how and why you got your first charger

[Finn]

I wanted a practical car (large trunk) that I could take people in (room for 5...legally...room for 7...technically), was easy on gas (when turned off), wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg to keep up (cost me my life savings instead), had a good warranty (if something brakes, someone out there has the part you need to fix it...for the small fee of your firstborn), and was reliable (it was still technically driving after 40 years...if that doesn't spell out reliability I don't know what does).

[68RT4ME]

     The year was 1980. I had just moved and transferred to my new high School and I meet this skinny blond haired guy who looked like Tom Petty in gym class. The guy's name was/is Troy aka  hemi68charger-Troy. Yeah him. Well at the time, I didn't know squat about cars. Troy will tell you I still don't and compared to him, I don't but, I digress. Anyway, this kid, all he would talk about was this damn Charger car.  On and on he went. day in, day out. Kinda like now...lol. neither of us owned a car. We weren't quite old enough as yet but, he swore then it would be MOPAR or no car.

The year past and Troy shows up one day in a white '68 Charger but, this thing was let's say, in need of some help. I've kinda told this before on here but anyway, he tells me he's having it painted and that I will like it when he gets it done. I along with EVERYBODY... laugh  at Troy Petty , oops... Troy  . So now one day, he shows up to school in this car and it's painted in a bright yellow with a black top and sounds awesome as it's got new exhaust too. It was easily one of if not the nicest, coolest rides at the school. Suddenly, nobody was laughing and I had a whole new appreciation for the car.

It wasn't till a few years later that I bought that very car from Troy as he had moved on to others. Though we now live in different States, Troy's been my best friend since way back then. I both blame him and thank him for my near obsession for Chargers. I have 3 now..... Damn it!!!  and thanks... Troy 

[General_01]

     The year was 1980. I had just moved and transferred to my new high School and I meet this skinny blond haired guy who looked like Tom Petty in gym class. The guy's name was/is Troy aka  hemi68charger-Troy. Yeah him. Well at the time, I didn't know squat about cars. Troy will tell you I still don't and compared to him, I don't but, I digress. Anyway, this kid, all he would talk about was this damn Charger car.  On and on he went. day in, day out. Kinda like now...lol. neither of us owned a car. We weren't quite old enough as yet but, he swore then it would be MOPAR or no car.

The year past and Troy shows up one day in a white '68 Charger but, this thing was let's say, in need of some help. I've kinda told this before on here but anyway, he tells me he's having it painted and that I will like it when he gets it done. I along with EVERYBODY... laugh  at Troy Petty , oops... Troy  . So now one day, he shows up to school in this car and it's painted in a bright yellow with a black top and sounds awesome as it's got new exhaust too. It was easily one of if not the nicest, coolest rides at the school. Suddenly, nobody was laughing and I had a whole new appreciation for the car.

It wasn't till a few years later that I bought that very car from Troy as he had moved on to others. Though we now live in different States, Troy's been my best friend since way back then. I both blame him and thank him for my near obsession for Chargers. I have 3 now..... Damn it!!!  and thanks... Troy 

Dude, you gotta change your screen name. You don't even have a 68.  

By the way, cool story. Ain't that always the way it is. Your best buds are always the ones steering you wrong..er, I mean right.

[paironines]

I went to buy a 68 Charger I found on the side of the road, but talked myself out of it because it needed rails and everything and I had never owned a car before much less worked on one. Discouraged, me and my friend drove home and I casually picked up the local trader paper and found a running but rough 70 500 for sale 11 miles from my home.  I purchased it later that night and had crazy fun in that car.  I sold it in `97 to someone form Ft. Wayne IN and I would be tickled to death to know that it was still alive. Maybe even to buy it back?  It was originally green w/ red oxide primer all over it, white interior w/ one black seat and a 360 under the hood (orig 318). Very rusty. Help!!

[The70RT]

To make a long story short. In 78 I had just bought a 71 Fury  6 months earlier and then my nephew decided to drop out of school and inlist in the Army. Well the car had to go and I told him I had first dibs if it was gonna ever be up for sale. He said I could have it for what he gave for it 8 months earlier - 1000.  I ended up getting a loan and my payments were 38 bucks a month..........end of story 

[68RT4ME]

     The year was 1980. I had just moved and transferred to my new high School and I meet this skinny blond haired guy who looked like Tom Petty in gym class. The guy's name was/is Troy aka  hemi68charger-Troy. Yeah him. Well at the time, I didn't know squat about cars. Troy will tell you I still don't and compared to him, I don't but, I digress. Anyway, this kid, all he would talk about was this damn Charger car.  On and on he went. day in, day out. Kinda like now...lol. neither of us owned a car. We weren't quite old enough as yet but, he swore then it would be MOPAR or no car.

The year past and Troy shows up one day in a white '68 Charger but, this thing was let's say, in need of some help. I've kinda told this before on here but anyway, he tells me he's having it painted and that I will like it when he gets it done. I along with EVERYBODY... laugh  at Troy Petty , oops... Troy  . So now one day, he shows up to school in this car and it's painted in a bright yellow with a black top and sounds awesome as it's got new exhaust too. It was easily one of if not the nicest, coolest rides at the school. Suddenly, nobody was laughing and I had a whole new appreciation for the car.

It wasn't till a few years later that I bought that very car from Troy as he had moved on to others. Though we now live in different States, Troy's been my best friend since way back then. I both blame him and thank him for my near obsession for Chargers. I have 3 now..... Damn it!!!  and thanks... Troy 

Dude, you gotta change your screen name. You don't even have a 68.  

By the way, cool story. Ain't that always the way it is. Your best buds are always the ones steering you wrong..er, I mean right.

My first Charger was the '68 in the story. Hense the screen name. It's also my favorite year.