 Ram Air IV	4v	24				37
1970	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	R	426 'Hemi	8v	5	9	3	1	18
1970	Pontiac	GTO 'Judge' Convertible	-	400 Ram Air IV	4v	*6	*6	-	-	*12
1971	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	V	440	6v	5	12	0	1	18
1971	Pontiac	GTO 'Judge' Convertible	-	455 Ram Air	4v					17
1969	Pontiac	Firebird Convertible	-	400 Ram Air IV	4v	10	7	-	-	17
1967	Plymouth	GTX Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v					17
1969	Plymouth	GTX Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v	5	6	5	-	16
1969	Dodge	Coronet R/T Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v	4	6	4	4	14
1969	Mercury	Cougar Convertible	Q	428 CJ	4v	2	11	-	-	13
1969	Plymouth	Road Runner Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v	4	6	2	2	12
1970	Dodge	Challenger Convertible	R	426 'Hemi	8v	5	4	3	3	12
1971	Plymouth	'Cuda Convertible	R	426 'Hemi	8v	2	5	2	3	12
1972	Ford	Mustang Convertible	R	351 HO	4v					11
1969	Chevrolet	Chevelle Convertible	-	396/375 L78 w/L89	4v	*2			-
1969	Chevrolet	Camaro Convertible RS	-	396/375 L78 w/L89	4v	*1			-
1966	Plymouth	Belvedere II Convertible	H	426 'Hemi	8v	4	6	-	-	10
1971	Ford	Mustang Convertible	C	429 CJ	4v					10
1968	Dodge	Coronet Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v					9
1967	Pontiac	Firebird Convertible	-	400 Ram Air	4v	6	2	-	-	8
1968	Pontiac	Firebird Convertible	-	400 Ram Air II	4v	7	1	-	-	8
1969	Pontiac	Firebird Trans Am Conv.	-	400 Ram Air	4v	4	4	-	-	8
1971	Ford	Mustang Convertible	-	429 SCJ	4v					8
1970	Mercury	Cougar Convertible	Q	428 CJ Ram Air	4v	3	4	-	-	7
1966	Dodge	Coronet 500 Convertible	H	426 'Hemi	8v	3	3	-	-	6
1969	Pontiac	GTO 'Judge' Convertible	-	400 Ram Air IV	4v			-	-	5
1966	Shelby Amer.	G.T. 350 Convertible	K	302	4v	2	2	-	-	4
1967	Dodge	Coronet R/T Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v	2	1	1	-	4
1970	Plymouth	Road Runner Convertible	R	426 'Hemi	8v	1	2	1	-	4
1970	Pontiac	GTO Judge Convertible	-	455 HO	4v	0	3	-	-	3
1969	Oldsmobile	Hurst-Olds Convertible	-	455	4v	3	0	-	-	3
1970	Dodge	Coronet R/T Convertible	R	426 'Hemi	8v	1	1	1	-	3
1967	Plymouth	Satellite Convertible	J	426 'Hemi	8v	2	0	-	-	2
1968	Chevrolet	Camaro Z/28 Convertible	-	302 Cross-Ram	8v	1	0	-	-	1
1967	Shelby Amer.	G.T. 500 Convertible	Q	428 Interceptor	8v	0	1	-	-	1

Notes:

* No factory paperwork for Chevrolet and some others are estimated based on what's known to still exist.

See Also: Shelby Production Totals