geezermobile?

[don duick]

anybody like to guess the average age of a charger owner.
my guess  is 55.
I liked the car when I saw DMCL In 1975 at the age of 13.

[polywideblock]

so do we break out the "bowling hats " for the parcel shelf  or what   

[TexasGeneral]

Bust out the Geritol

[John L]

Bust out the Geritol

That "Depends".

[Ghoste]

That likely all comes down to desire and financial ability.  I agree its a hobby dominated by graybeards but I wonder also how many of those same owners got into quite young.  Not just dreaming about it but actually buying one.

[J.Bond]

Bust out the Geritol

That "Depends".

Really,,,,,,,,,,,,Depends, and geezermobile, go hand in hand



No kidding on the age issue, first year I hit moparfest to check out first gens I was shocked to discover the majority of first gen owners were well above 50 years old. Not very often have I met a young first gen owner,

[Baldwinvette77]

Average age? sounds like another survey is needed 

[Ghoste]

We did it before a few years ago.  Be interesting to see a new one and compare the two.

[fy469rtse]

Age ? What we actually are or the age we act or feel on the inside , you age but do you really, I remember when I got into dodge way before I knew about chargers , saw a magazine article on a Daytona and was fascinated at the speed and performance of this car and started looking for more info on these cars, I think I was about 12 at the time

[myk]

As a group we're only going to get older, on the average.  After all, these cars in the form of scrap heap command much more money than younger folk are capable or willing to spend for...

[Cooter]

My brother bought his 69 R/T back in 1987 for $2000.00 when he was a wee lad of 17....

[Mytur Binsdirti]

As a group we're only going to get older, on the average. 

I might ad that no one gets out alive either.

[wingcar]

Are you talking about physical age.....or what age we act like when behind the wheel of our Chargers......?

(Many will tell you the Charger is a time machine and it will transport you back to a time when life was simpler and we where all a lot younger..........)

[myk]

Are you talking about physical age.....or what age we act like when behind the wheel of our Chargers......?

(Many will tell you the Charger is a time machine and it will transport you back to a time when life was simpler and we where all a lot younger..........)

Never thought of it that way...

[JB400]

I was under the impression this thread was about Corvettes and Lincolns before I read it

[RoscoePColtrain]

I got my 70 Satellite at age 37 and my 68 Charger at 38.  Watching DOH as a youngin, I've always wanted a 69 Charger, but alas, the selection up here in Canada(Mississauga) is very limited and we seem to be paying an extra 30-40% for em.

[hawkeye]

I am always amazed that younger guys have the where-with-all to get into these cars.  I just turned 60 and up until about 5 years ago every dime went into paying bills so EVERYTHING was paid for when retire.  And even if I would have had the money, I wouldn't have had the time.  I can only imagine what my wife would have said if I would have wanted to borrow money (or delay paying off bills) for a toy!  

[Dreamcar]

I'm 34 now.

Growing up with DOH and later seeing Bullitt on TV got me liking muscle cars. Even though I was getting my driver's license when the import scene was just starting, I always preferred muscle cars, especially classic ones. Then, right at that time, the DOH came back on TNN in the mid 90s and I got hooked again and had a 69 Charger picture in my locker at school.

Now that we are financially stable, I bought my 69 Charger last July. It needs resto so the price was acceptable. I'm taking my time as money allows and someday she'll be back on the road.

[oldgold69]

ehh  what you say sonny

[polywideblock]

I was waiting for the kids to grow up and leave home .funny thing is the wife went to  . now finally I've got the cash and no-one complaining about this or that which should be payed for first . so cars it is and I'm happy with that   

[F8-4life]

If your young with no girlfriend & bills, its a good time to get a charger I figure.
I got my 69 at 21 & got a 73 around a year later.
If I waited to get into cars who knows how long it would be put off.

[Lord Warlock]

Introduced to mopars at 16 from older cousins out west, one had a turbocharged 383 4spd 68 charger, his sister drove a 70 cuda AAR.  A year later got my first car a 69 charger r/t se, at the time I didn't know what an R/T was or what SE stood for, all i knew was it was complete, it ran well, and was priced right at $1000, dad dickered him down to 800.  I'm 53 now, one kid is graduating college this year, other is starting college next semester.  Still don't seem to have enough cash for my wants, but on the other hand I already own most of what i really need.  Now i just want to pay everything off before i retire.  Then i can enjoy things more.

[cptjohn]

Bought a 68 Charger in !971 at the ripe old age of 20.  I bought my second Charger, a 70 needing full a restoration when i turned 60 two years ago.  Just finishing up my shop so I have a place to start the restoratioon project.  Can't wait to start the project.  I've been hooked on Chargers since The 2nd generation came out in 1968.

[charge69]

I bought my Charger in 1976 at 29 yrs. old and still have it. I won't say what I paid for it as it would make a few of you sick but, it was a complete running and almost totally original Hemicar.

I drove it around town just for kicks until 1982 when I put it away for a future restoration.  I never drove the Charger back then without someone "curbing" me and wanting to look at it and ask if it was for sale! Ha!

Finally finished a 5-year restoration last year and I am driving it again! Yea!  I haven't added up the receipts but I guess I have well over 60K in the restoration. It still is not for sale but, I think I could get my money back out of it!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

When I get to be as ancient as you old farts, maybe the Charger will be my very own geezermobile, but until then.....

[69rtse4spd]

Are you talking about physical age.....or what age we act like when behind the wheel of our Chargers......?

(Many will tell you the Charger is a time machine and it will transport you back to a time when life was simpler and we where all a lot younger..........)

That is so true, but that damn center console always got in her way. .

[6pkrtse]

Hmmm, after 23 years mine keep looking good. me, maybe not so much.....

[1974dodgecharger]

I assume all u dudes r young...thats why I always reference 'old dudes' not referring to u guys here on the forum but whats out there in society.

I just assume cooter is 70 since he seems always angry in his postings lol....

[Challenger340]

I'm an old dude... 56,
and I think as we age..... our A**Hole pucker factor when it comes to spending money..... tightens proportional to hairloss ?

very strange.... because at a time in life, when I've never been MORE capable of discretionary spending of Money on a Car ? the motivation to do so is quickly lost, remembering how HARD it was to MAKE it, and SAVE it ?

"geezermobile" indeed ... now THAT term by itself, is enough to motivate me to go stuffing gunga ponies in my Charger to TROUNCE you "still wet behind the ears" whippersnappers !

[ACUDANUT]

I bought my First 72 Charger in 83 (17 years old). A 73 Charger in 85 and a 70 Charger in 86 (which I still own today)

[JesseJames78]

I grew up with the DOH and always wanted one. I found mine when I was 10 and started saving for it. First attempt to buy it I was 18, and I purchased it when I was 21. I had the money and time when I started the restoration process. I have been "working" on it for 14 years now and I am debt free on/with it. I do feel that if I had not taken the opportunity when I did (not married and no kids) I do not think it would have happened for me. I am now 35 and the family and I enjoy the D.P.H. (charger)! 

[cudaken]

When I was 16, I was dating a girl that family had her when they where older. Her dad was in his 50's had a 1969 Mach 1. I use to think "Man, what a waste of a cool car with a old man driving it"! 

Got my 68 Road Runner from Mom and Dad when I was 17. Got my first Charger when I was 25?  Second Charger when I was 31 and third Charger when I was 37.

Me and the Runner at 57.

http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/Charger%20Site/1-9-05-4_zps735888ab.jpg.html]

Cuda Ken 

[TPR]

We should turn this into a poll as it would be good to get an age update, just for curiosity sake.
I'm 34, grew up with DOH, Bullitt and DMCL and I thought I was perhaps the youngest Charger driver here in Oz, but there is another member here who is younger than me.
$40k+ Sunday drivers are not the norm here and young rich kids are only interested in sports cars.
I'm happy to be one of the Geezers, if that's how we are viewed.
TPR

[hemihead]

I'm just turned 50 in October and i even think guys that own Chargers ( and other Mopars for that matter ) are mostly all old . That , I think is because they cost so much now only rich old guys have the retirement funds to pay for them .

[cudaken]

I'm just turned 50 in October and i even think guys that own Chargers ( and other Mopars for that matter ) are mostly all old . That , I think is because they cost so much now only rich old guys have the retirement funds to pay for them .

Either that, or the stupid young kids wrapped them self and a Mopar around a tree.  :rotz:Guess old Geezers where better drivers when we got our hands on a Mopar. 

Cuda Ken

[Tilar]

That , I think is because they cost so much now only rich old guys have the retirement funds to pay for them .

Is it that or is it the fact that retirement is fixed so right now we really don't give a damn. Spend it while you got it.

[Baldwinvette77]

I'm 20,  when i saw in in the 2001 fast and furious when i was..... 8.... i remember watching it several times, and everytime i watched it i started to care less and less about the tuner cars and started to focus more on the "old black car"

i actually never learned that it was called a dodge charger until like 2005 when the dukes of hazzard movie came out...

i wanted to buy a 1969 model back in 2006, i thought buying an old junker would be cheap, or almost free, i was seriously confused when i saw rusted out chargers with no motor going for 5k +

then in 2011 i was watching behind the scenes videos about how the fast and furious movies would use striped shells and just hand build them back up as striped out, simple hotrods/race cars, and thought "i can do that, i can even weld the doors shut, no problem" plus i was just generally pissed that every 2 years or so i would see a movie that destroyed several chargers that i would have been perfectly happy with,... so in short; i finally got a charger mostly because everywhere i went i was told i could never have one, SO SCREW YOU WORLD  

[RECHRGD]

Are you talking about physical age.....or what age we act like when behind the wheel of our Chargers......?

(Many will tell you the Charger is a time machine and it will transport you back to a time when life was simpler and we where all a lot younger..........)

That is so true, but that damn center console always got in her way. .

LOL, that's why I ordered mine with the buddy seat and column shift.

[don duick]

no offence intended with the term geezer just an attempt of humour to get your attention. I myself am not young. Wish I could have bought a Charger at a young age. I would have been jumping out of my skin with excitement. got my first one at age 37 in 1999. It was a basket case with a lot of missing parts.

[Mike DC]

  
Why the hell would a young person want to be into this hobby?  


IMHO way too many adults in this hobby crap on teenagers no matter what they do.  If the kid has a raggedy car on the road then he must be abusing it.  If it's a nice car then the kid doesn't deserve it.  Either way they think the kid shouldn't have the car and doesn't respect it.  

The only thing a teenager can do right in their eyes is not have an old car.


And if no more young people had old cars, those same adults would complain about that too.  

[Brock Lee]

 

And if no more young people had old cars, those same adults would complain about that too.  

I have witnessed that many times. Young guys that want an old car and make it happen, then bitter older guys get jealous. Like the kid doesn't deserve the car and they do.

[1974dodgecharger]

Maybe the kid is a gear head? Why did u get into the hobby your pretty young yourself, slick.

 
Why the hell would a young person want to be into this hobby?  


IMHO way too many adults in this hobby crap on teenagers no matter what they do.  If the kid has a raggedy car on the road then he must be abusing it.  If it's a nice car then the kid doesn't deserve it.  Either way they think the kid shouldn't have the car and doesn't respect it.  

The only thing a teenager can do right in their eyes is not have an old car.


And if no more young people had old cars, those same adults would complain about that too.  

[cavemanno1]

I was 28 when wanted to buy my first charger!It was a '68 383,727 y2 and drove 12 hours to see her!
Never ever seen a charger in my life before but i wanted one for 10+ years.What an overwhelming feeling it was,i just loved to look of her and when the owner started her up,that was the sweetest sound i have ever heard!I knew i had to have the car and put the deposit down ,1000 brithis pounds,even knowing i didn't have the money yet!
Told the guy to just be patient and give me 2 weeks as i put down the deposit.His wife said i must be crazy to put down the deposit and not having the money!I was crazily in love with that car no doubt.
So 2 weeks going to the bank trying to get some money from everyone i knew but had no luck.Bank wouldn't do it because it was back in 2008 when the financial crisis arrived here.Wanted put my own flat as guarantee down to the bank but then my parents got upset with me and my finance and made a huge family feud!

I know my parents were just trying to protect me but they never understand my love for these cars!Mind,over here you could buy a 3 bedroom flat for the price of a nice driver of a second gen charger!So it's a big thing here.

Although i payed for my bikes and had my own flat at 26 ,no one ever helped me buying them in any ways.I busted my balls working since i was 14 not having much holidays but i didn't care because i knew one day gonna have a charger!!!At 26 bought my flat and first brand new, Suzuki gsxr ,motorbike knowing the charger had to wait because of the pricetag but wanted a toy after i got my flat!Knowing know if i didn't buy the bike would have been able to afford the charger!That is life anyway so no regret!

So had to tell the guy i can't come up with the money and my 1k was gone with the charger!People asked me if I'm upset loosing that much money!I said no way,that 1000 quid was to pay to reassure me how much i want a '68-'69 charger!Would do it again!

Now i know time wasn't right for owing a charger and got my first one at 30!Had it on my wedding day and it was unbelievable but i wish it would have turned out to be better and still have her!But the next one is not far awayand will have her sooner or later!

Having a '68-'69 charger definitely comes down to Money.
Here in Hungary there are hundreds of American cars but ours was the only '69 charger ever,although 90 guys out of 100 said their dream car is the charger.If it was more affordable then the average age would be 35!It still is with American cars because "older"folks are not into it!They grow up in the Socialist (Soviet ruled time)era and they are not interested in these "useless"expensive cars!Where money is tight,having a car that does 10 miles to a gallon is a huge financial sacrifice!You really have to be in love with these cars unless you just give up on them!People are over the moon to own even a dodge voyager!!!

[bjl69rt]

Bought mine when i was 21

Currently 23 and 2 years into building it. Drove it for a little while when it arrived and loved every second of it.

Wanted one since I was 5 years old and luckily the opportunity came up to purchase one for the right price and i jumped at it.

Best decision ive made.

[1974dodgecharger]

Great story cavemanno1 up there with muks story on he got his.......

[cavemanno1]

Thanks John!

Hell if i was living in the States where you could get your hands on them more easily than from here i would have had mine at 16!I can work very hard for somethong i want.The problem here is the car has to be implacable to register and use it on the road  

If i were there i would even buy a roadkill style charger,wouldn't care,and just fix her up as a drive her!Here ,no chance!

[hawkeye]

 
Why the hell would a young person want to be into this hobby?  


IMHO way too many adults in this hobby crap on teenagers no matter what they do.  If the kid has a raggedy car on the road then he must be abusing it.  If it's a nice car then the kid doesn't deserve it.  Either way they think the kid shouldn't have the car and doesn't respect it.  

The only thing a teenager can do right in their eyes is not have an old car.


And if no more young people had old cars, those same adults would complain about that too.  

I don't think that is fair characterization of us greezers.  If a young person comes to me and wants help or information, I would bend over backward to help all I can.    But if they start running their mouths about all they know or what they have got, I figure they don't need some stupid, old fart butting in.  I am tickled when I see any young person actually doing something besides screwing around with some electric gadget.  Respect can't be bought, it must be earned. 

[Mike DC]

  

I don't think that is fair characterization of us greezers.  If a young person comes to me and wants help or information, I would bend over backward to help all I can.    But if they start running their mouths about all they know or what they have got, I figure they don't need some stupid, old fart butting in.  I am tickled when I see any young person actually doing something besides screwing around with some electric gadget.  Respect can't be bought, it must be earned.

It's not everyone by any stretch.  I've gotten plenty of help from older guys over the years too.  


It's just that seeing that stuff happening to kids at all really bothers me.  It does happen regularly (just like young people unfairly bashing the older set, which also bothers me.) 

I wish people would keep in mind that as soon as one generation grows up really uninterested in these cars, it's over.  The generations after that are not going to retake that interest on their own.  

[Cooter]

'Geezer' is a state of kind....I gotta buddy Arnold. Yes 72. Can drive a four gear so well, people keep asking when did he put an automatic in his Road runner..

He'll drag your ass with his Indy headed, .750 lift roller cammed440 just like a 20 year old. Aint skeered.only the very select few call him the 'old man'... im proud to be one that does with respect.
he can and usually does scare the sh*t right outta the passengers in his ride.
one kid got out and stated "that was awesome! I've only heard my dad talk about shifting a 4speed like that!"
his Motto: "if your R's drop more than 300 between shifts, your doin it wrong".

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Most of the car guys I know go out of their way to help any of the younger people that show up with an older car.
Now if they show up with 26" rims on it, that sort of thing will put most people off. But for the most part young folks are welcomed by us older guys.

[Baldwinvette77]

 
Why the hell would a young person want to be into this hobby?  


IMHO way too many adults in this hobby crap on teenagers no matter what they do.  If the kid has a raggedy car on the road then he must be abusing it.  If it's a nice car then the kid doesn't deserve it.  Either way they think the kid shouldn't have the car and doesn't respect it.  

The only thing a teenager can do right in their eyes is not have an old car.


And if no more young people had old cars, those same adults would complain about that too.  

You know to be completely honest,  even back when i was 15 i never experienced that... alot of adults are psyched that i have a taste for old musclecars, the only people that ever hinted at jealousy or something else, was a man with a jaguar, and a couple a middle aged women, that asked "were you even alive when they made that car?" i said "yup, Restoration began in 2012"

[Mike DC]

 
Well, maybe I'm wrong or outdated on this.  Maybe the youth in the hobby get treated better than I think these days.  That would be nice.

[Ghoste]

I thought they were treated okay. 

[Mike DC]

 
I agree that younger guys seem to get treated fine on DC.com. 


I was thinking more about the average man-on-the-street reactions with the original complaint.  They can be more dubious towards younger guys in musclecars IMHO. 

[Ghoste]

I guess I haven't noticed that locally but if it is going on elsewhere that is a real sad thing. 

[c00nhunterjoe]

Im 30, bought mine 15 years ago for $2000. Im still the youngest guy at almost every show

[terrible one]

No ill experiences here or out driving around. At 23, I guess mine is still crappy enough that people have no problem believing it's mine. 

[68RT440]

Im 30 and we got our '68 when I was 15. My dad knew nothing about Mopars, as he grew up all Chevy. I wanted a 68-69 Charger in the worst way after seeing DOH, Bullitt, DMCL, etc. So my dad said we will look for one, but if Im serious about getting one, I need to do my research. So I bought the numbers books and figured out exactly what we needed to look for. It was my job to decode the VIN/ fender tags every time we went to look at one. I was very fortunate that my dad was taking care of the financial part, on the understanding that I kept my grades up and put in time with him in the garage working on it. I learned a lot from working on it, and that drove my desire to make a career in the automotive world. I ended up going to WyoTech and learning how to weld, paint, etc. I have been working at a custom hot rod shop since I got out of WyoTech, and am currently doing a rotisserie resto on the Charger. Ive been teaching my dad how to weld, and teaching him the wonderful world of fitting aftermarket sheetmetal. So with him fronting the money over the years to initially buy the car (something that I never could have afforded at 15), and work on it, I feel like I am repaying him by doing a restoration on it for free labor. All of my buddies over the years coule never understand why I wanted to fix up an old car when there were perfectly good 5.0 Mustangs ( I like my stangs, I have an 03 GT that I drag race) or Camaros. I was the odd guy out in my circle of friends. So I think that I have a good deal going with pops, and if it wasn't for him letting my dream come true, I would have just been another young kid missing out on some of Detroit's finest....

[charge69]

Nice story, 68RT440 !  You will have the last laugh with your friends when you finish your dream Charger.  Being able to do your own body work and paint (Gotta learn that also!) will save you some serious coin as well as provide an enormous amount of self-satisfaction!

P.S.  I am more than twice your age and my friend that did most of the restoration on my Charger (an artist with a welding machine of any type and a paint gun) is probably your fathers' age (early '50's). Him, I, or both of us did the lion's share of work on my car at his special garage at my friends' home. A true "shade-tree mechanic's" restoration excepting the motor! Keep at your Charger restoration and know you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did a job well done!

[68RT440]

Nice story, 68RT440 !  You will have the last laugh with your friends when you finish your dream Charger.  Being able to do your own body work and paint (Gotta learn that also!) will save you some serious coin as well as provide an enormous amount of self-satisfaction!

P.S.  I am more than twice your age and my friend that did most of the restoration on my Charger (an artist with a welding machine of any type and a paint gun) is probably your fathers' age (early '50's). Him, I, or both of us did the lion's share of work on my car at his special garage at my friends' home. A true "shade-tree mechanic's" restoration excepting the motor! Keep at your Charger restoration and know you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did a job well done!

Thanks for the kind words. And yea, Im really looking forward to seeing the work pay off. It really feels good to repay my dad. He usually comes out and watches me and asks questions while Im working. He even bought another welding helmet so he can wear his and watch me weld. Its pretty cool because I remember watching my dad work and asking him questions years back when he was doing oil changes, brakes, etc on our cars out in the driveway. As for my buddys, they really have no idea the work that it takes to restore a car. I will spend 2 hours on something like fitting the quarter panel to the door jamb and getting it perfect, and they come over and ask what the heck have I been doing, the car looks the same as last time...but pops and I know exactly whats been going on..lol

[ws23rt]

Nice story, 68RT440 !  You will have the last laugh with your friends when you finish your dream Charger.  Being able to do your own body work and paint (Gotta learn that also!) will save you some serious coin as well as provide an enormous amount of self-satisfaction!

P.S.  I am more than twice your age and my friend that did most of the restoration on my Charger (an artist with a welding machine of any type and a paint gun) is probably your fathers' age (early '50's). Him, I, or both of us did the lion's share of work on my car at his special garage at my friends' home. A true "shade-tree mechanic's" restoration excepting the motor! Keep at your Charger restoration and know you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did a job well done!

Thanks for the kind words. And yea, Im really looking forward to seeing the work pay off. It really feels good to repay my dad. He usually comes out and watches me and asks questions while Im working. He even bought another welding helmet so he can wear his and watch me weld. Its pretty cool because I remember watching my dad work and asking him questions years back when he was doing oil changes, brakes, etc on our cars out in the driveway. As for my buddys, they really have no idea the work that it takes to restore a car. I will spend 2 hours on something like fitting the quarter panel to the door jamb and getting it perfect, and they come over and ask what the heck have I been doing, the car looks the same as last time...but pops and I know exactly whats been going on..lol

  When bringing one of these cars back to the road we can spend much more time building them than we do driving them.

For me those many hours are part of the fun with this hobby.  Great satisfaction can be had by learning new things and seeing the results.

I feel a greater pride of ownership in that I did it myself. 

[68RT440]

Nice story, 68RT440 !  You will have the last laugh with your friends when you finish your dream Charger.  Being able to do your own body work and paint (Gotta learn that also!) will save you some serious coin as well as provide an enormous amount of self-satisfaction!

P.S.  I am more than twice your age and my friend that did most of the restoration on my Charger (an artist with a welding machine of any type and a paint gun) is probably your fathers' age (early '50's). Him, I, or both of us did the lion's share of work on my car at his special garage at my friends' home. A true "shade-tree mechanic's" restoration excepting the motor! Keep at your Charger restoration and know you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did a job well done!

Thanks for the kind words. And yea, Im really looking forward to seeing the work pay off. It really feels good to repay my dad. He usually comes out and watches me and asks questions while Im working. He even bought another welding helmet so he can wear his and watch me weld. Its pretty cool because I remember watching my dad work and asking him questions years back when he was doing oil changes, brakes, etc on our cars out in the driveway. As for my buddys, they really have no idea the work that it takes to restore a car. I will spend 2 hours on something like fitting the quarter panel to the door jamb and getting it perfect, and they come over and ask what the heck have I been doing, the car looks the same as last time...but pops and I know exactly whats been going on..lol

  When bringing one of these cars back to the road we can spend much more time building them than we do driving them.

For me those many hours are part of the fun with this hobby.  Great satisfaction can be had by learning new things and seeing the results.

I feel a greater pride of ownership in that I did it myself. 

Absolutely! Plus its nice knowing every square inch of the car, and knowing that no corners were cut while doing the work.

[charge69]

You are welcome about the comments. Being able to share time and conversation as you work on your Charger will become great memories for you in the future. My father died of cancer when I was just 10 years old (I was the oldest of 4 kids!) way back in 1957 so, I did not get to share my MOPAR memories with him, However, he was a MOPAR man and I am sure we would have enjoyed these old cars together.

The vast majority of people out there, "car people" or not, have no idea how much time and money it takes to restore and maintain an old car, especially MOPARS!!

[boys3rt]

I was 24 when I got my 69 Charger. My girl friend at the time lent me the money to purchase the car for $1200. As this was a real Hemi car with no engine and transmission I ended up transplanting a Hemi drivetrain from a 69 RR (440 - SixPack car) that I acquired just two years before. I eventually got to meet the original owner and acquired quite a bunch of the missing parts from the car from him for very short money even at those times. I never paid my girlfriend back but I did marry her. She has been my biggest supporter with the car thru all these past 33 years. As our family came along and offers of money to buy the car came by she always said don't you dare sell the car. Although she may not go to all the cruises and events she still wants me to keep the car. I hope someday to pass it on to our boys. You have to admire all the stories on this Forum about the owners and their families as well. I can say that my best and dearest old friends are because of the car world we belong to.

Enjoy those Chargers out there!

[ACUDANUT]

  When bringing one of these cars back to the road we can spend much more time building them than we do driving them.

For me those many hours are part of the fun with this hobby.  Great satisfaction can be had by learning new things and seeing the results.

I feel a greater pride of ownership in that I did it myself.
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[Mogre]

  When bringing one of these cars back to the road we can spend much more time building them than we do driving them.

For me those many hours are part of the fun with this hobby.  Great satisfaction can be had by learning new things and seeing the results.

I feel a greater pride of ownership in that I did it myself.
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And miles of smiles for 20 years

[viper r/t]

I'm 22, dont post much anymore but still hang around, mostly in the parts section.

I need to get some pics of my rt on here that i bought a few months ago.

[ws23rt]

I was 24 when I got my 69 Charger. My girl friend at the time lent me the money to purchase the car for $1200. As this was a real Hemi car with no engine and transmission I ended up transplanting a Hemi drivetrain from a 69 RR (440 - SixPack car) that I acquired just two years before. I eventually got to meet the original owner and acquired quite a bunch of the missing parts from the car from him for very short money even at those times. I never paid my girlfriend back but I did marry her. She has been my biggest supporter with the car thru all these past 33 years. As our family came along and offers of money to buy the car came by she always said don't you dare sell the car. Although she may not go to all the cruises and events she still wants me to keep the car. I hope someday to pass it on to our boys. You have to admire all the stories on this Forum about the owners and their families as well. I can say that my best and dearest old friends are because of the car world we belong to.

Enjoy those Chargers out there!

This says alot--These cars are not quite like pets but they can intertwine with our lives in a similar way.

Btw our dear pets pass on but the cars last as long as we want them to.----not like zombies though 

[Ghoste]

I need to get some pics of my rt on here that i bought a few months ago.

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