How many of you listen to your wife when she has a suggestion for you? Do you really listen, or do you pretend and nod your head, saying, “uh-huh. Yes dear”? For Rich Kinsley, it’s a good thing he listened to his wife when she had a suggestion for him.

Rich and his wife Phyllis were driving through Nebraska in 2001 when he saw a 1964 Dodge Polara for sale. He told her he hadn’t seen one in a while and figured if he stopped to look he’d probably buy it, so he kept driving. She told him to go ahead and take a look anyway, and before the evening was over they were the new owners of the Polara.

His original plan was to yank out the 318 Polyhead engine and install a big block. But when the economy tanked on us all Rich found himself staring down a double-barrel carburetor and he decided that a four-barrel would have to suffice for the time being.

Rich decided that he liked the 318 Poly because it was different. He found a Yahoo Group of Poly Heads who knew quite a bit about this early ‘A’ engine, so he joined and others were eager to share their wealth of knowledge with him.

He found a rare Weiand dual quad manifold, and purchased a set of headers from TTI in Corona, CA. A Mopar electronic distributor, front disc brakes, .040 over pistons and a Schneider cam were added to his list of goodies and before long he found himself at the dragstrip with his Polara, and doing a couple of parade runs with it as well.

If you’re wondering where “Le Roar” came from, so were we. Rich says his personalized plate was a gift from Phyllis. She wanted to get “LEROY”, which is his middle name, but that was taken so she got “LE ROAR” and he couldn’t have been happier. This just goes to show that you should listen to your wife, especially when she suggests that you take a look at a car.