Almost A Charger Owner! *UPDATE* She's Mine.

[TPR]

Hi Guys,
I've been lurking around the forum for a very long time, but this is my first new thread.
Hopefully within the next month or so, I will be the owner of a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. It is for sale locally here in Sydney Australia and I believe it is a fair deal.
Subject to an inspection by a few mechanics with Mopar knowledge, it should be in my garage pretty soon.
Although I have always had my heart set on a '69, I love the '68 just as much. (Maybe I'll have both one day)
It was restored in the US in 2006, came to Australia in 2007 via "Joe's Golden Gasoline Classics" South Australia, sold to a bloke in NSW last year and is now for sale again.
If anybody knows the car and can shed some light on its history, please chime in.
Genuine R/T, auto, centre console, AC, and has options such as power windows and cruise control, but these aren't on the fender tag.
I am yet to confirm whether it is matching numbers, but I am told it is.
Ok, here are the pics:
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More pics:

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and again:

[polywideblock]

 very nice ride  good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

[Mopar Nut]

Nice!

[Fred]

Very nice ride TPR.  Hope it all works out for you.  

[projectanimal]

Welcome to the addiction!! Hope it arrives in your garage soon. 

[Baldwinvette77]

matching numbers or not you should still grab it!!! 

[A383Wing]

we would need pics of fender tag & engine bay to tell what you want to know...

nice looking car

Bryan

[TPR]

very nice ride  good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

Not rude at all, but I intentionally didn't mention the price because I am sure it will start another discussion.
The asking price is AUD$55K. That may seem overpriced to most folks, but you need to consider that it is a different market over here in Australia. We need to factor in that it can take a lot more $$$ to get it here, pay all the taxes and get it on the road. Fred, you may be able to back me up on this. Maybe later I'll post some links to some Aussie for sale ads.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It is great to finally be active on the board. No doubt, if I bring it home, I'll be asking a lot of questions.
TPR

[Baldwinvette77]

very nice ride  good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

Not rude at all, but I intentionally didn't mention the price because I am sure it will start another discussion.
The asking price is AUD$55K. That may seem overpriced to most folks, but you need to consider that it is a different market over here in Australia. We need to factor in that it can take a lot more $$$ to get it here, pay all the taxes and get it on the road. Fred, you may be able to back me up on this. Maybe later I'll post some links to some Aussie for sale ads.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It is great to finally be active on the board. No doubt, if I bring it home, I'll be asking a lot of questions.
TPR

Yeah, well seems reasonable given the circumstances, its a shame the aussies didn't build any american iron, and vice versa, would defiantly cut down the costs 

[TPR]

we would need pics of fender tag & engine bay to tell what you want to know...

nice looking car

Bryan

I noted down the fender tag on paper, but haven't taken a photo of it yet. I will do that next time I see it.
I followed this thread to try to locate the position of the number on the block, but I was a little disoriented when checking in person.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,38316.0.html

The owner told me that when he first registered it, the mechanic checked the block number using one of those little mirrors on the end of a rod.
As I did not have one of those, nor was the car on jacks, I couldn't get underneath to look.
When I have the engine looked at, I will confirm the numbers then.
Here is a pic of the engine bay from the ad, but the resolution is very low.

[Fred]

very nice ride   good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

Not rude at all, but I intentionally didn't mention the price because I am sure it will start another discussion.
The asking price is AUD$55K. That may seem overpriced to most folks, but you need to consider that it is a different market over here in Australia. We need to factor in that it can take a lot more $$$ to get it here, pay all the taxes and get it on the road. Fred, you may be able to back me up on this. Maybe later I'll post some links to some Aussie for sale ads.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It is great to finally be active on the board. No doubt, if I bring it home, I'll be asking a lot of questions.
TPR

Yeah, well seems reasonable given the circumstances, its a shame the aussies didn't build any american iron, and vice versa, would defiantly cut down the costs  

I sure can TPR. It is a very different market. We can't pick them up for the prices they can be gotten for in the USA. I paid $20k for mine and whilst it was an unmolested car, it needed a complete bare metal resto. I'll let you guess the final cost.
And while some on here will probably think you're mad to pay that for a Charger, we know better. It sounds like a pretty fair price to me.

[Fred]

very nice ride   good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

Not rude at all, but I intentionally didn't mention the price because I am sure it will start another discussion.
The asking price is AUD$55K. That may seem overpriced to most folks, but you need to consider that it is a different market over here in Australia. We need to factor in that it can take a lot more $$$ to get it here, pay all the taxes and get it on the road. Fred, you may be able to back me up on this. Maybe later I'll post some links to some Aussie for sale ads.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It is great to finally be active on the board. No doubt, if I bring it home, I'll be asking a lot of questions.
TPR

Yeah, well seems reasonable given the circumstances, its a shame the aussies didn't build any american iron, and vice versa, would defiantly cut down the costs  

It's this LHD/RHD business that's to blame.

[skip68]

Wow!  That car is beautiful.         good luck.   

[Indygenerallee]

Looks Great!!! I know all about the price difference between the oceans, I wish I could find a 71 Ford Falcon XB 2 door and when I found out how much they were I about croaked!!! Good luck with the Charger!!!

[twodko]

Wow! Good on ya! Buy it and don't look back.
A word of advice......don't let Fred taunt you into having a go for titles. His car is a sleeper and reaper. Just sayin'

[A383Wing]

yea..don't listen to Fred....we don't

but we do listen to his wife.....and Lisa

Bryan

[polywideblock]

very nice ride   good luck with the purchase. if i'm not being rude how much?

Not rude at all, but I intentionally didn't mention the price because I am sure it will start another discussion.
The asking price is AUD$55K. That may seem overpriced to most folks, but you need to consider that it is a different market over here in Australia. We need to factor in that it can take a lot more $$$ to get it here, pay all the taxes and get it on the road. Fred, you may be able to back me up on this. Maybe later I'll post some links to some Aussie for sale ads.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It is great to finally be active on the board. No doubt, if I bring it home, I'll be asking a lot of questions.
TPR

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for the way it looks not over priced in our Aussie market .if its as clean as it looks ,good buy  .at least you can look it over ,not relying on someone Else's opinion on condition of car! I'm on my 3rd import now  

[TPR]

Hey Poly, yeah that's another plus, seeing it in person is much more reassuring. Just looked at your profile, didn't realise you are an Aussie too. We are all coming out of the woodwork.

Twodko and A383, thanks for your words of warning, but I'm sure Fred will go easy on me. Won't you Fred?

TPR

[Fred]

Wow! Good on ya! Buy it and don't look back.
A word of advice......don't let Fred taunt you into having a go for titles. His car is a sleeper and reaper. Just sayin'

yea..don't listen to Fred....we don't

but we do listen to his wife.....and Lisa

Bryan

You guys crack me up!     

[Fred]

Hey Poly, yeah that's another plus, seeing it in person is much more reassuring. Just looked at your profile, didn't realise you are an Aussie too. We are all coming out of the woodwork.

Twodko and A383, thanks for your words of warning, but I'm sure Fred will go easy on me. Won't you Fred?

TPR

Let me think about it some more.        

[A383Wing]

Hey Poly, yeah that's another plus, seeing it in person is much more reassuring. Just looked at your profile, didn't realise you are an Aussie too. We are all coming out of the woodwork.

Twodko and A383, thanks for your words of warning, but I'm sure Fred will go easy on me. Won't you Fred?

TPR

Let me think about it some more.        

I smell something burning way up here

[Fred]

Hey Poly, yeah that's another plus, seeing it in person is much more reassuring. Just looked at your profile, didn't realise you are an Aussie too. We are all coming out of the woodwork.

Twodko and A383, thanks for your words of warning, but I'm sure Fred will go easy on me. Won't you Fred?

TPR

Let me think about it some more.        

I smell something burning way up here

It's those snags on the barbie.  Better come and get them while the gettin's good.   

[twenty mike mike]

"Although I have always had my heart set on a '69, I love the '68 just as much."


Hey, nothing wrong with '68s...they were excellent prototypes for the '69s. 

Beautiful car, have fun with it!